Best public schools in Little Rock, AR
75 public schools in Little Rock: 36 elementary · 10 middle · 20 high · 6 K-8 · 2 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Arkansas.
Elementary schools
36 schools in Little Rock, best first
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JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
99.5
ELA 73%Math 81%Science 74%
#3 of 504 in Arkansas
CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
97.5
ELA 61%Math 73%Science 65%
#13 of 504 in Arkansas
BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
96.4
ELA 69%Math 65%Science 63%
#18 of 504 in Arkansas
DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
96.4
ELA 63%Math 69%Science 65%
#18 of 504 in Arkansas
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
96.1
ELA 63%Math 74%Science 58%
#20 of 504 in Arkansas
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
77.1
ELA 55%Math 48%Science 42%
#116 of 504 in Arkansas
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
71.5
ELA 45%Math 48%Science 47%
#144 of 504 in Arkansas
FULBRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
62.2
ELA 39%Math 45%Science 42%
#191 of 504 in Arkansas
EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
53.2
ELA 38%Math 39%Science 43%
#236 of 504 in Arkansas
WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
47.7
ELA 34%Math 38%Science 39%
#264 of 504 in Arkansas
JOE T. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
44.7
ELA 38%Math 33%Science 32%
#279 of 504 in Arkansas
ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
37.6
ELA 33%Math 33%Science 28%
#315 of 504 in Arkansas
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
26.3
ELA 29%Math 28%Science 24%
#372 of 504 in Arkansas
LISA ACADEMY WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
24.5
ELA 30%Math 19%Science 31%
#381 of 504 in Arkansas
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
23.3
ELA 23%Math 26%Science 28%
#387 of 504 in Arkansas
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY
18.6
ELA 25%Math 19%Science 23%
#411 of 504 in Arkansas
DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
17.8
ELA 20%Math 24%Science 22%
#415 of 504 in Arkansas
TERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
15.2
ELA 25%Math 15%Science 20%
#428 of 504 in Arkansas
WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
15.0
ELA 19%Math 25%Science 11%
#429 of 504 in Arkansas
OTTER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
14.8
ELA 22%Math 17%Science 23%
#430 of 504 in Arkansas
LAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
14.4
ELA 17%Math 22%Science 22%
#432 of 504 in Arkansas
MCDERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
14.0
ELA 23%Math 16%Science 20%
#434 of 504 in Arkansas
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8.4
ELA 15%Math 18%Science 15%
#462 of 504 in Arkansas
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ELEM
5.9
ELA 14%Math 5%Science 24%
#475 of 504 in Arkansas
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5.7
ELA 16%Math 10%Science 16%
#476 of 504 in Arkansas
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5.1
ELA 16%Math 10%Science 12%
#479 of 504 in Arkansas
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD
3.3
ELA 10%Math 10%Science 12%
#488 of 504 in Arkansas
BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2.9
ELA 12%Math 6%Science 13%
#490 of 504 in Arkansas
WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2.3
ELA 9%Math 12%Science 8%
#493 of 504 in Arkansas
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY
0.9
ELA 8%Math 9%Science 10%
#500 of 504 in Arkansas
BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
0.5
ELA 10%Math 8%Science 9%
#502 of 504 in Arkansas
EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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No published test results
FAIR PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
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No published test results
GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
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No published test results
ROCKEFELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
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No published test results
ROMINE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
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No published test results
Middle schools
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JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
85.3
ELA 48%Math 50%Science 45%
#28 of 187 in Arkansas
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
74.1
ELA 43%Math 40%Science 47%
#49 of 187 in Arkansas
LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
45.2
ELA 39%Math 27%Science 33%
#103 of 187 in Arkansas
ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
44.7
ELA 33%Math 34%Science 32%
#104 of 187 in Arkansas
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
34.5
ELA 32%Math 23%Science 34%
#123 of 187 in Arkansas
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
24.9
ELA 24%Math 27%Science 29%
#141 of 187 in Arkansas
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY
17.4
ELA 24%Math 14%Science 28%
#155 of 187 in Arkansas
MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
9.4
ELA 17%Math 16%Science 18%
#170 of 187 in Arkansas
MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
5.1
ELA 13%Math 12%Science 17%
#178 of 187 in Arkansas
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
1.3
ELA 10%Math 7%Science 10%
#185 of 187 in Arkansas
High schools
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ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND HIGH SCHOOL
3.3
ELA 10%Math 0%Science 9%
#117 of 121 in Arkansas
ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)
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ELA 15%
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 25%
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 35%
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 40%
GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER HIGH
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ELA 8%
HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI
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ELA 11%
JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 29%
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 34%
METROPOLITAN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER
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No published test results
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 19%
PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
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ELA 34%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF FAYETTEVILLE
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ELA 0%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH
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ELA 17%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK
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ELA 0%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK
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ELA 0%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF RUSSELLVILLE
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ELA 12%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF TEXARKANA
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ELA 4%
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE
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ELA 19%
THE EXCEL CENTER
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No published test results
K-8 schools
6 schools in Little Rock, best first
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FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY
85.0
ELA 50%Math 47%Science 49%
#2 of 10 in Arkansas
IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY
45.0
ELA 18%Math 18%Science 22%
#6 of 10 in Arkansas
ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL
35.0
ELA 19%Math 13%Science 17%
#7 of 10 in Arkansas
EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK
25.0
ELA 17%Math 18%Science 16%
#8 of 10 in Arkansas
J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL
15.0
ELA 12%Math 11%Science 12%
#9 of 10 in Arkansas
DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY
5.0
ELA 11%Math 9%Science 12%
#10 of 10 in Arkansas