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Best ZIP codes for schools in Arkansas
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 337 Arkansas ZIPs qualify.
Arkansas ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 72719Centerton
Arkansas
- School quality index
- 65.8
- ZIP population
- ~20k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
2ZIP 72714Bella Vista
Arkansas
- School quality index
- 65.5
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
3ZIP 72936Greenwood
Arkansas
- School quality index
- 65.3
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 62°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
4ZIP 72718Cave Springs
Arkansas
- School quality index
- 64.3
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
5ZIP 72713Bentonville
Arkansas
- School quality index
- 63.9
- ZIP population
- ~29k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
6ZIP 72712Bentonville
Arkansas
- School quality index
- 62.5
- ZIP population
- ~39k
- Avg. temperature
- 60°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 72715 | Bella Vista | Benton County | 58.9 |
| #8 | 71929 | Bismarck | Hot Spring County | 58.8 |
| #9 | 71861 | Taylor | Lafayette County | 58.7 |
| #10 | 72404 | Jonesboro | Craighead County | 58.2 |
| #11 | 71740 | Emerson | Columbia County | 57.3 |
| #12 | 72916 | Fort Smith | Sebastian County | 57.3 |
| #13 | 72058 | Greenbrier | Faulkner County | 56.6 |
| #14 | 72022 | Bryant | Saline County | 56.4 |
| #15 | 72040 | Des Arc | Prairie County | 56.4 |
| #16 | 72923 | Barling | Sebastian County | 56.2 |
| #17 | 72601 | Harrison | Boone County | 56.1 |
| #18 | 72758 | Rogers | Benton County | 55.3 |
| #19 | 72176 | Ward | Lonoke County | 55.0 |
| #20 | 72768 | Sulphur Springs | Benton County | 55.0 |
| #21 | 72002 | Alexander | Saline County | 54.8 |
| #22 | 72019 | Benton | Saline County | 54.8 |
| #23 | 72703 | Fayetteville | Washington County | 54.8 |
| #24 | 72122 | Paron | Saline County | 54.7 |
| #25 | 72032 | Conway | Faulkner County | 54.6 |
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- Arkansas median ZIP
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- Arkansas median ZIP
- 83.5%
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- Arkansas median ZIP
- 62.3°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 59.8°F to 64.3°F