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Schools in Bella Vista · Bentonville Public Schools, Gravette School District

Bella Vista’s public schools outscore 97% of Arkansas districts

Reading proficiency in Bella Vista’s districts is 63%, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bella Vista, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

#5of 123 Arkansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
63%
▲ 23 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 22 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 5 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 7% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024 · Bentonville
Students per teacher
14.4
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
11,021 students on the public path
In brief

Bella Vista’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 60% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Bentonville spends $12,660 per student and Gravette $12,692, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bella Vista’s grade

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A+: better than 97% of Arkansas school districts, #5 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (105)Better than 99%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,703 test results and a graduating class of 1,285 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bella Vista’s students in the tested grades sat them (12,705 in math, 12,702 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bella Vista, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Cooper Elementary SchoolBentonville Public SchoolsA+
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Bella Vista runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gravette School District). From grade K, students attend the Bentonville Public Schools, shared with Bentonville, Cave Springs, Centerton and Highfill. Its middle school is in Bentonville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bella Vista

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bentonville Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 24 schools · 19,575 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,660AR $13,585 · FY2024
A+
Gravette School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,133 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,692AR $13,585 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Bentonville Public Schools64%
State average 39.9% · 11503 students tested
Math · K–12, Bentonville Public Schools61%
State average 38.3% · 11506 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gravette School District50%
State average 39.9% · 1199 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gravette School District52%
State average 38.3% · 1199 students tested

Bella Vista vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Bella Vista’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bella VistaA+Gravette PK–12 · Bentonville K–12
GravetteA−Gravette
BentonvilleA+Bentonville

Every school in Bella Vista

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bella Vistaby address
Cooper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A+
628 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Bella Vistain other towns
Gravette Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gravette
A
508 students13:1Rate it →
Grimsley Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bentonville
A
846 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bentonville
A+
723 students15:1Rate it →
J. William Fulbright Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bentonville
A+
718 students14:1Rate it →
Washington Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bentonville
A+
709 students16:1Rate it →
Bentonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bentonville
A
3,579 students12:1Rate it →
Bentonville West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bentonville
A−
2,661 students9:1Rate it →
Gravette High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gravette
B+
649 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Bella Vista’s schools

Are Bella Vista’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bella Vista children attend outscore 97% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #5 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bella Vista in?

Two districts: Gravette School District runs grades PK–12, and Bentonville Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Bentonville, Cave Springs, Centerton and Highfill.

Where do Bella Vista kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Bentonville High School, Bentonville West High School and Gravette High School.

What is Bella Vista’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Bentonville Public Schools graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Bella Vista spend per student?

$12,660 in Bentonville Public Schools and $12,692 in Gravette School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.