Photo: Alfredo Carrillo · CC BY 2.0Bentonville’s public schools outscore 98% of Arkansas districts
On the state reading tests, 64% of Bentonville’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bentonville, 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.
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.
Bentonville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 36 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bentonville’s, its schools beat 92%, lower than their 98% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 61% 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
The district spends $12,660 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Haas Hall Bentonville, Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas Bentonville, Bentonville Christian Academy (private), Walnut Farm Montessori School (private) and Bentonville SDA School (private) are in town. Arkansas Connections Academy High, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Bentonville’s grade
A+: better than 98% of Arkansas school districts, #1 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bentonville, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Bentonville · depends on your address
Lincoln Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 723 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J. William Fulbright Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 718 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Washington Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 709 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Bentonville · depends on your address
Lincoln Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 723 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J. William Fulbright Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 718 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Washington Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 709 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Bentonville
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Bentonville
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Bentonville
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Bentonville
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Bentonville’s public schools are run by Bentonville Public Schools, which also serves Bella Vista, Cave Springs, Centerton and Highfill. Parts of Bentonville (3% of its land) are served by Rogers instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bentonville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Bentonville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bentonville | A+ | Bentonville |
| Centerton | A+ | Bentonville |
| Bella Vista | A+ | Gravette PK–12 · Bentonville K–12 |
| Rogers | A− | Rogers |
| Cave Springs | A+ | Bentonville |
| Highfill | A+ | Bentonville K–12 · Gentry K–12 |
| Little Flock | A− | Rogers |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Bentonville with Bentonville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Bentonville
25 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Ischool Virtual Academy of Arkansas and Northwest Ark Community College Technical Center).
Questions about Bentonville’s schools
Are Bentonville’s schools good?
By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bentonville children attend outscore 98% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bentonville in?
Bentonville Public Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 19,575 students in 24 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bentonville are served by Rogers.
Where do Bentonville kids go to high school?
Bentonville High School, with 3,579 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Bentonville’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Bentonville Public Schools graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Bentonville spend per student?
$12,660 in Bentonville Public Schools (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Bentonville?
Yes: Bentonville Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 146 students), Walnut Farm Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 139 students) and Bentonville SDA School (religious, grades PK–8, 56 students). Bentonville also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Bentonville families are saying about school.
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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.