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Schools in Cave Springs · Bentonville Public Schools

Cave Springs’s public schools outscore 98% of Arkansas districts

On the state reading tests, 64% of Cave Springs’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cave Springs, 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.

#1of 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
64%
▲ 24 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
▲ 23 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
Students per teacher
14.5
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
9,952 students on the public path
In brief

Cave Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 17 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cave Springs’s, its schools beat 76%, 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 ↓

One elementary school, then four middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Cave Springs’s grade

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation

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.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 98%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (17)Better than 76%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,504 test results and a graduating class of 1,285 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cave Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,506 in math, 11,503 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Evening Star Elementary SchoolBentonville Public SchoolsA+
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Cave Springs’s public schools are run by Bentonville Public Schools, which also serves Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton and Highfill. Parts of Cave Springs (9% 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.

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 39.9% · 11503 students tested
Math61%
State average 38.3% · 11506 students tested

Cave Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Cave Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cave SpringsA+Bentonville
RogersA−Rogers
SpringdaleB−Springdale
BentonvilleA+Bentonville
LowellA−Rogers

Every school in Cave Springs

7 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 Cave Springsby address
Evening Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
716 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Cave Springsin other towns
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 →

Questions about Cave Springs’s schools

Are Cave Springs’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cave Springs 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 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cave Springs in?

Bentonville Public Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 19,575 students in 24 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cave Springs are served by Rogers.

Where do Cave Springs kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bentonville High School and Bentonville West High School.

What is Cave Springs’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Cave Springs spend per student?

$12,660 in Bentonville Public Schools (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.