Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Fayetteville’s public schools outscore 85% of Arkansas districts
In Fayetteville, 52% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fayetteville, 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 98% 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.
Fayetteville’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,688 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lisa Academy Fayetteville, Lisa Academy Fayetteville Middle School, Haas Hall Academy, Montessori School (private), The New School (private), St. Joseph Catholic School (private), The Hill School (private), Prism North America (private), Fayetteville Christian School (private), First School of First United Presbyterian Church (private), Anthem Classical Academy (private), Fayetteville Creative Schools (private) and The Grace School at Children's Aba T.E.A.M. (private) are in town. Fayetteville Virtual Academy A Dist Conversion Charter SCH, 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 Fayetteville’s grade
A: better than 85% of Arkansas school districts, #19 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 Fayetteville, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
McNair Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 670 students · 19:1 students per teacher
John L Colbert Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 466 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Holt Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 463 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
McNair Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 670 students · 19:1 students per teacher
John L Colbert Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 466 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Holt Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 463 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
Woodland Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 765 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Ramay Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 761 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
Woodland Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 765 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Ramay Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 761 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
Fayetteville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School
Grades 9–12 · 250 students · 6:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
Fayetteville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School
Grades 9–12 · 250 students · 6:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
Fayetteville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School
Grades 9–12 · 250 students · 6:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Fayetteville · depends on your address
Fayetteville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School
Grades 9–12 · 250 students · 6:1 students per teacher
Fayetteville’s public schools are run by Fayetteville School District, which also serves Elkins, Goshen and Johnson. Parts of Fayetteville (9%, 7% and 5% of its land) are served by Farmington, Greenland and Springdale 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
Fayetteville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Fayetteville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | A | Fayetteville |
| Farmington | A | Farmington |
| Johnson | B | Fayetteville PK–12 · Springdale PK–12 |
| Greenland | C | Greenland |
| Springdale | B− | Springdale |
| Elkins | A | Elkins PK–12 · Fayetteville PK–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Fayetteville with Fayetteville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Fayetteville
30 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 (Northwest Techical Institute Secondary Career Center and Premier High School of Fayetteville).
Questions about Fayetteville’s schools
Are Fayetteville’s schools good?
By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fayetteville children attend outscore 85% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #19 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fayetteville in?
Fayetteville School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,291 students in 17 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fayetteville are served by Farmington, Greenland and Springdale.
Where do Fayetteville kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Fayetteville High School and Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School.
What is Fayetteville’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Fayetteville School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Fayetteville spend per student?
$14,688 in Fayetteville School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Fayetteville?
Yes: Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 633 students), The New School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 439 students), St. Joseph Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 407 students), The Hill School (religious, grades PK–4, 199 students), Prism North America (religious, grades PK–12, 192 students), Fayetteville Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 150 students), First School of First United Presbyterian Church (religious, grades PK–K, 141 students), Anthem Classical Academy (religious, grades K–8, 84 students), Fayetteville Creative Schools (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 67 students) and The Grace School at Children's Aba T.E.A.M. (special education, grades , 21 students). Fayetteville also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Fayetteville 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.