Highfill School (No. 71) · Photo: Brandonrush · CC0Highfill’s public schools outscore 97% of Arkansas districts
On the state reading tests, 62% of Highfill’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Highfill, 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 99% 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.
Highfill’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 59% 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 Gentry $13,574, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hope Academy of Nwa Elementary is in town. 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 Highfill’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highfill, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Highfill · depends on your address
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Bentonville West High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,661 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Gentry High School
Grades 9–12 · 565 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Gentry
10th grade in Highfill · depends on your address
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Bentonville West High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,661 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Gentry High School
Grades 9–12 · 565 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Gentry
11th grade in Highfill · depends on your address
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Bentonville West High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,661 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Gentry High School
Grades 9–12 · 565 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Gentry
12th grade in Highfill · depends on your address
Bentonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,579 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Bentonville West High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,661 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bentonville
Gentry High School
Grades 9–12 · 565 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Gentry
Highfill runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bentonville Public Schools). From grade K, students attend the Gentry Public Schools, shared with Gentry and Springtown. Its elementary school is in Centerton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Highfill
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
Highfill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Highfill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Highfill | A+ | Bentonville K–12 · Gentry K–12 |
| Bentonville | A+ | Bentonville |
| Centerton | A+ | Bentonville |
All 2 neighbors share Bentonville with Highfill for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Highfill
23 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).
Questions about Highfill’s schools
Are Highfill’s schools good?
By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Highfill 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 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highfill in?
Two districts: Bentonville Public Schools runs grades K–12, and Gentry Public Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Gentry and Springtown.
Where do Highfill kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Bentonville High School, Bentonville West High School and Gentry High School.
What is Highfill’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Bentonville Public Schools graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Highfill spend per student?
$12,660 in Bentonville Public Schools and $13,574 in Gentry Public Schools (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highfill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Highfill → They have their own page.
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.