Pea Ridge Commercial Historic District · Photo: Melodibit · CC BY-SA 3.0Pea Ridge’s public schools outscore 75% of Arkansas districts
47% of students in Pea Ridge’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pea Ridge, 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.
Pea Ridge’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 80 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pea Ridge’s, its schools beat 64%, lower than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,578 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Pea Ridge Intermediate School, then Pea Ridge Junior High School, then Pea Ridge High School. Enrollment is up 19% 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.
What’s behind Pea Ridge’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Arkansas school districts, #40 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 Pea Ridge, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 587 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 587 students · 19:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 587 students · 19:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 587 students · 19:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Intermediate School
Grades 3–4 · 399 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Intermediate School
Grades 3–4 · 399 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 444 students · 22:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 444 students · 22:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 643 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 643 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 643 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge High School
Grades 10–12 · 597 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge High School
Grades 10–12 · 597 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge High School
Grades 10–12 · 597 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Pea Ridge’s public schools are run by Pea Ridge School District, which also serves Gateway. Parts of Pea Ridge (4% 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.
Above the state in reading
Pea Ridge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Pea Ridge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pea Ridge | A− | Pea Ridge |
Every school in Pea Ridge
5 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 Pea Ridge’s schools
Are Pea Ridge’s schools good?
By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pea Ridge children attend outscore 75% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #40 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pea Ridge in?
Pea Ridge School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,670 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Pea Ridge are served by Rogers.
Where do Pea Ridge kids go to high school?
Pea Ridge High School, with 597 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Pea Ridge’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Pea Ridge School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Pea Ridge spend per student?
$11,578 in Pea Ridge School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pea Ridge families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pea Ridge → 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.