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Rogers Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Rogers, Lowell, Little Flock, Garfield, Avoca and Gateway, and parts of Bentonville, Pea Ridge and Cave Springs.

Rogers’ School Grade A− better than 82% of Arkansas school districts

Students
15,604
Schools
22
Spent per student
$12,206
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$194.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rogers Public Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $194.4M, about $12,455 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rogers. Grade by grade →

PK–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 38.3% · 9,762 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 39.9% · 9,757 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 89.9% · 1,226 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,206 per student · 10% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 72%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
15,429’20
15,743’21
15,858’22
15,475’23
15,604’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 50%White 40%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

22 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Elza R. Tucker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowell
A
626 students12:1
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A+
580 students18:1
Frank Tillery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A−
526 students16:1
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A
505 students17:1
Old Wire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
B
481 students15:1
Joe Mathias Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
B
478 students17:1
Northside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A−
464 students16:1
Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A−
463 students15:1
Bonnie Grimes Elem. School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A−
458 students17:1
Lowell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowell
A−
451 students14:1
Janie Darr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A+
433 students18:1
Reagan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A−
404 students15:1
Grace Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
C+
403 students16:1
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
B
402 students14:1
Bellview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rogers
A+
382 students15:1
Elmwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rogers
A
1,066 students17:1
Kirksey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rogers
A−
890 students14:1
Oakdale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rogers
B−
809 students14:1
Lingle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rogers
A−
643 students14:1
Rogers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rogers
B
2,492 students14:1
Rogers Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rogers
C+
2,008 students11:1
Rogers New Technology High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rogers
B+
640 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.