Fitzgerald Station and Farmstead · Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Springdale’s public schools outscore 50% of Arkansas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Springdale, 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 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.
Springdale’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 189 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Springdale’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,998 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lisa Academy Springdale, Haas Hall Academy Jones Center, The Excel Center - Springdale, Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of Springdale and Don Tyson School of Innovation are 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 Springdale’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Arkansas school districts, #75 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Springdale, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Springdale · depends on your address
Hellstern Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 849 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Helen Tyson Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 676 students · 13:1 students per teacher
J. O. Kelly Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 663 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Springdale · depends on your address
Hellstern Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 849 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Helen Tyson Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 676 students · 13:1 students per teacher
J. O. Kelly Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 663 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Springdale · depends on your address
Har-Ber High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,271 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Springdale High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Springdale · depends on your address
Har-Ber High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,271 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Springdale High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Springdale · depends on your address
Har-Ber High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,271 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Springdale High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Springdale’s public schools are run by Springdale School District, which also serves Elm Springs, Johnson and Tontitown. 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.
Below the state in reading
Springdale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Springdale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Springdale | B− | Springdale |
| Elm Springs | B− | Springdale |
| Tontitown | B− | Springdale |
| Fayetteville | A | Fayetteville |
| Cave Springs | A+ | Bentonville |
| Johnson | B | Fayetteville PK–12 · Springdale PK–12 |
| Lowell | A− | Rogers |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Springdale with Springdale, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Springdale
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).
Questions about Springdale’s schools
Are Springdale’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Arkansas: the public schools Springdale children attend outscore 50% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #75 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Springdale in?
Springdale School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,685 students in 29 schools (2024–25).
Where do Springdale kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Har-Ber High School and Springdale High School.
What is Springdale’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Springdale School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Springdale spend per student?
$13,998 in Springdale School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Springdale families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Springdale → 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.