15 NWA Schools Rank Among Best in Arkansas
By: Lisa Mendenhall
Updated: September 27, 2012
Several Northwest Arkansas schools are among the best in the state!
Each year the National Center for Educational Achievement makes a list of the Higher Performing Schools in Arkansas based on student achievement and improvement.
Of the 69 schools named for 2012, 15 are in our area!
Here's a look at all of the NWA schools listed:
- Bonnie Grimes Elementary, Rogers
- Eastside Elementary, Rogers
- Fayetteville High School
- Forest Heights Elementary, Harrison
- George T. Ledbetter Intermediate School, Farmington
- Grace Hill Elementary, Rogers
- Haas Hall Academy
- Hunt Elementary, Springdale
- John Tyson Elementary, Springdale
- Jones Elementary, Rogers
- Lowell Elementary, Rogers
- Old Wire Elementary, Rogers
- Pea Ridge Middle School
- Ruth Barker Middle School, Bentonville
- Washington Junior High, Bentonville
To see the list of all the 2012 Higher Performing Schools across Arkansas, click here.






