The average public preschool in Arkansas has approximately 414 students (2026).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Arkansas (by enrollment) is Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary School, with 929 students.
# Students Range: 605
929
Avg. # Students: 726
Largest Arkansas Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 929
Grades: PK-6
601 Lakeshore Drive
Hope, AR 71801
(870) 722-2723
Hope, AR 71801
(870) 722-2723
Rank: #22.
Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 905
Grades: PK-5
600 Eagle Mountain Blvd.
Batesville, AR 72501
(870) 698-9141
Batesville, AR 72501
(870) 698-9141
Rank: #33.
Chicot Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 897
Grades: PK-5
11100 Chicot Road
Mabelvale, AR 72103
(501) 447-7000
Mabelvale, AR 72103
(501) 447-7000
Rank: #44.
Hunt Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 890
Grades: PK-5
3511 Silent Grove Road
Springdale, AR 72765
(479) 750-8775
Springdale, AR 72765
(479) 750-8775
Rank: #55.
Southside Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 852
Grades: PK-3
2460 Batesville Blvd
Batesville, AR 72501
(870) 251-2661
Batesville, AR 72501
(870) 251-2661
Rank: #66.
Westwood Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 839
Grades: PK-4
300 Westwood Ave
Greenwood, AR 72936
(479) 996-7748
Greenwood, AR 72936
(479) 996-7748
Rank: #77.
Booneville Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 791
Grades: PK-6
386 W Seventh St
Booneville, AR 72927
(855) 675-3339
Booneville, AR 72927
(855) 675-3339
Rank: #88.
Bryant Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 785
Grades: PK-5
1215 Woodland Drive
Bryant, AR 72022
(501) 847-5642
Bryant, AR 72022
(501) 847-5642
Rank: #99.
Peake Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 783
Grades: PK-4
1609 Pine Street
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
(870) 246-2361
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
(870) 246-2361
Rank: #1010.
Malvern Elementary School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 781
Grades: PK-4
1807 W Moline St
Malvern, AR 72104
(501) 467-3166
Malvern, AR 72104
(501) 467-3166
Rank: #1111.
Prairie Grove Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 763
Grades: PK-3
801 Viney Grove Road
Prairie Grove, AR 72753
(479) 846-4211
Prairie Grove, AR 72753
(479) 846-4211
Rank: #1212.
Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 762
Grades: PK-6
1402 Crestmere St
West Memphis, AR 72301
(870) 735-4588
West Memphis, AR 72301
(870) 735-4588
Rank: #1313.
Westside Elementary School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 756
Grades: PK-4
1834 Hwy 91 West
Jonesboro, AR 72404
(870) 935-7501
Jonesboro, AR 72404
(870) 935-7501
Rank: #1414.
Pine Haven Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 753
Grades: PK-5
500 Pine Haven Rd
Bauxite, AR 72011
(501) 557-5361
Bauxite, AR 72011
(501) 557-5361
Rank: #1515.
Heber Springs Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 743
Grades: PK-5
1100 W Pine St
Heber Springs, AR 72543
(501) 362-8155
Heber Springs, AR 72543
(501) 362-8155
Rank: #1616.
Students: 713
Grades: PK-2
801 Deaderick Road
Forrest City, AR 72335
(870) 633-2141
Forrest City, AR 72335
(870) 633-2141
Rank: #1717.
Students: 710
Grades: PK-2
1300 South Rockingchair Road
Paragould, AR 72450
(870) 236-6439
Paragould, AR 72450
(870) 236-6439
Rank: #1818.
Students: 704
Grades: PK-2
1600 Hwy. 64 East
Alma, AR 72921
(479) 632-5100
Alma, AR 72921
(479) 632-5100
Rank: #1919.
Pocahontas Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 703
Grades: PK-3
2864 Thomasville
Pocahontas, AR 72455
(870) 892-4573
Pocahontas, AR 72455
(870) 892-4573
Rank: #2020.
Crossett Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 699
Grades: PK-4
1100 Camp Road
Crossett, AR 71635
(870) 364-6521
Crossett, AR 71635
(870) 364-6521
Rank: #2121.
Newport Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 691
Grades: PK-5
1700 Commerce Drive
Newport, AR 72112
(870) 523-1311
Newport, AR 72112
(870) 523-1311
Rank: #2222.
Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 679
Grades: PK-5
400 East Arkansas St
Star City, AR 71667
(866) 446-3647
Star City, AR 71667
(866) 446-3647
Rank: #2323.
George Elementary School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 676
Grades: PK-5
2878 South Powell Street
Springdale, AR 72765
(479) 750-8710
Springdale, AR 72765
(479) 750-8710
Rank: #2424.
Rivercrest Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 675
Grades: PK-6
1704 West State Highway 14
Wilson, AR 72395
(870) 655-8621
Wilson, AR 72395
(870) 655-8621
Rank: #2525.
Students: 668
Grades: PK-2
5603 Kersey Lane
Jonesboro, AR 72404
(870) 935-1910
Jonesboro, AR 72404
(870) 935-1910
Rank: #2626.
Waldron Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 648
Grades: PK-4
1895 Rice St.
Waldron, AR 72958
(479) 637-2454
Waldron, AR 72958
(479) 637-2454
Rank: #2727.
Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 647
Grades: PK-6
301 Oaklawn Boulevard
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913
(501) 623-2661
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913
(501) 623-2661
Rank: #2828.
Park Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 641
Grades: PK-4
1202 S. Park Ave.
Stuttgart, AR 72160
(870) 673-3563
Stuttgart, AR 72160
(870) 673-3563
Rank: #2929.
Willis Shaw Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 634
Grades: PK-5
4337 Grimsley Road
Springdale, AR 72762
(479) 750-8898
Springdale, AR 72762
(479) 750-8898
Rank: #3030.
Walnut Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 630
Grades: PK-6
508 E Free
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
(870) 886-3482
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
(870) 886-3482
Rank: #3131.
Elza R. Tucker Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 626
Grades: PK-5
121 School Ave
Lowell, AR 72745
(479) 631-3561
Lowell, AR 72745
(479) 631-3561
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Students: 619
Grades: PK-1
136 Oakbrook
Pearcy, AR 71964
(501) 767-9351
Pearcy, AR 71964
(501) 767-9351
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Owl Creek School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 619
Grades: PK-4
375 North Rupple Road
Fayetteville, AR 72704
(479) 718-0200
Fayetteville, AR 72704
(479) 718-0200
Rank: #3434.
Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 607
Grades: PK-5
2634 Oriole Street
Springdale, AR 72764
(479) 750-8850
Springdale, AR 72764
(479) 750-8850
Rank: #35 - 3735. - 37.
Cave City Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 605
Grades: PK-5
711 N. Main
Cave City, AR 72521
(870) 283-5393
Cave City, AR 72521
(870) 283-5393
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Arkansas average public preschools student size?
The Arkansas average public preschools student size is 414 for 2026.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Arkansas?
The best top-ranked public preschools in Arkansas include Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary School, Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School and Chicot Elementary School.
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