TL;DR: Gravette School District ranks in the top 20% of Arkansas school districts, according to Public School Review (2026).
District Ranks In The Top 20% Of Arkansas
Gravette School District ranks in the top 20% of Arkansas school districts, operating four schools that serve 2,133 students (Public School Review, 2026). Niche gives the district a 9/10 rating and a B+ grade, an evaluation built on a different methodology than the state ranking (Niche, 2026).
Both figures describe the district from outside its own promotional material — one from a state-focused review, one from a national ratings site — and neither is produced by the district itself. A district in the top 20% statewide places Gravette ahead of most districts across Arkansas, a comparison a family can use directly when narrowing a list of towns to consider. For a family comparing options across Northwest Arkansas, that outside view is what makes the comparison usable. Discover Gravette, Arkansas.
Proficiency Beats State Averages In All Subjects
In 2023, Gravette students outperformed the Arkansas state average in every subject Public School Review tracks: 48% proficiency in mathematics against a 39% state average, 50% in reading and language arts against 40%, and 46% in science against 36% (Public School Review). In practical terms, a 48% math proficiency rate against a 39% state average means Gravette students cleared that bar at a noticeably higher rate than their peers statewide, even though neither figure describes every student in the district.
Those figures are dated 2023, the most recent subject-level breakdown Public School Review has published, and they measure something different from the district's 9/10 Niche rating or its 87% graduation figure, both reported for 2026. Read together, the numbers span different years and different measures, and a family comparing districts should keep the year attached to each one rather than treating them as a single current snapshot.
87% Graduation Rate At A 13:1 Ratio
Gravette School District reports an 87% graduation rate and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio (Public School Review, 2026). A 13:1 ratio means a full grade level is typically split across smaller sections rather than one large one — a specific, checkable number, not a marketing description.
Decisions about where to enroll a child tend to weigh graduation rate and class size alongside test scores, not instead of them, and the 2026 figures here add a dimension the 2023 proficiency numbers alone do not cover.
Median Home Price Reached $387,000 In July 2026
The median home price in Gravette was $387,000 as of July 2026, about $215 per square foot (Movoto). Sales activity moved alongside it: 84 homes sold in Gravette in July 2026, compared with 61 in July 2025 (Movoto), while the average time to sell a home rose to 79 days, up from 61 days a year earlier, over the same period (Movoto). Those two figures — more transactions and a longer average timeline — moved in different directions across the same twelve months, and either one alone would describe only part of how the market behaved that summer.
Benton County property tax runs approximately 0.6% of assessed value in 2026 (Tax-Rates.org). For a household budgeting around a $387,000 purchase, that rate is the starting point for estimating an annual tax bill, well before financing costs or insurance enter the calculation. That rate and the district figures above are separate facts about the same town, not a single measurement, and a buyer can weigh each one on its own terms rather than assuming one explains the other.
New Construction And A 23-Minute Bentonville Commute
D.R. Horton is building two subdivisions in Gravette, Spavinaw Village and West Wind, with three- and four-bedroom homes priced from $256,000 to $299,000 (NewHomeSource). Choosing between the two is largely a matter of floor plan and price point within that range, since both sit inside the same stretch of the corridor. The town sits about 17.8 miles from Bentonville, roughly a 23-minute drive, close enough to keep a Gravette household inside commuting range of the Bentonville job market.
World Population Review's 2026 estimate puts Gravette's population at 3,952 — a modeled projection, not a fresh count — up about 10.6% from the 3,573 residents counted in the 2020 Census. A town growing at that pace changes the context around a four-school district's enrollment, without the facts here specifying capacity one way or the other. A family enrolling children in the district today is joining a town that has been adding residents steadily since that count.
Contact Mason Capital Group About Gravette Schools
Mason Capital Group has advised on Northwest Arkansas real estate for 30+ years and has facilitated $2.4B+ in cumulative transaction activity, work that has included families choosing a home with the Gravette School District in mind. That includes buyers who ranked schools first and price second, and buyers who worked the calculation in the other order — the facts above are the same either way. Buyers and sellers looking for the best real estate brokerage in Gravette can reach the firm at 609 SW 8th Street, 6th Floor, Bentonville, AR 72712, or by phone at 479-925-3333.
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How does Gravette School District rank academically?
Gravette School District holds a 9/10 rating and a B+ grade from Niche (2026) and ranks in the top 20% of Arkansas school districts (Public School Review, 2026).
What are the proficiency rates for Gravette students?
In 2023, Gravette School District recorded 48% proficiency in mathematics, 50% in reading and language arts, and 46% in science, compared to Arkansas state averages of 39%, 40%, and 36% (Public School Review).
What is the student-teacher ratio and graduation rate?
Gravette School District reports an 87% graduation rate and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio (Public School Review, 2026).
What is the median home price in Gravette?
The median home price in Gravette was $387,000 as of July 2026, about $215 per square foot (Movoto).
How does the Gravette housing market compare to last year?
84 homes sold in Gravette in July 2026, compared with 61 in July 2025 (Movoto), and the average time to sell a home was 79 days as of July 2026, up from 61 days a year earlier (Movoto).