Gravette Schools offers an education experience that meets and exceeds state and national standards. With a graduation rate 10 percent higher than the national average, top 10% academic recognition in Arkansas, strong early literacy performance, and above national average ACT scores, Gravette Schools provide a strong academic foundation.
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Leadership development from kindergarten through graduation
Gravette integrates leadership and life-skills instruction through Leader in Me across K–12, helping students practice responsibility, goal-setting, teamwork, service, and confidence at every grade level.
More than $2 million in scholarships for back-to-back graduating classes
The Classes of 2025 and 2026 each earned more than $2 million in scholarships, including local scholarships, military education benefits, national awards, and major university opportunities.
Community-funded opportunities for students
Local businesses and organizations expanded scholarship support to more than $77,000 for the Class of 2026, showing the deep investment Gravette’s community makes in its students.
Our Career and Technical Education programs give students hands-on pathways in animal science, plant science, media production, business, software development, culinary arts, education, and healthcare. And with our partner program on campus with NWTI, students have access to training in welding, construction, and automotive technology. Our counselling staff also offer personal career coaching, worksite connections, internships, college visits, and resume support.
Personal career coaching and real-world connections
Gravette students receive personalized career coaching, resume support, college and worksite visits, internship connections, and guidance that helps them move from interest to opportunity.
Nationally recognized agricultural leadership
Gravette FFA earned the National FFA 3-Star Chapter designation, the organization’s highest chapter honor, for the second year in a row.
Award-winning business leadership through FBLA
Gravette FBLA was recognized as the second-largest chapter in Arkansas with 104 active members, sent students to state competition, had 12 students qualify for Nationals, and repeatedly placed students in business, banking, marketing, broadcast journalism, social media, personal finance, and management competitions.
Career-focused student organizations with state and national results
FCCLA students advanced to Nationals, including five national qualifiers in 2025 and eight National Leadership Conference spots in 2026. HOSA students earned state medals in healthcare-related events, with top-three placements qualifying students for international-level competition opportunities.
Student leadership is one of Gravette’s greatest strengths. Through Leader in Me instruction from kindergarten through 12th grade, students learn responsibility, teamwork, goal-setting, communication, and service. Those skills come to life through nationally and state-recognized organizations such as FFA, FBLA, FCCLA, HOSA, Key Club, and Outdoor Pursuits. Gravette students are earning national scholarships, qualifying for national competitions, winning state medals, serving veterans and senior citizens, supporting younger students, and leading projects that improve their school and community.
State championship athletic programs and top-class facilities
Our athletes train and compete at the highest level, backed by a strong community culture of support both financially and in the stands.
K–12 performances in our outstanding Performing Arts Center
With the grandest PAC in the region, our choir, band, and theater productions draw packed crowds every semester. A great showcase of the creative talents of our kindergarten through 12th-grade students.
State-recognized science program with proven results
Building on a top five Arkansas science fair competition, our science curriculum supported nineteen regional qualifiers and brought home state awards in chemistry and engineering.
Outdoor learning that students love
With outdoor instruction space for all grades, students never spend days on screens. Gravette High School’s Outdoor Pursuits class gives students hands-on learning through fishing, hiking, navigation, outdoor survival, conservation, trap shooting safety instruction, and partnerships with groups such as Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Trout Unlimited.
Service-minded students who give back
Key Club organized Veterans Day recognition, FBLA helped create more than 900 holiday cards for military members and veterans, FCCLA and HOSA supported Angel Tree giving, and students partnered with local senior residents through letters, ornaments, and performances.
A community where students are known and celebrated
From Golden Paw Awards and Pride Awards to Student of the Week recognitions, academic honor rolls, art contests, athletics, fine arts, and more, Gravette students are recognized for achievement, character, growth, and leadership.
For families considering School Choice, Gravette offers the best of both worlds: the opportunities of a growing district and the personal support of a close-knit community. Here, students can achieve academically, lead confidently, serve meaningfully, and graduate ready for college, career, military service, or whatever comes next.