Best Middle Schools in Arkansas

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Arkansas middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arkansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the ATLAS test scores by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 335)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
050005900741	111	Maumelle Charter High School	Public, Charter	8-12	900 Edgewood Dr	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 851-3333	454	26	17.1	21.6%	325 (71.6%)	57 (12.6%)	23 (5.1%)	29 (6.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$9,265			$439			$8,826	58.9	90.3	15	96
050402000269	112	Westside Middle School	Public	5-7	1800 Hwy 91 W	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Westside Cons. School Dist(Craigh	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 972-5622	391	32	12.2	54.2%	361 (92.3%)	10 (2.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$9,119			$1,578			$7,541	58.7	66.6	95	17
051218000981	113	Scranton High School	Public	7-12	103 N Tenth St	Scranton	72863	Logan County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 938-7121	198	27	7.3	43.4%	182 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$10,951			$1,017			$9,934	58.4	46.6	192	79
050315000411	114	Berryville Middle School	Public	6-8	214 Ferguson St	Berryville	72616	Carroll County	Berryville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 423-4512	428	31	13.7	71.3%	255 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (30.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,296			$1,401			$7,895	58.2	39.5	213	99
050371001271	115	Buffalo Island Central High School	Public	7-12	803 W Drew	Monette	72447	Craighead County	Buffalo Is. Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 486-5511	338	34	9.8	51.8%	268 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,766			$724			$11,042	58.2	77.6	55	60
050004300676	116	Mountain Home Career Academies	Public, Charter	8-12	500 Bomber Blvd	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1215	1,518	125	12.1	37.5%	1,354 (89.2%)	7 (0.5%)	69 (4.5%)	12 (0.8%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	57 (3.8%)	$9,493			$811			$8,682	58.1	72.6	74	42
050007401030	117	Lisa Academy West Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	21 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 227-4942	503	39	12.9	64.8%	80 (15.9%)	194 (38.6%)	139 (27.6%)	77 (15.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$9,404			$542			$8,863	57.8	62.2	115	2
050000100217	118	Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	1209 W 16th St	Dewitt	72042	Arkansas County	Dewitt School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 946-3708	267	25	10.7	60.3%	202 (75.7%)	25 (9.4%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	$8,159			$964			$7,195	57.5	59.8	138	20
050369001440	119	Bryant Middle School	Public	6-7	412 Woodland Dr	Bryant	72022	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 847-5651	786	55	14.1	62.8%	392 (49.9%)	240 (30.5%)	125 (15.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$8,606			$1,524			$7,082	57.5	65.5	106	13
050784000805	120	Hope Academy Of Public Service	Public	5-8	601 W 6th St	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 777-3454	217	16	13.5	100.0%	50 (23.0%)	55 (25.3%)	103 (47.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$9,212			$814			$8,399	56.8	81.3	41	79

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Arkansas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Mathematics, ATLAS Science, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology test scores released by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection