Best Middle Schools in Arkansas

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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.

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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)
050375000399	71	Cabot Junior High North	Public	7-8	38 Spirit Dr	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 605-8470	888	55	16	41.3%	757 (85.2%)	13 (1.5%)	62 (7.0%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.4%)	$7,920			$1,157			$6,764	71.4	79.6	48	23
051221000986	72	Ahlf Junior High School	Public	7-8	308 W Vine	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 268-3158	682	52	13	44.9%	486 (71.3%)	70 (10.3%)	64 (9.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	$8,686			$953			$7,733	70.8	65.8	103	31
050690000270	73	Greenbrier Junior High School	Public	8-9	10 School Dr	Greenbrier	72058	Faulkner County	Greenbrier School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 679-3433	590	36	16.1	35.8%	525 (89.0%)	14 (2.4%)	33 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$8,124			$695			$7,429	70.4	89.1	19	54
050732001616	74	Harmony Grove Junior High School	Public	7-9	2621 Hwy 229	Benton	72015	Saline County	Harmony Grove School Dist(Saline)	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-6907	303	26	11.7	35.0%	270 (89.1%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$6,746			$494			$6,252	70.4	76.9	57	17
050001501677	75	East End Middle School	Public	6-8	24554 Hwy 167	Hensley	72065	Saline County	Sheridan School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 261-6565	424	28	15.1	44.6%	329 (77.6%)	11 (2.6%)	43 (10.1%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)								70.3	58.8	142	67
050543000439	76	Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	203 College St	Dover	72837	Pope County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 331-4814	374	33	11.4	60.7%	350 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$8,944			$850			$8,093	69.4	78.7	50	26
050004801348	77	East Poinsett County High School	Public	7-12	502 McClellan St	Lepanto	72354	Poinsett County	East Poinsett County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 475-2331	276	28	10	71.7%	206 (74.6%)	36 (13.0%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$9,971			$1,236			$8,735	69.4	52.6	168	91
050225000005	78	Alma Middle School	Public	6-8	706 Hwy 64 E	Alma	72921	Crawford County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 632-2168	716	61	11.7	44.3%	597 (83.4%)	10 (1.4%)	38 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.4%)	$8,398			$1,119			$7,279	69.1	65.7	105	27
051404001147	79	West Side High School	Public	7-12	7295 Greers Ferry Rd	Greers Ferry	72067	Cleburne County	West Side School Dist(Cleburne)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 825-7241	218	32	6.7	100.0%	213 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,810			$1,249			$11,561	68.2	52	173	94
050004901503	80	Dequeen Junior High School	Public	8-9	1803 W Colter Dr	De Queen	71832	Sevier County	Dequeen School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 642-3077	397	32	12.5	71.8%	116 (29.2%)	13 (3.3%)	244 (61.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,090			$742			$7,349	67.7	73.4	70	10

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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.

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