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)
051044000875	281	Nettleton Junior High School	Public	7-8	4208 Chieftain Ln	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7819	546	42	13	100.0%	156 (28.6%)	294 (53.8%)	54 (9.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$9,235			$1,272			$7,963	22	24.9	268	13
051182001660	282	Prescott Junior High School	Public	5-8	762 Martin St Bldg 5	Prescott	71857	Nevada County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 887-2521	249	21	12	100.0%	128 (51.4%)	101 (40.6%)	18 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,897			$735			$7,163	21.9	14.6	295	13
051185001737	283	Sylvan Hills Junior High School	Public	8-9	10020 Bamboo Lane	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 833-1170	368	29	12.5	47.6%	136 (37.0%)	180 (48.9%)	26 (7.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)								21.5			(n/a)
050753000465	284	Hazen High School	Public	7-12	477 N Hazen Ave	Hazen	72064	Prairie County	Hazen School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 255-4546	271	34	7.9	69.7%	218 (80.4%)	39 (14.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,662			$1,440			$11,222	21.4	35.2	227	57
051185001106	285	Maumelle Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Carnaham Dr	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 851-8990	589	57	10.2	56.5%	205 (34.8%)	298 (50.6%)	49 (8.3%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	$10,583			$1,516			$9,067	21.4	41	210	75
050480001356	286	Crossett Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Petersburg Rd	Crossett	71635	Ashley County	Crossett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 364-4712	466	35	13.2	62.2%	310 (66.5%)	134 (28.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,407			$1,492			$7,914	21.4	18	284	2
051068000788	287	North Little Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2300 Lakeview Rd	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8250	1,115	97	11.5	100.0%	246 (22.1%)	661 (59.3%)	145 (13.0%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.5%)	$9,587			$2,028			$7,560	21.3	17.5	287
051029001454	288	Pleasant View Campus School	Public	5-8	5750 Hornet Ln	Ozark	72949	Franklin County	Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 997-8469	122	12	9.8	100.0%	115 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$10,261			$1,418			$8,844	20.3	27.7	259	29
050711000430	289	Gurdon High School	Public	7-12	7777 Hwy 67 S	Gurdon	71743	Clark County	Gurdon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 353-5123	209	26	8.1	71.8%	107 (51.2%)	55 (26.3%)	41 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,785			$1,818			$11,967	19.7			(n/a)
050005901619	290	Scott Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15306 Alexander Rd	Scott	72142	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 961-1744	216	18	11.7	68.1%	95 (44.0%)	98 (45.4%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$8,131			$738			$7,392	19.6	14.1	297	7

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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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