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)
050396000140	261	Carlisle High School	Public	7-12	145 Raborn Rd	Carlisle	72024	Lonoke County	Carlisle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 552-3196	295	28	10.7	56.6%	235 (79.7%)	28 (9.5%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$10,961			$658			$10,303	28.7	46.1	195	66
050273000040	262	Barton High School	Public	7-12	9546 Hwy 85 S	Barton	72312	Phillips County	Barton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 572-6867	323	27	11.9	100.0%	184 (57.0%)	129 (39.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,179			$1,384			$8,795	28.6	26.3	265	3
050714000434	263	Guy-Perkins High School	Public	7-12	492 Hwy 25 N	Guy	72061	Faulkner County	Guy-Perkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 679-3507	149	26	5.6	100.0%	126 (84.6%)	17 (11.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,098			$880			$12,219	28.5	34.4	231	32
050849000566	264	Kirby High School	Public	7-12	2614 Hwy 27 N	Kirby	71950	Pike County	Kirby School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 398-4211	198	29	6.7	100.0%	162 (81.8%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$10,243			$594			$9,648	28.5	23.7	272	8
050939005150	265	Marion Seventh Grade Academy	Public	7	10 Patriot Drive	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(870) 739-5173	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								28.2			(n/a)
050040501591	266	Cossatot River High School	Public	7-12	6330 Hwy 71 S	Cove	71937	Polk County	Cossatot River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 387-4200	374	35	10.7	99.2%	222 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (31.6%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,458			$923			$9,535	28.1	42.9	207	59
050799000518	267	Hoxie High School	Public	7-12	305 SW Alice St	Hoxie	72433	Lawrence County	Hoxie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 886-4254	366	47	7.8	100.0%	334 (91.3%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$11,077			$1,073			$10,004	27.8	61.3	125	142
050004501735	268	Rivercrest Junior High Prep Academy	Public, Charter	7-8	1702 W State Hwy 14	Wilson	72395	Mississippi County	Rivercrest School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 655-8121	193	14	13.7	100.0%	112 (58.0%)	53 (27.5%)	21 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								27.7	36	222	46
050006800109	269	Bradley High School	Public	7-12	521 School St	Bradley	71826	Lafayette County	Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 894-3316	151	23	6.5	60.9%	102 (67.5%)	46 (30.5%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,133			$897			$11,236	27.4	66	100	169
051137000852	270	Piggott High School	Public	7-12	533 E Main	Piggott	72454	Clay County	Piggott School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 598-3815	361	49	7.3	48.8%	344 (95.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$9,493			$898			$8,595	27.3	31.3	249	21

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds