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)
050007801078	11	Haas Hall Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	3155 N College Ave Ste 108	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Haas Hall Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 267-4805	433	33	13.2	5.3%	282 (65.1%)	16 (3.7%)	40 (9.2%)	56 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	$7,986			$42			$7,944	95.6	99.1	2	9
051335000678	12	Valley Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7349 School St	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 429-8100	235	22	10.7	43.8%	228 (97.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$8,177			$958			$7,219	94.9	89.2	17	5
050612001636	13	Fayetteville Virtual Academy District Conversion Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	300 S Ray Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(479) 444-3085	179	17	10.7	14.5%	140 (78.2%)	14 (7.8%)	6 (3.4%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	$8,950			$693			$8,257	93.8	89.2	18	5
050007405143	14	Lisa Academy Rogers-Bentonville Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	590 S. Horsebarn Rd.	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Lisa Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 717-6464	38	3	12.1	26.3%	17 (44.7%)	3 (7.9%)	11 (28.9%)	6 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								93.3			(n/a)
050612000327	15	Woodland Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 E Poplar St	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3067	752	54	13.9	26.5%	544 (72.3%)	63 (8.4%)	60 (8.0%)	21 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	50 (6.6%)	$11,165			$1,609			$9,556	92.6	90.8	13	2
050306001691	16	Grimsley Junior High School	Public	7-8	850 N Vaughn Rd	Centerton	72719	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 360-7500	887	54	16.3	25.1%	572 (64.5%)	49 (5.5%)	132 (14.9%)	67 (7.6%)	9 (1.0%)	8 (0.9%)	50 (5.6%)								92.5	85.5	27	11
050633000358	17	L. A. Chaffin Middle School	Public	6-8	3025 Massard Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-2226	725	52	13.8	53.7%	387 (53.4%)	26 (3.6%)	138 (19.0%)	59 (8.1%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	101 (13.9%)	$10,044			$1,432			$8,612	91	91.5	11	6
051353000137	18	Vilonia Middle School	Public	7-8	49 Eagle St	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 796-2940	479	33	14.6	46.8%	437 (91.2%)	12 (2.5%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,581			$998			$7,583	90.8	86.3	25	7
050690001359	19	Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-7	13 School Dr	Greenbrier	72058	Faulkner County	Greenbrier School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 679-2113	599	37	16	38.2%	550 (91.8%)	7 (1.2%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$8,552			$1,638			$6,914	90.5	90.4	14	5
050738001397	20	Harrison Middle School	Public	5-8	1125 Goblin Dr	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-9764	830	56	14.8	48.8%	751 (90.5%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (5.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.4%)	$8,115			$1,034			$7,080	90.1	91.5	12	8

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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.

Educational resources:

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