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)
050729000443	151	Harmony Grove High School	Public	7-12	401 Ouachita 88	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Harmony Grove School District (Ouachita)	No	No	No	No	(870) 574-0867	423	58	7.3	34.5%	323 (76.4%)	70 (16.5%)	17 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$9,773			$572			$9,201	50.6	76.1	63	88
050489005167	152	Danville Upper Middle School	Public	7-8	201 E 11th Street	Danville	72833	Yell County	Danville School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(479) 495-4827	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								50.6			(n/a)
050243000020	153	Goza Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Badger Lane	Arkadelphia	71923	Clark County	Arkadelphia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 246-4291	418	29	14.1	56.7%	214 (51.2%)	155 (37.1%)	27 (6.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$11,211			$1,324			$9,887	50.4	48.1	186	33
050954000437	154	Mayflower Middle School	Public	5-8	18 Eagle Cir	Mayflower	72106	Faulkner County	Mayflower School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 470-2111	315	23	13.9	67.9%	252 (80.0%)	28 (8.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$8,613			$1,417			$7,196	50.4	55.3	155	1
050342000103	155	Lead Hill High School	Public	7-12	6967 Milum Rd	Lead Hill	72644	Boone County	Lead Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 436-5677	190	52	3.6	98.4%	177 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$11,508			$1,469			$10,038	50	43.5	205	50
050001900042	156	Batesville Junior High School Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	#2 Pioneer Drive	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Batesville School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 793-7533	772	56	13.6	53.2%	474 (61.4%)	51 (6.6%)	208 (26.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.0%)	$8,394			$1,373			$7,021	49.9			(n/a)
050735000447	157	Harrisburg High School	Public	6-12	501 West South Street	Harrisburg	72432	Poinsett County	Harrisburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 578-2417	480	55	8.6	21.7%	430 (89.6%)	17 (3.5%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,290			$1,240			$10,050	49.8	40.5	212	55
050585000296	158	England High School	Public	7-12	501 Pine Bluff Hwy	England	72046	Lonoke County	England School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 842-2031	288	28	10.4	100.0%	131 (45.5%)	117 (40.6%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,595			$1,682			$9,913	49.6	24.3	270	112
050364001534	159	Brookland Junior High School	Public	7-9	100 W School St	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-8610	718	54	13.3	25.6%	641 (89.3%)	26 (3.6%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$7,873			$768			$7,105	49.3	65.9	101	58
050255000027	160	Armorel High School	Public	7-12	4555 Hwy 137 N	Armorel	72310	Mississippi County	Armorel School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 763-7121	192	35	5.5	37.5%	160 (83.3%)	15 (7.8%)	10 (5.2%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,606			$1,227			$12,378	49.2	60.1	134	26

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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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