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)
051245001004	121	Siloam Springs Middle School	Public	7-8	1500 N Mt Olive	Siloam Springs	72761	Benton County	Siloam Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 524-6184	693	50	13.8	56.1%	349 (50.4%)	11 (1.6%)	222 (32.0%)	28 (4.0%)	38 (5.5%)	6 (0.9%)	39 (5.6%)	$10,189			$1,521			$8,668	56.8	62.2	116	5
050002901277	122	Gosnell High School	Public	7-12	600 Hwy 181	Gosnell	72315	Mississippi County	Gosnell School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 532-4010	612	57	10.8	69.4%	371 (60.6%)	154 (25.2%)	52 (8.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$10,350			$931			$9,419	56.8	57.9	148	26
051353001729	123	Vilonia Pathways Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11 Eagle Street	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 796-2113	145	16	9.3	35.9%	128 (88.3%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								56.7	67	92	31
050824000545	124	Jasper High School	Public	7-12	600 School St	Jasper	72641	Newton County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 446-2223	208	33	6.3	60.6%	206 (99.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,046			$1,236			$8,809	56.6	59.9	136	12
050001201538	125	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	601 Catfish Dr	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-4328	331	36	9.1	47.1%	306 (92.4%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,792			$1,520			$8,272	56.3	65	109	16
050040901685	126	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas West Little Rock	Public, Charter	7-12	1815 Rahling Rd	Little Rock	72212	Pulaski County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 821-8321	71	12	5.8	33.8%	31 (43.7%)	27 (38.0%)	6 (8.5%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)								55.9	33.9	233	107
050919000652	127	Magnet Cove High School	Public	7-12	472 Magnet School Rd	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Magnet Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-5466	326	59	5.5	34.7%	300 (92.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$10,645			$449			$10,196	55.8	66.1	99	28
050636000299	128	Paulette Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Panther Dr	Fouke	71837	Miller County	Fouke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 653-2304	265	20	13.4	58.1%	254 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$9,355			$568			$8,786	55.5	53.3	164	36
050568000273	129	Barton Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 W Faulkner St	El Dorado	71730	Union County	El Dorado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 864-5051	616	53	11.7	100.0%	219 (35.6%)	284 (46.1%)	73 (11.9%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$9,604			$1,328			$8,276	54.9	56.1	154	25
050933000671	130	Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Grove St	Mansfield	72944	Scott County	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 928-4451	219	22	9.8	72.6%	187 (85.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	$9,449			$856			$8,592	54.8	62.4	113	17

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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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