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)
050840001202	251	Riverview Junior High School	Public	7-8	820 Raider Dr	Searcy	72143	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 279-7111	213	20	10.6	77.0%	145 (68.1%)	21 (9.9%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.0%)	$11,858			$1,863			$9,995	30.1	19.3	280	29
050627000345	252	Forrest City Junior High	Public	7-8	1133 N Division St	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-3230	275	18	15.6	100.0%	13 (4.7%)	250 (90.9%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,519			$5,777			$11,742	29.7	13.5	301	49
050828000547	253	Annie Camp Junior High School	Public	7-9	1814 W Nettleton Ave	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5820	784	52	15.1	100.0%	284 (36.2%)	341 (43.5%)	108 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.6%)	$10,609			$2,094			$8,515	29.6	33.8	235	18
050924001373	254	Malvern Middle School	Public	7-8	1910 Sulton St	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Malvern School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-7530	299	25	11.9	74.9%	155 (51.8%)	81 (27.1%)	31 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	$11,853			$1,488			$10,365	29.5	23.4	274	20
050437001274	255	Rector High School	Public	7-12	604 W 5th St	Rector	72461	Clay County	Rector School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 595-3553	248	21	12	64.9%	236 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,128			$637			$9,491	29.4	37	221	34
050004600668	256	Manila High School	Public	7-12	419 E Olympia St	Manila	72442	Mississippi County	Manila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 561-4417	466	41	11.2	57.3%	449 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,268			$871			$11,397	29.4	49.2	183	73
050813001035	257	St. Paul High School	Public	7-12	232 4th St	Saint Paul	72760	Madison County	Huntsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 677-2624	113	15	7.5	71.7%	94 (83.2%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	9 (8.0%)	$14,537			$2,006			$12,531	29.4	33.6	237	20
050547001492	258	Drew Central Middle School	Public	5-8	250 University Dr	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Drew Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-5235	373	25	15	100.0%	249 (66.8%)	87 (23.3%)	24 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,002			$1,343			$7,659	29.4	29	255	3
051341001102	259	Butterfield Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	310 N 11th St	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-6838	613	43	14.3	73.2%	351 (57.3%)	20 (3.3%)	177 (28.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	$8,763			$1,148			$7,614	28.8	32.5	242	17
051185000942	260	Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-7	401 Dee Jay Hudson Dr	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 833-1120	1,122	76	14.7	51.9%	403 (35.9%)	537 (47.9%)	92 (8.2%)	12 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.3%)	$9,411			$1,013			$8,398	28.8	42.9	206	54

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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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