Best Middle Schools in Arkansas

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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)
050459001198	51	Ray/Phyllis Simon Middle School	Public	5-7	1601 Siebenmorgan Rd	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 513-6120	490	40	12.3	64.1%	242 (49.4%)	153 (31.2%)	52 (10.6%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$11,523			$2,559			$8,964	77.1	66.4	96	45
050900001628	52	Pinnacle View Middle School	Public	6-8	5701 Ranch Dr	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-8500	878	68	12.9	45.3%	350 (39.9%)	375 (42.7%)	46 (5.2%)	89 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$12,489			$2,209			$10,281	76.6	79.4	49	3
051252000041	53	Morrilton Junior High School	Public	7-8	1400 Poor Farm Rd	Morrilton	72110	Conway County	South Conway County School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 354-9437	370	29	12.8	100.0%	248 (67.0%)	68 (18.4%)	32 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	$10,545			$996			$9,548	76.5	71.4	77	24
051449005136	54	Yellville-Summit Middle School	Public	5-8	1124 N. Panther Avenue	Yellville	72687	Marion County	Yellville-Summit School District.	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 449-6533	283	30	9.3	98.9%	272 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								75.7			(n/a)
051341000393	55	Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Northridge Dr	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 471-3126	753	44	17.2	45.6%	520 (69.1%)	17 (2.3%)	134 (17.8%)	16 (2.1%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	$8,871			$1,207			$7,663	75.7	76.1	62	7
050459000182	56	Conway Junior High School	Public	8-9	1815 Prince St	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 450-4860	1,597	100	15.9	55.9%	807 (50.5%)	452 (28.3%)	227 (14.2%)	33 (2.1%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.4%)	$8,903			$1,230			$7,674	75.7	77.9	52	4
050417000156	57	White County Central High School	Public	7-12	3259 Hwy 157	Judsonia	72081	White County	White County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-3947	345	36	9.6	57.1%	294 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,567			$718			$8,849	75.3	44.1	200	143
050519000240	58	Des Arc High School	Public	7-12	600 Main St	Des Arc	72040	Prairie County	Des Arc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 256-4166	254	21	12.3	70.1%	222 (87.4%)	23 (9.1%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,340			$1,038			$9,302	75	73.9	69	11
050420000157	59	Charleston Elementary School	Public	K-7	11 Dale Bumpers Dr	Charleston	72933	Franklin County	Charleston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 965-2460	454	33	13.6	47.4%	426 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$8,382			$1,482			$6,900	74.7			(n/a)
050369001676	60	Bryant Junior High School	Public	8-9	301 Hill Farm Rd	Bryant	72022	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 590-5139	1,634	96	17.1	50.7%	929 (56.9%)	365 (22.3%)	263 (16.1%)	27 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (2.8%)								74.5	72	76	16

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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.
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