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)
050948000693	141	Marshall High School	Public	7-12	950 Hwy 65 N	Marshall	72650	Searcy County	Searcy County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 448-3331	361	61	5.9	99.2%	329 (91.1%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,378			$1,087			$10,291	52.4	76.7	58	83
051098000828	142	Ouachita High School	Public	7-12	258 School House Rd	Donaldson	71941	Hot Spring County	Ouachita School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 384-2323	272	32	8.4	48.5%	252 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$8,458			$717			$7,742	52.4	71.3	78	64
051254001702	143	Southside Junior High School	Public, Charter	7-9	70 Scott Drive	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Southside School District (Independence)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 251-4003	437	40	11	54.9%	395 (90.4%)	7 (1.6%)	26 (5.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								52.1	47.3	188	45
050873000663	144	Lavaca Middle School	Public	5-8	603 N Division St	Lavaca	72941	Sebastian County	Lavaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 674-5618	229	19	11.8	52.8%	189 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	$7,709			$1,080			$6,629	51.8	73.3	71	73
050384000132	145	Calico Rock High School	Public	7-12	1 Pirate Place	Calico Rock	72519	Izard County	Calico Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 297-3745	185	30	6.1	98.4%	179 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,085			$1,272			$10,813	51.7	58.5	144	1
050894001363	146	Lincoln Middle School	Public	4-8	107 E School St	Lincoln	72744	Washington County	Lincoln School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 824-3010	410	28	14.7	76.1%	319 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.5%)	13 (3.2%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$9,675			$1,690			$7,985	51.6	48.6	184	38
050942000687	147	Marked Tree High School	Public	7-12	406 Saint Francis St	Marked Tree	72365	Poinsett County	Marked Tree School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 358-2891	220	22	10	98.6%	125 (56.8%)	84 (38.2%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,449			$1,878			$12,570	51.3	33.9	234	87
050774001537	148	Cross County High A New Technical School	Public, Charter	7-12	21 County Rd 215	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	312	28	11	100.0%	263 (84.3%)	36 (11.5%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,634			$3,282			$10,351	51.2	69.3	85	63
050000901671	149	Corning Middle School	Public	5-8	605 West Fourth	Corning	72422	Clay County	Corning School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 857-6649	226	17	13.2	66.4%	213 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								50.8	46.4	193	44
050001600691	150	Marmaduke High School	Public	7-12	1010 Greyhound Dr	Marmaduke	72443	Greene County	Marmaduke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 597-4693	281	67	4.1	54.8%	271 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,439			$1,041			$8,397	50.6	60.9	129	21

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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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