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)
051173000893	171	Poyen High School	Public	7-12	111 N School St	Poyen	72128	Grant County	Poyen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 332-2939	240	38	6.3	49.6%	225 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$9,157			$1,022			$8,134	47.2	68.8	88	83
050006700951	172	Rison High School	Public	7-12	700 Main	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Cleveland County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 325-6241	362	34	10.5	50.8%	266 (73.5%)	79 (21.8%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,648			$697			$8,951	47	47.1	190	18
051414001247	173	White Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	8106 Dollarway Rd	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 247-2711	703	40	17.7	53.8%	432 (61.5%)	194 (27.6%)	26 (3.7%)	22 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	$9,207			$709			$8,498	47	52.3	171	2
051101000830	174	Ozark Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	1631 Hillbilly Dr	Ozark	72949	Franklin County	Ozark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 667-4116	700	63	11.1	45.9%	632 (90.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	$9,109			$473			$8,636	46.4	55.1	156	18
050303001692	175	Pea Ridge Junior High School	Public	7-9	781 W Pickens Rd	Pea Ridge	72751	Benton County	Pea Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 451-1916	584	35	16.6	31.5%	504 (86.3%)	6 (1.0%)	46 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)								46.3	72.1	75	100
050999000733	176	Mount Ida High School	Public	7-12	338 Whittington St	Mount Ida	71957	Montgomery County	Mount Ida School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 867-4517	212	32	6.6	54.2%	190 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$12,399			$1,275			$11,123	46.2	50.2	180	4
051113001412	177	Paris Middle School	Public	5-8	602 N Tenth St	Paris	72855	Logan County	Paris School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 963-6995	317	26	12	100.0%	278 (87.7%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$9,947			$1,057			$8,890	46.2	53	166	11
050870000994	178	Lamar Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Elberta St	Lamar	72846	Johnson County	Lamar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 885-6511	305	24	12.8	64.3%	255 (83.6%)	7 (2.3%)	32 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$6,942			$1,042			$5,900	46.1	58.8	141	37
050669000341	179	Centerpoint High School	Public	6-12	755 Hwy 8 E	Amity	71921	Clark County	Centerpoint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 356-3612	514	57	9	67.3%	395 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (21.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,367			$1,265			$11,102	45.8	52.1	172	7
050228000007	180	Alpena High School	Public	7-12	300 Denver St Bldg A	Alpena	72611	Boone County	Alpena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 437-2228	235	64	3.6	64.3%	219 (93.2%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,073			$1,489			$8,584	45.5	39.3	215	35

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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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