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)
051176001717	61	Prairie Grove Junior High School	Public	7-8	824 N Mock St.	Prairie Grove	72753	Washington County	Prairie Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 846-4221	323	24	13.2	30.7%	255 (78.9%)	9 (2.8%)	33 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)								74.3	66.2	98	37
051341001650	62	River Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Northridge Drive	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(479) 471-3165	148	26	5.6	65.5%	117 (79.1%)	2 (1.4%)	17 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.1%)	$10,923			$380			$10,544	74	51.3	175	113
050006800292	63	Emerson High School	Public	7-12	400 Church St	Emerson	71740	Columbia County	Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 547-2862	156	20	7.6	49.4%	105 (67.3%)	36 (23.1%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$12,672			$1,037			$11,635	73.6	70.7	83	20
050296000065	64	Benton Junior High School	Public	8-9	411 Border St	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-7698	943	62	15.1	39.2%	686 (72.7%)	93 (9.9%)	93 (9.9%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.5%)	$7,178			$686			$6,492	73.4	87	23	41
051266001020	65	Central Junior High School	Public	8-9	2811 W Huntsville	Springdale	72762	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 750-8854	890	59	15	45.7%	486 (54.6%)	27 (3.0%)	296 (33.3%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	43 (4.8%)	18 (2.0%)	$9,122			$819			$8,303	73.2	80.7	44	21
050441000765	66	Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	443 Yellowjacket Ln	Clinton	72031	Van Buren County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 745-6079	309	24	12.9	100.0%	279 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,550			$1,812			$8,738	73.2	76.2	59	7
051197000328	67	Lingle Middle School	Public	6-8	901 N 13th St	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3590	766	61	12.5	56.1%	351 (45.8%)	2 (0.3%)	364 (47.5%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	12 (1.6%)	24 (3.1%)	$9,505			$1,026			$8,478	72.3	71	81	14
050261000438	68	Atkins Middle School	Public	5-8	611 NW 4th St	Atkins	72823	Pope County	Atkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 641-1008	291	28	10.3	66.3%	270 (92.8%)	7 (2.4%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,188			$908			$8,280	71.9	72.7	73	5
051020001491	69	Mountain View Middle School	Public	5-8	210 High School Dr	Mountain View	72560	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 269-3443	369	30	12.2	99.2%	348 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$9,879			$1,711			$8,168	71.7	57.8	149	80
051188001664	70	Quitman Middle School	Public	6-8	6275 Heber Springs Rd W	Quitman	72131	Cleburne County	Quitman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 589-2554	214	16	13.1	50.5%	204 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$6,492			$169			$6,322	71.7	70.7	82	12

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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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