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)
050777001232	41	Highland Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Rebel Cir	Hardy	72542	Sharp County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 856-3284	492	33	14.9	100.0%	472 (95.9%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,569			$1,410			$7,160	79.3	82	37	4
050004300742	42	Pinkston Middle School	Public	6-7	1301 S College St	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1236	624	40	15.7	45.7%	578 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$8,163			$1,165			$6,999	79.2	75.9	64	22
050576000303	43	Elkins Middle School	Public	6-8	349 N Center	Elkins	72727	Washington County	Elkins School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 643-2552	348	21	16.7	44.5%	289 (83.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	$8,566			$903			$7,663	79.1	82	36	7
050309001089	44	Bergman Middle School	Public	5-8	8949 Hwy 7 N	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Bergman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-8557	341	28	12.1	61.6%	328 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,483			$900			$7,583	79.1	86.8	24	20
050609001608	45	Farmington Junior High School	Public	7-9	278 W Main St	Farmington	72730	Washington County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 266-1800	661	46	14.2	28.4%	522 (79.0%)	18 (2.7%)	62 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.0%)	$8,653			$874			$7,780	78.6	79.9	47	2
051170001180	46	Pottsville Junior High School	Public	7-9	250 Apache Dr	Pottsville	72858	Pope County	Pottsville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 968-6334	471	36	13.1	35.9%	419 (89.0%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,142			$359			$7,783	78.4	83.3	35	11
050405001457	47	Cave City Middle School Career And Collegiate Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	711 N Main St	Cave City	72521	Sharp County	Cave City School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 283-5392	288	28	10.1	82.6%	261 (90.6%)	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,172			$1,622			$8,550	78	74.5	66	19
051020000965	48	Rural Special High School	Public	7-12	13237 Hwy 263	Fox	72051	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 363-4365	87	15	5.6	96.6%	79 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,389			$1,079			$11,309	77.9	93.7	8	40
051209000975	49	Salem High School	Public	7-12	313 Hwy 62 E Ste 2	Salem	72576	Fulton County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 895-3293	425	61	7	55.8%	393 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$9,115			$736			$8,380	77.9	81.9	38	11
051197000304	50	Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W Price Lane	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3625	1,022	64	15.8	55.1%	346 (33.9%)	14 (1.4%)	582 (56.9%)	16 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.8%)	31 (3.0%)	$8,776			$971			$7,805	77.3	69.2	86	36

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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