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)
050007401473	81	Lisa Academy North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5410 Landers Rd	Sherwood	72117	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 945-2727	323	25	12.9	63.2%	85 (26.3%)	121 (37.5%)	87 (26.9%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$9,514			$943			$8,571	67	71.1	80	1
050420000158	82	Charleston High School	Public	7-12	3005 Dale Bumpers Dr	Charleston	72933	Franklin County	Charleston School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 965-7150	418	55	7.6	47.4%	373 (89.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$9,324			$597			$8,727	66.6	61.6	124	42
050456000181	83	Concord High School	Public	7-12	10920 Heber Springs N	Concord	72523	Cleburne County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 668-3522	184	46	4	51.1%	176 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,342			$1,517			$9,825	65.9	81.3	43	40
050975000714	84	Mena Middle School	Public	6-8	320r Mena St	Mena	71953	Polk County	Mena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 394-2572	365	29	12.5	64.7%	309 (84.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	$9,282			$1,191			$8,091	65.2	68.2	89	5
051041001493	85	Nemo Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	5690 Hwy 9	Center Ridge	72027	Conway County	Nemo Vista School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 893-2925	106	10	10.7	48.1%	100 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$12,386			$1,254			$11,132	65.1	66.6	94	9
050474000198	86	County Line High School	Public	7-12	12092 W State Hwy 22	Branch	72928	Franklin County	County Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 635-2441	242	27	8.9	98.8%	210 (86.8%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	16 (6.6%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,219			$1,000			$9,219	65	61.9	119	33
050007300002	87	Acorn High School	Public	7-12	143 Polk 96	Mena	71953	Polk County	Ouachita River School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 394-5544	267	53	5	61.4%	248 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$9,788			$690			$9,098	64.7	53.9	162	75
050468000194	88	Cotter High School	Public	7-12	198 Melba Ave	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6171	324	65	4.9	100.0%	306 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,305			$954			$8,351	64.6	57.6	151	63
051200000962	89	Rose Bud High School	Public	7-12	124 School Rd	Rose Bud	72137	White County	Rose Bud School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 556-5404	340	58	5.8	42.1%	314 (92.4%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,409			$750			$9,659	64.5	61.7	123	34
050861000138	90	Lake Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-7	120 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-3355	620	33	19	65.2%	470 (75.8%)	29 (4.7%)	77 (12.4%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$8,400			$1,142			$7,258	64.3	66.9	93	3

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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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