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)
050006500727	331	Lafayette County High School	Public	7-12	1209 Alexander Ln	Stamps	71860	Lafayette County	Lafayette County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 533-4464	236	49	4.8	91.5%	62 (26.3%)	148 (62.7%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$13,752			$1,204			$12,548	4.5	3.5	325	6
050900001388	332	Mabelvale Middle School	Public	6-8	10811 Mabelvale W Rd	Mabelvale	72103	Saline County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3000	565	42	13.3	86.5%	33 (5.8%)	346 (61.2%)	174 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$13,594			$2,705			$10,889	4.2	3.8	324	8
051293001663	333	Strong-Huttig Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	635 S Concord	Strong	71765	Union County	Strong-Huttig School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 797-7322	309	33	9.3	100.3%	56 (18.1%)	245 (79.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,296			$2,127			$12,169	3.5	4.6	322	11
050039001561	334	Arkansas Consolidated High School-Alexander	Public	6-12	700 S Main St	Little Rock	72203	Pulaski County	Division Of Youth Services School System	No	No	No	No	(501) 682-1711	123	14	8.7	91.9%	42 (34.1%)	73 (59.3%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								3.1	1.9	328	6
050633000354	335	Belle Point Alternative Center	Public	6-12	1501 Dodson Ave	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-7034	73	15	4.7	75.3%	27 (37.0%)	17 (23.3%)	16 (21.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (13.7%)	$33,269			$12,350			$20,919	1.6	1.2	329	6

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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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