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)
050411005137	21	Genoa Central Junior High	Public	7-9	12472 Highway 196	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Genoa Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 653-4343	278	20	13.8	33.1%	264 (95.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								90.1			(n/a)
050006801063	22	Taylor High School	Public	7-12	506 E Pine St	Taylor	71861	Columbia County	Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 694-2251	259	30	8.5	27.4%	243 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,732			$476			$10,256	89.8	83.4	34	12
050459000937	23	Ruth Doyle Middle School	Public	5-7	800 Padgett Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 450-6675	566	42	13.4	48.9%	322 (56.9%)	141 (24.9%)	55 (9.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	$9,464			$1,392			$8,072	89.8	81.3	42	19
051338001580	24	Valley View Junior High School	Public	7-9	2118 Valley View Dr	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-3737	689	54	12.7	30.6%	559 (81.1%)	37 (5.4%)	49 (7.1%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$8,439			$943			$7,496	88.8	93.3	10	14
051197000953	25	Elmwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 S 13th St	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3600	1,026	65	15.8	40.3%	544 (53.0%)	19 (1.9%)	380 (37.0%)	18 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.2%)	38 (3.7%)	$9,288			$1,174			$8,114	88.2	84.7	31	6
050005905141	26	Maumelle Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	4-7	900 Edgewood Drive	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 851-3333	597	28	21.2	25.0%	406 (68.0%)	111 (18.6%)	17 (2.8%)	28 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)								87.6			(n/a)
051122000841	27	Parkers Chapel High School	Public	7-12	401 Parkers Chapel Rd	El Dorado	71730	Union County	Parkers Chapel School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 862-2360	359	60	6	30.9%	294 (81.9%)	38 (10.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,234			$687			$10,547	86.5	84.9	30	3
050288000055	28	Beebe Junior High School	Public	7-8	1201 W Center St	Beebe	72012	White County	Beebe School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 882-8414	484	34	14.1	56.2%	423 (87.4%)	16 (3.3%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,030			$1,064			$7,966	86.2	67.1	91	63
051266001114	29	Hellstern Middle School	Public	6-7	7771 Har Ber Ave	Springdale	72762	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 750-8725	851	59	14.4	43.8%	512 (60.2%)	24 (2.8%)	224 (26.3%)	16 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (5.8%)	23 (2.7%)	$8,631			$965			$7,667	85.2	85.3	29
050699000425	30	Greenwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	300 E Gary St	Greenwood	72936	Sebastian County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 996-7440	627	40	15.7	27.0%	509 (81.2%)	6 (1.0%)	32 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.5%)	$9,243			$2,025			$7,219	84.6	89.3	16	14

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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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