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)
050008201216	131	Walnut Ridge High School	Public	7-12	508 E Free St	Walnut Ridge	72476	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 886-6623	463	59	7.8	47.5%	399 (86.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$10,555			$661			$9,894	54.7	54.1	161	30
050534000249	132	Dierks High School	Public	7-12	900 Old Hwy 70 W	Dierks	71833	Howard County	Dierks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 286-3234	239	56	4.2	74.9%	210 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$10,964			$958			$10,006	54.7	32.1	246	114
050906000643	133	Lonoke Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Palm St	Lonoke	72086	Lonoke County	Lonoke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 676-6670	359	24	14.8	65.7%	231 (64.3%)	79 (22.0%)	34 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$8,538			$1,043			$7,495	54.7	59.2	139	6
050642001605	134	Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4207 Park Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 701-1730	405	34	11.9	54.3%	346 (85.4%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$8,891			$1,067			$7,824	54.4	62.3	114	20
050960000702	135	McCrory High School	Public	7-12	509 N Jackson St	McCrory	72101	Woodruff County	McCrory School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 731-2851	248	31	8	58.5%	215 (86.7%)	26 (10.5%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,607			$1,356			$10,251	54.4	74	68	67
051020001087	136	Timbo High School	Public	7-12	23747 Hwy 263 N	Timbo	72680	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 746-4303	103	17	6.2	97.1%	96 (93.2%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$12,352			$1,061			$11,290	54.1	30.4	251	115
050377000127	137	Caddo Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	2268 Hwy 8 E	Norman	71960	Montgomery County	Caddo Hills School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 356-3857	254	29	8.7	82.3%	198 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$10,209			$1,240			$8,969	54	81.8	39	98
051440001172	138	Woodlawn High School	Public	7-12	6760 Hwy 63	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Woodlawn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 357-8171	269	24	11.4	49.4%	243 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$9,444			$698			$8,745	53.8	62	118	20
050402000146	139	Westside High School	Public	8-12	1630 Hwy 91 W	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Westside Cons. School Dist(Craigh	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-7501	694	56	12.3	49.3%	639 (92.1%)	20 (2.9%)	23 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$9,120			$958			$8,162	52.8	58	147	8
051257001014	140	South Side High School	Public	7-12	334 Southside Rd	Bee Branch	72013	Van Buren County	South Side School District(Vanburen)	No	No	No	No	(501) 654-2242	247	35	7.1	47.0%	228 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$12,905			$1,344			$11,561	52.5	74.7	65	75

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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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