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)
051251001607	181	Norphlet Middle School	Public	5-8	700 School St	Norphlet	71759	Union County	Smackover-Norphlet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 546-1002	337	27	12.4	52.2%	249 (73.9%)	58 (17.2%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$10,022			$896			$9,126	45.3	35	229	48
051107000835	182	Pangburn High School	Public	7-12	1100 Short St	Pangburn	72121	White County	Pangburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 728-3513	348	62	5.5	57.8%	330 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,684			$763			$8,921	45.1	54.3	160	22
050007605163	183	Ozark Mountain High School	Public	7-12	300 School St.	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-5215	236	66	3.6	98.7%	222 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								45.1			(n/a)
050693000660	184	Greenland Middle School	Public	5-8	55 N Sandy Ave	Greenland	72737	Washington County	Greenland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 521-2366	215	17	12.5	76.7%	169 (78.6%)	8 (3.7%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	$8,699			$1,417			$7,282	45.1	56.1	153	31
050654001231	185	Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	1265 Pioneer Ln	Gentry	72734	Benton County	Gentry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 736-2251	398	30	13.3	59.0%	225 (56.5%)	5 (1.3%)	63 (15.8%)	30 (7.5%)	12 (3.0%)	7 (1.8%)	56 (14.1%)	$8,963			$1,482			$7,480	45	52.4	170	15
050459000333	186	Bob Courtway Middle School	Public	5-7	1200 Bob Courtway Dr	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 450-4832	497	34	14.4	76.9%	170 (34.2%)	157 (31.6%)	127 (25.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	$9,869			$1,076			$8,793	45	58.3	145	41
051134000850	187	Perryville High School	Public	7-12	325 Houston Ave	Perryville	72126	Perry County	Perryville School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 889-2326	436	57	7.6	58.7%	407 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,943			$925			$9,018	44.8	50.8	178	9
051032000755	188	Murfreesboro High School	Public	7-12	605 Third Ave	Murfreesboro	71958	Pike County	South Pike County School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 285-2184	323	45	7.1	99.1%	261 (80.8%)	19 (5.9%)	24 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$10,792			$858			$9,933	44.6	66.3	97	91
050663000982	189	Glen Rose Middle School	Public	5-8	14334 Hwy 67	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Glen Rose School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-3694	327	22	15	55.7%	300 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$7,040			$353			$6,687	44.6	47.2	189
051197000957	190	Oakdale Middle School	Public	6-8	511 N Dixieland Rd	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3615	814	64	12.6	68.9%	263 (32.3%)	12 (1.5%)	458 (56.3%)	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.8%)	42 (5.2%)	$9,270			$1,112			$8,158	44.6	52.6	169	21

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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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