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)
050555000266	321	Earle High School	Public	7-12	1401 Third St	Earle	72331	Crittenden County	Earle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 792-8716	186	31	6	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	174 (93.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$13,821			$1,916			$11,905	7.9	18.2	283	38
050002605151	322	Pine Bluff Junior High	Public	7-9	2602 Fluker St.	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 534-3878	698	59	11.7	100.0%	18 (2.6%)	652 (93.4%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)								7.6			(n/a)
050951000694	323	Marvell-Elaine High School	Public	7-12	1018b Hwy 49	Marvell	72366	Phillips County	Marvell-Elaine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 829-1351	100	11	9.1	100.0%	9 (9.0%)	83 (83.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,276			$3,194			$12,082	6.8	4.1	323
050768000476	324	Central High School	Public	7-12	103 School Rd	West Helena	72390	Phillips County	Helena / West Helena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 572-6744	436	54	8	100.0%	8 (1.8%)	418 (95.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,207			$2,440			$11,767	6.8	13.5	302	22
050042301683	325	Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3615 West 25th Street	Little Rock	72204	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 621-1500	57	6	9.8	89.5%	1 (1.8%)	34 (59.6%)	22 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.9			(n/a)
050435000164	326	Clarendon High School	Public	7-12	320 N Seventh St	Clarendon	72029	Monroe County	Clarendon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 747-3326	194	23	8.5	100.0%	59 (30.4%)	98 (50.5%)	15 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.8%)	$15,631			$1,936			$13,695	5.3	5.2	318	8
050900000608	327	Dunbar Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 Wright Ave	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-2600	346	31	11.2	86.4%	16 (4.6%)	284 (82.1%)	39 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$13,870			$2,224			$11,646	5.2	3.2	326	1
050804000532	328	Wonder Junior High School	Public	7-9	1401 Madison St	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-8522	552	49	11.1	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	533 (96.6%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$14,083			$4,218			$9,866	4.9	10.2	305	23
050900001387	329	Cloverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	6300 Hinkson Rd	Little Rock	72209	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-2500	655	49	13.4	88.4%	28 (4.3%)	368 (56.2%)	244 (37.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$15,678			$3,004			$12,674	4.8	2.6	327	2
050039001674	330	Cstp Civilian Student Training Program	Public	7-12	16301 Missouri Camp Robinson	North Little Rock	72199	Pulaski County	Division Of Youth Services School System	No	No	No	No	(501) 628-8668	21	2	9.4	85.7%	12 (57.1%)	6 (28.6%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)								4.7			(n/a)

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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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