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)
050612000324	101	Ramay Junior High School	Public	7-8	401 S Sang Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3064	721	55	13.1	51.3%	376 (52.1%)	109 (15.1%)	135 (18.7%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	64 (8.9%)	$12,095			$2,358			$9,738	61	50.7	179	78
050861000574	102	Lake Hamilton Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	281 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-2731	708	54	13	64.4%	546 (77.1%)	32 (4.5%)	91 (12.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$8,852			$1,036			$7,816	60.9	74	67	35
050001500998	103	Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	500 N Rock	Sheridan	72150	Grant County	Sheridan School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 942-3813	620	34	18	38.7%	543 (87.6%)	28 (4.5%)	28 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$7,960			$753			$7,208	60.7	61.8	121	18
050296000068	104	Benton Middle School	Public	5-7	204 N Cox St	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 776-5740	1,380	80	17.2	40.4%	1,022 (74.1%)	153 (11.1%)	131 (9.5%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.6%)	$6,432			$720			$5,712	60.5	70.7	84	20
050972000711	105	Melbourne High School	Public	7-12	2270 Lacrosse Rd	Melbourne	72556	Izard County	Melbourne School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 368-4500	370	65	5.6	51.1%	357 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,211			$688			$10,523	60.2	81.3	40	65
051206000972	106	Russellville Middle School	Public	6-7	1203 W 4th Place	Russellville	72801	Pope County	Russellville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 968-2557	789	60	13.2	64.5%	454 (57.5%)	54 (6.8%)	230 (29.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	40 (5.1%)	$9,852			$1,485			$8,367	59.7	63	112	6
050633000371	107	Ramsey Middle School	Public	6-8	3201 Jenny Lind Rd	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-5115	808	54	14.9	66.7%	404 (50.0%)	87 (10.8%)	152 (18.8%)	34 (4.2%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (14.7%)	$10,610			$1,885			$8,724	59.6	65.1	108	1
050005100833	108	Palestine-Wheatley Senior High	Public	7-12	7900 Hwy 70 W	Palestine	72372	St. Francis County	Palestine-Wheatley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 581-2425	356	82	4.3	99.2%	310 (87.1%)	35 (9.8%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,472			$454			$8,018	59.3	60.7	130	22
050375001019	109	Cabot Panther Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	21 Funtastic Dr	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 843-3363	350	27	13	47.4%	290 (82.9%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$11,288			$1,451			$9,837	59.1	42	208	99
050792001464	110	Jessieville Middle School	Public	6-8	7900 N Hwy 7	Jessieville	71949	Garland County	Jessieville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 984-5610	175	14	12.1	98.3%	152 (86.9%)	3 (1.7%)	9 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	$10,354			$1,799			$8,554	59	53.2	165	55

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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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