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)
051026001698	211	Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	129 Hwy 71 SW	Mountainburg	72946	Crawford County	Mountainburg School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 369-4506	142	11	13.1	100.0%	135 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								39.5	44	201	10
050786000502	212	Horatio High School	Public	7-12	205 Isbell St	Horatio	71842	Sevier County	Horatio School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 832-2341	328	51	6.4	80.2%	217 (66.2%)	6 (1.8%)	91 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,299			$786			$10,514	39.5	50.9	177	35
050007401672	213	Lisa Academy Springdale	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Holcomb Street	Springdale	72764	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 557-5303	392	26	15.3	69.4%	134 (34.2%)	15 (3.8%)	189 (48.2%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)	19 (4.8%)	18 (4.6%)								39.1	48	187	26
051437001170	214	Wonderview High School	Public	7-12	2436 Hwy 95	Hattieville	72063	Conway County	Wonderview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 354-8668	222	32	6.9	53.2%	209 (94.1%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,639			$632			$11,006	39	31.7	248	34
050486000210	215	Cutter-Morning Star High School	Public	7-12	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter-Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-1220	316	40	7.9	69.0%	227 (71.8%)	12 (3.8%)	40 (12.7%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$9,365			$959			$8,405	39	25.6	266	51
050044001740	216	Westwind School For Performing Arts School	Public, Charter	6-8	7318 Windsong Drive	North Little Rock	72113	Pulaski County	Westwind School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 621-5300	89	8	11.1	62.9%	21 (23.6%)	55 (61.8%)	7 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)								38.9	34.5	230	14
050345000339	217	Booneville Junior High School	Public	7-9	835 E Eighth St	Booneville	72927	Logan County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 675-5247	298	26	11.4	100.0%	252 (84.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$10,344			$1,456			$8,887	38.9	51.9	174	43
050771000485	218	Hermitage High School	Public	7-12	312 N School Dr	Hermitage	71647	Bradley County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 463-2235	202	20	10	100.0%	119 (58.9%)	28 (13.9%)	54 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,402			$1,556			$10,846	38.7	41.9	209	9
050717000435	219	Hackett High School	Public	7-12	102 N Oak St	Hackett	72937	Sebastian County	Hackett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 638-7003	327	54	6.1	100.0%	285 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$10,156			$1,070			$9,086	38.2	60	135	84
050687000546	220	Green Forest Intermed School	Public	4-8	401 Tulip Court	Green Forest	72638	Carroll County	Green Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 438-5129	514	39	13.1	77.2%	201 (39.1%)	2 (0.4%)	231 (44.9%)	48 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,759			$1,299			$7,459	37.2	40.7	211	9

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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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