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)
050330000090	311	Blevins High School	Public	7-12	5954 Hwy 29 N	Blevins	71825	Hempstead County	Blevins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 874-2281	196	32	6.2	87.8%	132 (67.3%)	34 (17.3%)	20 (10.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$10,457			$1,325			$9,132	11.3	24.9	269	42
051095001555	312	Osceola Middle School	Public	5-8	112 N School St	Osceola	72370	Mississippi County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 563-2150	237	24	9.8	98.7%	10 (4.2%)	212 (89.5%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$11,628			$2,214			$9,414	11.1	6.5	315	3
051393001212	313	Watson Chapel Junior High School	Public	6-8	3900 Camden Rd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-4420	392	27	14.3	100.0%	31 (7.9%)	347 (88.5%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,389			$1,101			$8,288	10.3	8.1	310	3
050006201595	314	KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Byrum Rd	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 780-6333	133	33	4	100.0%	13 (9.8%)	108 (81.2%)	9 (6.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,539			$2,089			$13,450	10.2	13	303	11
050784000500	315	Yerger Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 E 9th St	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 722-2770	191	17	11.2	100.0%	31 (16.2%)	107 (56.0%)	47 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$12,490			$1,724			$10,767	8.5	4.7	320	5
050332000099	316	Blytheville Middle School	Public	7-8	700 W Chickasawba Ave	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	Blytheville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 762-2983	191	16	11.6	100.0%	10 (5.2%)	167 (87.4%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$11,376			$2,053			$9,323	8.5	5.4	317	1
050936000675	317	Lee High School	Public	7-12	523 N Forrest Ave	Marianna	72360	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 295-7130	279	55	5	99.6%	20 (7.2%)	242 (86.7%)	15 (5.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,471			$2,496			$11,975	8.5	9.4	308	9
050606001435	318	Camden Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	647 Dooley Womack Dr	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Camden Fairview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 836-9361	470	39	12	99.4%	120 (25.5%)	312 (66.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	$9,285			$1,523			$7,762	8.5	8.2	309	9
050900001724	319	J.A. Fair K8 Preparatory School	Public	K-8	13240 David O. Dodd	Little Rock	72210	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-1700	801	61	13.1	85.8%	72 (9.0%)	549 (68.5%)	157 (19.6%)	11 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								8.3	6.3	316	3
050042101656	320	Ivy Hill Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2410 S Battery St	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Scholarmade Achievement Place Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 404-0012	346	23	14.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,255			$887			$9,368	8			(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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