Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best Middle Schools in Benton County, AR

At a glance

Schools

13,251

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedLincoln Junior High School2^nd of 335 Arkansas middle schools

▲

Biggest riser

Gentry Middle School up 42 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Decatur Middle School 11.6 students per teacher

✦

Newly ranked this year

School For Advanced Studies-NW Ark

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

2★

7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

See the top-ranked Arkansas schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)							ATLAS Reading (2026)							ATLAS Mathematics (2026)							ATLAS Algebra (2026)							ATLAS Geometry (2026)							ATLAS Science (2026)							ATLAS Biology (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 9th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 10th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 5th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 6th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 10th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 5th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 6th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 7th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science 9th Grade	ATLAS Science 10th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 5th Grade	ATLAS Biology 6th Grade	ATLAS Biology 7th Grade	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lisa Academy Rogers-Bentonville Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	590 S. Horsebarn Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Lisa Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 717-6464	95	8	11.1	46.3%	40 (42.1%)	6 (6.3%)	21 (22.1%)	18 (18.9%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	88.1	21^st of 335 public middle schools	93.7%		93.2	13^th of 324 public middle schools	96.0%	8		55.8	67.9	52.9			58.8		57.7	71.4	47.1			59.8		61.5	21.4				50.7			92.9				90.5									73.1	78.6	70.6			74.2
Pea Ridge Middle School	Public	5-6	1391 Weston	Pea Ridge	72751	Benton County	Pea Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 451-0620	444	20	21.9	32.0%	372 (83.8%)	12 (2.7%)	48 (10.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)	41.3	45.1					43.2	42.3	51.2					46.7	57.3	73.7					65.5															52.1	54.5					53.3								$10,309	$707	$9,602
Pea Ridge Junior High School	Public	7-9	781 West Pickens	Pea Ridge	72751	Benton County	Pea Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 451-1916	643	44	14.6	30.5%	543 (84.4%)	13 (2.0%)	63 (9.8%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	55.2	145^th of 335 public middle schools	56.7%		53	147^th of 324 public middle schools	54.6%	2			35.5	33.0	44.2		37.8			37.7	35.4	47.6		40.5			52.5	24.1			42.9				68.2	17.3		37.0					70.7		72.4			51.6	43.2			47.5					75.3		75.3	$9,280	$307	$8,973
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	1501 NE Wildcat Way	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5345	709	45	15.7	21.2%	551 (77.7%)	6 (0.8%)	83 (11.7%)	14 (2.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	38 (5.4%)	96.7	7^th of 335 public middle schools	97.9%		95.3	9^th of 324 public middle schools	97.2%	2			71.1	62.9			67.0			72.3	62.1			67.1			82.3	66.1			76.7			100.0	93.4			94.1				100.0			100.0			72.8	66.2			69.4								$14,673	$259	$14,414
Ardis Ann Middle School	Public	5-6	3400 Highway 72 West	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5510	576	35	16.4	17.4%	426 (74.0%)	22 (3.8%)	62 (10.8%)	33 (5.7%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)	58.2	65.0					61.7	56.8	64.3					60.7	68.2	72.4					70.4															62.9	64.5					63.7								$11,110	$533	$10,577
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	1206 NW Leopard Lane	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5250	723	48	15.0	20.1%	491 (67.9%)	35 (4.8%)	89 (12.3%)	51 (7.1%)	11 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	39 (5.4%)	97.8	2^nd of 335 public middle schools	99.4%		95.8	8^th of 324 public middle schools	97.5%	6			71.6	69.9			70.8			69.3	69.1			69.2			74.2	70.6			72.8				97.7			98.1				100.0			100.0			72.9	71.2			72.1								$15,040	$710	$14,330
Ruth Barker Middle School	Public	5-6	500 SE 18th Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3300	530	28	19.1	29.8%	336 (63.4%)	22 (4.2%)	85 (16.0%)	36 (6.8%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.0%)								(n/a)	60.9	70.5					65.8	62.5	69.0					65.8	70.8	74.2					72.5															70.0	69.4					69.7								$12,008	$346	$11,662
Old High Middle School	Public	5-6	406 NW 2nd Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5440	618	32	19.3	17.2%	502 (81.2%)	8 (1.3%)	52 (8.4%)	12 (1.9%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)	63.5	68.3					66.0	62.2	67.4					64.9	70.1	71.9					71.0															72.7	74.7					73.7								$12,139	$631	$11,509
Bright Field Middle School	Public	5-6	5101 SW Bright Road	Bentonville	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 418-7200	697	35	19.7	4.6%	464 (66.6%)	18 (2.6%)	48 (6.9%)	130 (18.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.2%)								(n/a)	77.2	81.8					79.6	75.1	78.1					76.6	86.5	86.0					86.3															81.4	82.6					82.0								$10,617	$365	$10,253
J. William Fulbright Junior High School	Public	7-8	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 802-7000	718	50	14.2	11.1%	455 (63.4%)	21 (2.9%)	83 (11.6%)	129 (18.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.2%)	96.7	6^th of 335 public middle schools	98.2%		97.5	4^th of 324 public middle schools	98.8%	2			71.4	73.1			72.3			70.6	72.6			71.6			74.9	68.5			72.6			100.0	89.9			92.9				86.5			86.5			72.5	77.0			74.7								$12,893	$322	$12,571
Creekside Middle School	Public	5-6	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 286-9600	635	36	17.4	27.7%	383 (60.3%)	29 (4.6%)	89 (14.0%)	87 (13.7%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (4.9%)								(n/a)	54.0	52.3					53.1	51.6	51.0					51.3	70.9	62.7					66.7															63.3	61.3					62.3								$10,802	$405	$10,397
Grimsley Junior High School	Public	7-8	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 360-7500	846	54	15.6	24.5%	533 (63.0%)	35 (4.1%)	148 (17.5%)	65 (7.7%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	52 (6.1%)	92	15^th of 335 public middle schools	95.5%		88	18^th of 324 public middle schools	94.4%	3			63.1	56.2			59.7			60.8	53.3			57.1			68.8	53.6			63.1			97.1	80.4			83.3				92.0			92.0			71.4	62.1			66.8								$10,369	$403	$9,967
Decatur Middle School	Public	5-8	1498 Stadium Ave.	Decatur	72722	Benton County	Decatur School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 321-5780	162	14	11.6	100.0%	68 (42.0%)	3 (1.9%)	70 (43.2%)	5 (3.1%)	7 (4.3%)	8 (4.9%)	1 (0.6%)	22.4	276^th of 335 public middle schools	17.6%		17.1	283^rd of 324 public middle schools	12.7%	7	26.3	25.0	23.5	26.7			25.3	26.3	29.5	20.6	33.3			27.4	34.2	22.2	23.5	20.7			25.3															28.9	28.9	20.6	38.7			29.1								$12,388	$910	$11,478
Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	1265 Pioneer Ln.	Gentry	72734	Benton County	Gentry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 736-2251	425	32	13.4	55.1%	243 (57.2%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.8%)	34 (8.0%)	16 (3.8%)	10 (2.4%)	53 (12.5%)	52.4	157^th of 335 public middle schools	53.1%		42.6	199^th of 324 public middle schools	38.6%	42		42.2	35.0	30.9			36.1		42.2	36.5	30.9			36.5		37.4	33.3	41.7			37.5				80.8			81.5									41.0	47.1	55.8			48.1								$11,439	$529	$10,910
Gravette Middle School	Public	6-8	607 Dallas St SE	Gravette	72736	Benton County	Gravette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 787-4100	508	39	12.8	40.9%	421 (82.9%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (7.9%)	15 (3.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	71.3	81^st of 335 public middle schools	75.8%		78.3	45^th of 324 public middle schools	86.1%	36		44.7	32.1	50.6			43.2		47.4	35.1	53.0			45.8		59.6	52.2	50.0			54.3				90.5			90.5									45.3	44.8	56.0			49.1								$11,507	$552	$10,955
Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W Price Ln	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3625	890	62	14.3	57.5%	309 (34.7%)	15 (1.7%)	492 (55.3%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	26 (2.9%)	72.9	74^th of 335 public middle schools	77.9%		75.2	53^rd of 324 public middle schools	83.6%	21		46.7	53.7	42.5			47.7		45.1	50.2	38.8			44.7		46.2	58.8	49.4			51.7				98.0			98.0									44.6	56.3	48.2			49.7								$10,202	$263	$9,939
Lingle Middle School	Public	6-8	901 N 13th St	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3590	643	48	13.5	57.2%	298 (46.3%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (47.1%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	21 (3.3%)	76.2	50^th of 335 public middle schools	85.1%		79.2	43^rd of 324 public middle schools	86.7%	7		53.2	52.0	42.1			48.9		53.2	52.5	45.5			50.2		49.8	57.3	36.7			48.3				92.2			92.2									53.2	56.0	45.9			51.5								$12,015	$222	$11,792
Elmwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 S 13th St	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3600	1,066	64	16.6	39.5%	549 (51.5%)	19 (1.8%)	405 (38.0%)	23 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.7%)	48 (4.5%)	89.1	19^th of 335 public middle schools	94.3%		85.7	25^th of 324 public middle schools	92.3%	6		54.0	52.8	62.3			56.4		54.0	47.8	55.4			52.4		64.0	66.9	73.6			67.6				100.0			100.0									59.0	59.1	62.3			60.2								$10,594	$416	$10,179
Oakdale Middle School	Public	6-8	511 N Dixieland Rd	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3615	809	56	14.3	66.4%	242 (29.9%)	6 (0.7%)	481 (59.5%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	25 (3.1%)	39 (4.8%)	42.6	207^th of 335 public middle schools	38.2%		47.8	175^th of 324 public middle schools	46.0%	32		25.1	30.1	34.8			30.2		26.4	32.5	33.3			30.9		37.4	38.4	42.1			39.3				100.0			100.0									31.1	45.1	43.8			40.3								$10,862	$183	$10,679
Siloam Springs Middle School	Public	7-8	600 S. Dogwood St.	Siloam Springs	72761	Benton County	Siloam Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 524-6184	743	49	15.2	58.8%	334 (45.0%)	13 (1.7%)	274 (36.9%)	24 (3.2%)	32 (4.3%)	16 (2.2%)	50 (6.7%)	50.6	172^nd of 335 public middle schools	48.7%		54.8	135^th of 324 public middle schools	58.3%	37			29.3	37.4			33.7			32.2	36.8			34.7			37.7	34.5			36.3				87.0			87.3										43.3	46.0			44.8								$12,290	$1,000	$11,290
Siloam Springs Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1500 North Mount Olive	Siloam Springs	72761	Benton County	Siloam Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 524-8152	684	39	17.7	64.8%	313 (45.8%)	6 (0.9%)	245 (35.8%)	19 (2.8%)	28 (4.1%)	12 (1.8%)	61 (8.9%)								(n/a)	39.7	32.0					35.6	39.0	36.3					37.6	47.6	39.3					43.2															41.3	37.2					39.2								$10,570	$1,151	$9,419
School For Advanced Studies-NW Ark	Public, Charter	5-11	121 W Poplar St	Rogers	72756	Benton County	School For Advanced Studies-Northwest Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 335-5800	87	17	5.1	26.4%	65 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.9%)	4 (4.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	91.2	16^th of 335 public middle schools	95.2%					(n/a)		70.4	72.7	65.0	68.2	90.9	72.7		74.1	63.6	65.0	72.7	86.4	71.9		59.3	61.1				60.7				53.3			58.3					81.3	50.0	67.9		70.4	68.2	65.0			68.8					92.3		81.0

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Arkansas:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.