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Best Middle Schools in Garland County, AR

At a glance

Schools

3,134

Students

Districts

Top rankedLakeside Junior High School40^th of 335 Arkansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Lake Hamilton Middle School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fountain Lake Middle School 10.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Fountain Lake Middle School

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th 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 All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 5th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 6th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th 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 All Grades	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science 9th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fountain Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	4207 Park Avenue	Hot Springs	71909	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 701-1700	389	35	10.9	54.8%	339 (87.1%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	35.9	231^st of 335 public middle schools	31.0%					(n/a)	33.3	29.7	22.1	30.4		29.0	32.4	33.0	27.4	32.4		31.3	36.3	25.3	52.6	33.8		37.3				60.7		60.7							32.4	27.5	42.6	34.3		34.2
Hot Springs Junior Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	7-9	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 624-5228	803	56	14.4	—	241 (30.0%)	278 (34.6%)	193 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.6%)	32.9	240^th of 335 public middle schools	28.4%		27.5	246^th of 324 public middle schools	24.1%	6			29.5	27.5	29.9	29.0			32.1	33.2	34.7	33.3			30.1	27.3		28.9				69.2	15.8	24.7									32.8	31.4		32.1					72.2	72.2	$13,080	$2,561	$10,518
Jessieville Middle School	Public	6-8	7900 N Highway 7	Jessieville	71949	Garland County	Jessieville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 984-5610	182	13	13.9	—	159 (87.4%)	4 (2.2%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	68.8	90^th of 335 public middle schools	73.1%		58.7	123^rd of 324 public middle schools	62.0%	33		44.2	42.9	43.4		43.5		48.1	42.9	49.1		46.6		36.5	51.8	21.6		38.6				87.5		87.5								51.9	57.1	56.6		55.3							$14,158	$2,363	$11,795
Lake Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-7	120 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-3355	633	38	16.4	66.5%	461 (72.8%)	34 (5.4%)	84 (13.3%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	76.8	48^th of 335 public middle schools	85.7%		61.3	109^th of 324 public middle schools	66.4%	61		49.3	47.9			48.5		50.7	48.2			49.4		49.3	47.7			48.5														55.8	59.8			57.9							$11,402	$1,478	$9,924
Lakeside Middle School	Public	5-6	2923 Malvern Avenue	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-6244	546	33	16.3	44.7%	390 (71.4%)	42 (7.7%)	58 (10.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	38 (7.0%)								(n/a)	48.5	55.3				51.8	50.0	54.2				52.0	63.7	79.4				71.5													55.3	49.8				52.6							$10,867	$675	$10,192
Lakeside Junior High School	Public	7-8	2839 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	No	(501) 770-1120	581	37	15.6	47.3%	409 (70.4%)	39 (6.7%)	68 (11.7%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	79.8	40^th of 335 public middle schools	88.1%		82.2	37^th of 324 public middle schools	88.6%	3			42.5	47.7		45.0			43.5	50.9		47.1			62.2	45.8		56.3				90.3		90.3									53.8	60.1		56.9							$9,518	$702	$8,816

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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.

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