Best Middle Schools in Arkansas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 324)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Pinkston Middle School	Public	6-7	1301 South College	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1236	546	39	14.1	39.6%	495 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,311			$1,265			$10,047	73	79.2	42	19		050004300742
62	Maumelle Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	4-7	900 Edgewood Drive	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 851-3333	664	32	20.4	26.4%	444 (66.9%)	129 (19.4%)	13 (2.0%)	34 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)								72.2	87.6	26	36		050005905141
63	Pinnacle View Middle School	Public	6-8	5701 Ranch Drive	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-8500	807	57	14.1	51.9%	268 (33.2%)	373 (46.2%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$17,867			$1,816			$16,051	72	76.6	52	11		050900001628
64	Ray Phyllis Simon Middle School	Public	5-7	1600 E Siebenmorgen Dr	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 513-6120	459	36	12.8	58.4%	216 (47.1%)	146 (31.8%)	45 (9.8%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$12,840			$932			$11,908	71.9	77.1	51	13		050459001198
65	Morrilton Junior High School	Public	7-8	1400 Poor Farm Road	Morrilton	72110	Conway County	South Conway County School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 354-9437	362	32	11.4	64.6%	225 (62.2%)	71 (19.6%)	29 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	$13,241			$1,061			$12,180	71.7	76.5	53	12		051252000041
66	Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	135 College Street	Dover	72837	Pope County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 331-4814	375	27	13.7	64.3%	345 (92.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$12,228			$541			$11,687	71.6	69.4	76	10		050543000439
67	Taylor High School	Public	7-12	506 East Pine	Taylor	71861	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 626-3303	264	33	8.1	32.6%	249 (94.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,484			$148			$10,336	71.2	89.8	22	45		050006801063
68	Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Corporate Hill Dr.	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 451-4200	236	15	15.5	47.5%	59 (25.0%)	100 (42.4%)	31 (13.1%)	15 (6.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.0%)	$9,209			$748			$8,461	70.6	48.7	163	95		050007401739
69	Atkins Middle School	Public	5-8	611 Northwest Fourth Street	Atkins	72823	Pope County	Atkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 641-1008	264	26	10	69.3%	242 (91.7%)	5 (1.9%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,976			$805			$14,170	70.5	71.9	68	1		050261000438
70	Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	443 Yellowjacket Lane	Clinton	72031	Van Buren County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 745-6068	317	24	13.3	100.0%	272 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$12,479			$1,154			$11,325	70.3	73.2	66	4		050441000765

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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 July 10, 2025, 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.
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