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
141	Lavaca Middle School	Public	5-8	603 S Division St	Lavaca	72941	Sebastian County	Lavaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 377-1234	234	19	12.5	53.8%	195 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	$11,048			$701			$10,346	54.1	51.8	144	3		050873000663
142	Rose Bud High School	Public	7-12	124 School Road	Rose Bud	72137	White County	Rose Bud School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 556-5404	308	69	4.4	55.5%	286 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,725			$817			$13,908	54	64.5	89	53		051200000962
143	Nemo Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	5690 Hwy 9	Center Ridge	72027	Conway County	Nemo Vista School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 893-6494	109	11	10.1	57.8%	102 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$12,544			$416			$12,128	53.8	65.1	85	58		051041001493
144	Lisa Academy West Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	23 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 246-5853	430	25	17.1	64.9%	63 (14.7%)	139 (32.3%)	144 (33.5%)	74 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,875			$680			$10,195	53.7	57.8	117	27		050007401030
145	Pangburn High School	Public	7-12	1100 Short St	Pangburn	72121	White County	Pangburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 728-3513	326	56	5.8	56.4%	303 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,093			$905			$12,187	53.5	45.1	182	37		051107000835
146	Russellville Middle School	Public	6-7	1203 West 4th Place	Russellville	72801	Pope County	Russellville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 968-2557	795	59	13.3	66.3%	464 (58.4%)	51 (6.4%)	220 (27.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.3%)	$12,170			$697			$11,473	53.5	59.7	106	40		051206000972
147	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%)	$9,280			$307			$8,973	53	46.3	175	28		050303001692
148	Ramsey Middle School	Public	6-8	3201 Jenny Lind Rd	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-5115	801	57	13.9	68.0%	396 (49.4%)	81 (10.1%)	151 (18.9%)	40 (5.0%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (15.2%)	$17,549			$1,158			$16,391	52.9	59.6	107	41		050633000371
149	Bald Knob Middle School	Public	6-8	601 North Hickory	Bald Knob	72010	White County	Bald Knob School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 724-5652	216	18	12	57.9%	184 (85.2%)	5 (2.3%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$12,473			$1,892			$10,581	52.9	39.5	210	61		050270000128
150	Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	1209 W 16th	Dewitt	72042	Arkansas County	Dewitt School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 946-3708	271	21	12.7	61.3%	203 (74.9%)	33 (12.2%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$10,983			$807			$10,176	52.5	57.5	118	32		050000100217

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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