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
291	Westside High School	Public	6-12	400 N. Hwy. 164	Hartman	72840	Johnson County	WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson)	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 497-1171	306	28	10.8	99.0%	258 (84.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$12,405			$1,155			$11,251	14.6	25.8	275	16		051402001267
292	Crossett Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Coach Ed Johnson Drive	Crossett	71635	Ashley County	Crossett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 364-4712	445	29	15.4	64.0%	281 (63.1%)	136 (30.6%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,515			$1,698			$9,817	14.3	21.4	286	6		050480001356
293	George Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	3200 South Powell	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8750	723	53	13.6	93.5%	57 (7.9%)	9 (1.2%)	489 (67.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (21.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$14,187			$1,248			$12,938	14.3	15.5	302	9		051266001077
294	North Little Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2400 Lakeview Road	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8200	1,036	73	14.1	100.0%	176 (17.0%)	643 (62.1%)	157 (15.2%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	$12,826			$2,380			$10,446	14.3	21.3	287	7		051068000788
295	Hazen High School	Public	7-12	100 East Cleveland	Hazen	72064	Prairie County	Hazen School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 255-4546	229	22	10.2	72.1%	187 (81.7%)	32 (14.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,750			$481			$14,269	13.4	21.4	284	11		050753000465
296	West Junior High School	Public	7-9	331 W Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 735-3161	461	42	10.9	100.0%	119 (25.8%)	323 (70.1%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,508			$2,170			$11,338	12.6	12.1	309	13		050804000529
297	Marion Seventh Grade Academy	Public	7	10 Patriot Drive	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 739-5173	287	23	12.7	75.3%	93 (32.4%)	163 (56.8%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)								12.5	28.2	265	32		050939005150
298	Central High School	Public	7-12	103 School Road	West Helena	72390	Phillips County	Helena West Helena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 572-6744	439	56	7.8	94.5%	5 (1.1%)	421 (95.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$18,315			$5,470			$12,845	12.5	6.8	324	26		050768000476
299	Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	Little Rock Ar 72204	Pine Bluff	71603	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 621-1500	62	8	7.8	77.4%	1 (1.6%)	49 (79.0%)	12 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								11.8	5.9	325	26		050042301683
300	Dumas Middle School	Public	6-8	315 S College Street	Dumas	71639	Desha County	Dumas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 382-4476	184	18	10.1	100.0%	16 (8.7%)	146 (79.3%)	21 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,135			$2,280			$15,855	11.5	13.3	306	6		050550000261

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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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