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
21	Valley Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3061	253	19	13	47.0%	244 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,916			$478			$12,438	87.4	94.9	12	9		051335000678
22	Bethel Middle School	Public	6-7	5415 Northlake Rd	Alexander	72002	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 316-0937	762	43	17.7	47.6%	444 (58.3%)	107 (14.0%)	164 (21.5%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,605			$661			$9,944	87.2	80.8	39	17		050369001197
23	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas West Little Rock	Public, Charter	7-12	1815 Rahling Rd	Rogers	72758	Pulaski County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 821-0382	56	17	3.3	35.7%	26 (46.4%)	24 (42.9%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								87	55.9	126	103		050040901685
24	Vilonia Middle School	Public	7-8	49 Eagle Street	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 796-2940	451	37	12	43.0%	405 (89.8%)	11 (2.4%)	30 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,035			$650			$9,385	86.5	90.8	18	6		051353000137
25	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%)	$10,594			$416			$10,179	85.7	88.2	25			051197000953
26	Forest Heights Stem Academy	Public	K-8	5901 Evergreen	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-2700	777	48	16.3	55.2%	211 (27.2%)	453 (58.3%)	68 (8.8%)	31 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$14,743			$1,744			$12,999	85.7	83.4	35	9		050900001601
27	Benton Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	Junior High School	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-7698	971	57	16.9	36.6%	712 (73.3%)	101 (10.4%)	96 (9.9%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	$9,044			$379			$8,665	85.6	73.4	64	37		050296000065
28	Arkansas Arts Academy High School	Public, Charter	7-12	506 W Poplar	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Arkansas Arts Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-2787	422	60	7	37.4%	296 (70.1%)	4 (0.9%)	83 (19.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	$14,889			$939			$13,950	85.5	96.5	10	18		050005501508
29	Ruth Doyle Middle School	Public	5-7	800 Padgett Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 450-6675	547	40	13.7	45.7%	311 (56.9%)	129 (23.6%)	52 (9.5%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.5%)	$11,652			$696			$10,955	85.3	89.8	23	6		050459000937
30	Beebe Junior High School	Public	7-8	1201 W Center St	Beebe	72012	White County	Beebe School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 882-5463	491	38	12.9	52.7%	423 (86.2%)	17 (3.5%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$10,711			$547			$10,165	84.8	86.2	28	2		050288000055

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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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