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
201	Gurdon High School	Public	7-12	1 Go-Devil Road	Gurdon	71743	Clark County	Gurdon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 353-5123	252	26	9.7	76.6%	133 (52.8%)	60 (23.8%)	54 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,666			$2,070			$14,596	42.2	19.7	289	88		050711000430
202	Norphlet Middle School	Public	5-8	600 School St	Norphlet	71759	Union County	Smackover Norphlet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 546-1002	338	24	13.9	58.9%	251 (74.3%)	54 (16.0%)	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$12,079			$1,076			$11,003	42.2	45.3	181	21		051251001607
203	Westwind School For Performing Arts School	Public, Charter	6-8	7318 Windsong Dr	North Little Rock	72113	Pulaski County	Westwind School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 621-5300	86	11	7.7	64.0%	23 (26.7%)	52 (60.5%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	$16,112			$3,406			$12,706	42	38.9	216	13		050044001740
204	Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	129 Hwy 71 SW	Mountainburg	72946	Crawford County	Mountainburg School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 369-4506	132	11	11.7	100.0%	126 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,682			$870			$10,812	41.7	39.5	211	7		051026001698
205	Manila High School	Public	7-12	419 E Olympia Street	Manila	72442	Mississippi County	Manila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 561-4417	476	43	11.1	52.3%	454 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,993			$721			$11,272	41.1	29.4	256	51		050004600668
206	Cabot Panther Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	21 Funtastic Dr	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 743-3520	318	30	10.7	56.3%	260 (81.8%)	5 (1.6%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	$11,107			$629			$10,478	40.9	59.1	109	97		050375001019
207	Marmaduke High School	Public	7-12	1010 Greyhound Dr	Marmaduke	72443	Greene County	Marmaduke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 597-2723	278	63	4.4	57.9%	265 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,120			$745			$13,374	40.8	50.6	150	57		050001600691
208	Viola High School	Public	7-12	314 Longhorn Drive	Viola	72583	Fulton County	Viola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 458-2213	185	47	3.9	71.9%	178 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$15,568			$1,498			$14,070	40.8	48.4	165	43		051356001112
209	Mayflower Middle School	Public	5-8	18 Eagle Circle	Mayflower	72106	Faulkner County	Mayflower School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 470-2111	304	20	14.8	63.8%	232 (76.3%)	28 (9.2%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	$9,965			$711			$9,254	40.4	50.4	154	55		050954000437
210	Malvern Middle School	Public	7-8	339 E Donnelly	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Malvern School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-7530	264	28	9.3	76.9%	108 (40.9%)	72 (27.3%)	38 (14.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.8%)	$15,859			$2,552			$13,308	40.2	29.5	254	44		050924001373

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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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Educational resources:

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