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
181	Bradley High School	Public	7-12	521 School Street	Bradley	71826	Lafayette County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 626-3307	147	22	6.7	69.4%	111 (75.5%)	30 (20.4%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,948			$662			$13,286	46.8	27.4	269	88		050006800109
182	Norfork High School	Public	7-12	136 Mildred Simpson Drive	Norfork	72658	Baxter County	Norfork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 499-5228	196	34	5.8	56.1%	192 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,177			$1,157			$14,020	46.7	33.4	230	48		051056000774
183	Charleston High School	Public	7-12	125 West Main	Charleston	72933	Franklin County	Charleston School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 965-7150	410	64	6.3	39.3%	378 (92.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,216			$713			$10,503	46.7	66.6	82	101		050420000158
184	Lincoln Middle School	Public	4-8	201 East School Street	Lincoln	72744	Washington County	Lincoln School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 824-7400	401	25	16.1	74.8%	289 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.5%)	19 (4.7%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$12,738			$1,019			$11,719	46.2	51.6	146	38		050894001363
185	Lisa Academy Springdale	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Holcomb St	Springdale	72764	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 717-6464	450	27	16.7	73.8%	140 (31.1%)	15 (3.3%)	250 (55.6%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,521			$954			$10,567	46.2	39.1	213	28		050007401672
186	Bay High School	Public	7-12	700 School Street	Bay	72411	Craighead County	Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 781-3297	233	25	9.2	48.9%	210 (90.1%)	14 (6.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,020			$850			$14,169	46.1	24.6	277	91		050282000051
187	Dardanelle Middle School	Public	6-8	2306 North State Hwy 7	Dardanelle	72834	Yell County	Dardanelle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 229-4550	500	34	14.5	75.0%	276 (55.2%)	11 (2.2%)	189 (37.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,328			$593			$10,735	46	40.3	205	18		050493000215
188	Hope Academy Of Public Service	Public	5-8	601 West Sixth Street	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 777-3454	217	18	12.2	100.0%	49 (22.6%)	62 (28.6%)	90 (41.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$12,149			$2,516			$9,633	45.7	56.8	120	68		050784000805
189	East Poinsett County High School	Public	7-12	200 S School St	Lepanto	72354	Poinsett County	East Poinsett County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 475-2331	266	25	10.7	67.3%	202 (75.9%)	34 (12.8%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$12,912			$932			$11,981	44.7	69.4	77	112		050004801348
190	West Fork Middle School	Public	5-8	333 School Ave	West Fork	72774	Washington County	West Fork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 839-2231	223	21	10.8	45.7%	193 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$13,852			$1,156			$12,696	44.1	41.9	199	9		051401001145

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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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