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
261	Marion Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	801 Carter Dr	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 739-5140	588	46	12.7	76.5%	150 (25.5%)	363 (61.7%)	40 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$12,743			$721			$12,022	22.7	16.1	300	39		050939000683
262	Mount Ida High School	Public	7-12	338 Whittington	Mount Ida	71957	Montgomery County	Mount Ida School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 867-2771	202	41	4.9	63.9%	181 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$17,099			$1,540			$15,559	22.6	46.2	176	86		050999000733
263	Sylvan Hills Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	10001 Johnson Drive	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 833-1170	721	61	11.7	53.1%	243 (33.7%)	352 (48.8%)	61 (8.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.5%)	$13,310			$492			$12,817	22.5	21.5	283	20		051185001737
264	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 South Lakeshore Drive	Lake Village	71653	Chicot County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 265-2970	190	20	9.4	100.0%	14 (7.4%)	140 (73.7%)	30 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$17,027			$2,542			$14,485	22.1	18.9	291	27		050864000577
265	Augusta High School	Public	7-12	10 Red Devil Drive	Augusta	72006	Woodruff County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 347-2515	145	44	3.2	100.0%	61 (42.1%)	76 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	$16,541			$2,525			$14,016	21.9	18.8	293	28		050267000034
266	Nettleton Junior High School	Public	7-8	4208 Chieftain Lane	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7819	566	50	11.3	74.0%	140 (24.7%)	310 (54.8%)	76 (13.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	$12,135			$824			$11,312	21.7	22	281	15		051044000875
267	Bearden High School	Public	7-12	635 N Plum	Bearden	71720	Ouachita County	Bearden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 423-2733	227	47	4.8	98.7%	118 (52.0%)	81 (35.7%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$14,138			$896			$13,242	20.4	14.6	303	36		050003200053
268	Dora Kimmons Middle School	Public	6-8	2201 N 50th St	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-2451	753	52	14.5	93.5%	88 (11.7%)	112 (14.9%)	466 (61.9%)	40 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$13,279			$1,751			$11,529	20.4	23.9	278	10		050633000365
269	J. O. Kelly Middle School	Public	6-7	1879 East Robinson Avenue	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8730	663	50	13.3	94.1%	55 (8.3%)	11 (1.7%)	461 (69.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	126 (19.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,483			$1,342			$12,142	20.2	16.6	297	28		051266000233
270	Deer K-12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17974 Ar 16 Hwy	Deer	72628	Newton County	Deer Mt Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 428-8110	174	80	2.1	98.3%	149 (85.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.4%)	5 (2.9%)	$15,313			$1,201			$14,112	20.1	41.2	202	68		050007201621

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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.

Educational resources:

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