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
51	Cabot Junior High North	Public	7-8	38 Spirit Drive	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3572	920	54	17.1	45.5%	753 (81.8%)	23 (2.5%)	71 (7.7%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.1%)	$9,644			$597			$9,047	76.4	71.4	71	20		050375000399
52	Greenbrier Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	10 School Drive	Greenbrier	72058	Faulkner County	Greenbrier School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 679-3433	569	38	14.8	38.5%	499 (87.7%)	9 (1.6%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	$9,470			$382			$9,088	75.4	70.4	73	21		050690000270
53	Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W Price Ln	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3625	890	62	14.3	57.5%	309 (34.7%)	15 (1.7%)	492 (55.3%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	26 (2.9%)	$10,202			$263			$9,939	75.2	77.3	50	3		051197000304
54	Spring Hill High School	Public	7-12	633 Hwy 355 West	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Spring Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 722-7430	273	45	6	49.8%	245 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,770			$438			$11,331	75	49.1	161	107		051263001018
55	Kingston High School	Public	7-12	220 Madison 2620	Kingston	72742	Madison County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 665-2835	92	35	2.6	96.7%	78 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	6 (6.5%)	$18,227			$1,801			$16,425	74.8	41.5	201	146		050824000564
56	Cabot Junior High South	Public	7-8	38 Panther Trail	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3573	699	46	15.3	49.5%	542 (77.5%)	23 (3.3%)	76 (10.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.6%)	$11,046			$614			$10,432	74.7	62.3	97	41		050375001182
57	Cave City Middle School Career And Collegiate Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	711 N. Main	Cave City	72521	Sharp County	Cave City School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 283-5392	259	24	10.7	79.2%	230 (88.8%)	6 (2.3%)	16 (6.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,023			$3,594			$11,429	74.7	78	47	10		050405001457
58	Flippin Middle School	Public	5-8	146 School Lane	Flippin	72634	Marion County	Flippin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 453-6464	222	21	10.7	100.0%	205 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$13,840			$1,140			$12,700	74.6	62.3	96	38		050615000277
59	Alma Middle School	Public	6-8	706 Hwy. 64 East	Alma	72921	Crawford County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 632-2168	722	63	11.5	48.1%	595 (82.4%)	11 (1.5%)	38 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.0%)	$11,022			$1,294			$9,727	74.1	69.1	78	19		050225000005
60	Cotter High School	Public	7-12	198 Mable	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6323	324	57	5.6	100.0%	306 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,992			$752			$11,240	73.8	64.6	88	28		050468000194

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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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