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
241	Horatio High School	Public	7-12	1101 Metcalf	Horatio	71842	Sevier County	Horatio School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 832-1900	335	51	6.5	83.3%	220 (65.7%)	8 (2.4%)	92 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								30.7	39.5	212	29		050786000502
242	Riverview Junior High School	Public	7-8	820 Raider Dr	Searcy	72143	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 279-7111	179	16	11	76.5%	129 (72.1%)	14 (7.8%)	21 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$13,342			$2,375			$10,966	30.3	30.1	251	9		050840001202
243	Hoxie High School	Public	7-12	602 SW Hartigan	Hoxie	72433	Lawrence County	Hoxie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 886-2401	360	71	5	100.0%	330 (91.7%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$13,600			$751			$12,849	30.1	27.8	267	24		050799000518
244	Sonora Middle School	Public	6-7	17051 East Highway 412	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8821	668	46	14.5	86.1%	146 (21.9%)	13 (1.9%)	321 (48.1%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	165 (24.7%)	11 (1.6%)	$14,804			$1,759			$13,045	27.9	31.2	241	3		051266001565
245	Star City Middle School	Public	6-8	400 East Arkansas St	Star City	71667	Lincoln County	Star City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 446-3647	322	25	12.6	100.0%	213 (66.1%)	49 (15.2%)	32 (9.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$10,457			$629			$9,828	27.8	31.6	240	5		050002801043
246	Hot Springs Junior Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	7-9	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 624-5228	803	56	14.4	99.9%	241 (30.0%)	278 (34.6%)	193 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.6%)	$13,080			$2,561			$10,518	27.5	32.1	238	8		050789000514
247	Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-7	10020 Bambo Lane	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 234-2720	772	57	13.4	56.7%	254 (32.9%)	384 (49.7%)	61 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.2%)	$13,331			$690			$12,641	27	28.8	260	13		051185000942
248	Omaha High School	Public	7-12	522 W. College Rd	Omaha	72662	Boone County	Omaha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 433-2453	171	53	3.2	68.4%	153 (89.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$14,237			$1,236			$13,001	26.8	31.1	243	5		051092000821
249	Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	212 Clyde Ross	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 367-4040	327	25	13	62.1%	178 (54.4%)	127 (38.8%)	13 (4.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,715			$719			$11,997	26.5	34.1	227	22		050984000722
250	Cossatot River High School	Public	7-12	6330 Highway 71 S	Cove	71937	Polk County	Cossatot River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 387-4200	388	44	8.8	99.2%	238 (61.3%)	2 (0.5%)	115 (29.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$13,701			$1,094			$12,607	26.4	28.1	266	16		050040501591

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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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