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
311	Pine Bluff Junior High School	Public	7-9	2601 Fluker St	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 534-3878	610	61	9.9	100.0%	18 (3.0%)	568 (93.1%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)								7.3	7.6	322	11		050002605151
312	Camden Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	647 Dooley Womack	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Camden Fairview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 836-9361	421	42	9.9	99.3%	85 (20.2%)	292 (69.4%)	16 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)	$16,227			$1,885			$14,342	7	8.5	318	6		050606001435
313	Dunbar Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 Wright Ave	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-2600	315	32	9.7	99.0%	10 (3.2%)	269 (85.4%)	32 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$20,142			$2,364			$17,778	7	5.2	327	14		050900000608
314	Wonder Junior High School	Public	7-9	1405 Madison	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-8522	511	45	11.3	100.0%	6 (1.2%)	493 (96.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,684			$3,199			$11,485	6.7	4.9	328	14		050804000532
315	Clarendon High School	Public	7-12	320 N. Seventh St.	Clarendon	72029	Monroe County	Clarendon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 747-3326	193	20	9.6	100.0%	54 (28.0%)	99 (51.3%)	17 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	$17,275			$1,765			$15,510	6.3	5.3	326	11		050435000164
316	Mineral Springs High School	Public	7-12	130 West McCrary St	Mineral Springs	71851	Howard County	Mineral Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 287-4747	197	37	5.3	82.7%	33 (16.8%)	137 (69.5%)	20 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$22,293			$912			$21,380	6.1	16.7	296	20		050978000717
317	Blevins High School	Public	7-12	5954 Hwy 29 N	Blevins	71825	Hempstead County	Blevins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 874-2281	183	41	4.4	83.6%	114 (62.3%)	36 (19.7%)	19 (10.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	$15,705			$2,413			$13,293	5.8	11.3	311	6		050330000090
318	Earle High School	Public	7-12	16432 Hwy 64	Earle	72331	Crittenden County	Earle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 792-8716	176	45	3.8	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	170 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$17,680			$3,210			$14,470	5.6	7.9	321	3		050555000266
319	Yerger Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 East Ninth Street	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 722-2770	188	16	11.5	100.0%	34 (18.1%)	96 (51.1%)	51 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$18,172			$3,803			$14,369	5.2	8.5	315	4		050784000500
320	Adventure Online Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	408 Elm St	Waldron	72958	Scott County	Waldron School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 637-2720	35	25	1.4	80.0%	29 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,643			$4,797			$2,846	4.7			(n/a)		051368001714

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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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