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
161	Harmony Grove High School	Public	7-12	401 Ouachita Road 88	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Harmony Grove School District (Ouachita)	No	No	No	No	(870) 574-0867	402	83	4.8	38.6%	316 (78.6%)	62 (15.4%)	13 (3.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,029			$358			$11,671	50	50.6	151	10		050729000443
162	Brookland Junior High School	Public	7-9	100 W School	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-2080	701	63	11	27.8%	605 (86.3%)	30 (4.3%)	47 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$9,883			$633			$9,249	50	49.3	159	3		050364001534
163	Magazine High School	Public	7-12	292 E Priddy St	Magazine	72943	Logan County	Magazine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 900-2001	229	26	8.9	67.2%	216 (94.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,636			$1,215			$14,422	49.7	44.5	191	28		050915000650
164	Westside Middle School	Public	5-7	1800 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72416	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 935-7501	414	30	13.7	59.7%	375 (90.6%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,100			$1,306			$10,794	49.6	58.7	112	52		050402000269
165	Green Forest Intermed School	Public	4-8	401 Tulip Court	Green Forest	72638	Carroll County	Green Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 438-5242	551	44	12.6	83.5%	199 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	252 (45.7%)	63 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,689			$1,113			$10,576	49.4	37.2	220	55		050687000546
166	Wynne Junior High School	Public	6-8	1300 N. Falls Blvd.	Wynne	72396	Cross County	Wynne School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 238-5040	561	42	13.4	67.4%	344 (61.3%)	181 (32.3%)	18 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,940			$1,000			$10,941	49.3	31	244	78		051443001174
167	Buffalo Island Central High School	Public	7-12	803 West Drew	Monette	72447	Craighead County	Buffalo Island Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 486-5411	316	35	8.9	54.1%	245 (77.5%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,919			$1,148			$12,771	49.1	58.2	115	52		050371001271
168	Marked Tree High School	Public	7-12	406 St. Francis	Marked Tree	72365	Poinsett County	Marked Tree School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 358-2891	228	22	10.3	72.4%	132 (57.9%)	76 (33.3%)	19 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,500			$3,889			$12,612	49	51.3	147	21		050942000687
169	St. Paul High School	Public	7-12	232 4th St	Huntsville	72740	Madison County	Huntsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 677-2624	120	16	7.6	73.3%	104 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)	$17,255			$1,381			$15,874	48.9	29.4	257	88		050813001035
170	Barton Junior High School	Public	5-8	400 W Faulkner	El Dorado	71730	Union County	El Dorado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 864-5051	540	45	11.8	65.4%	217 (40.2%)	236 (43.7%)	52 (9.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.0%)	$13,803			$1,694			$12,109	48.5	54.9	129	41		050568000273

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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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