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
31	Bergman Middle School	Public	5-8	8949 Highway 7 N	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Bergman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-8557	331	26	12.5	59.2%	306 (92.4%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,404			$449			$9,955	84.5	79.1	44	13		050309001089
32	L. A. Chaffin Middle School	Public	6-8	3025 Massard Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-2226	753	54	13.9	55.4%	415 (55.1%)	40 (5.3%)	126 (16.7%)	54 (7.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (14.9%)	$14,020			$1,421			$12,599	84.3	91	17	15		050633000358
33	Cross County High School A New Technical School	Public, Charter	7-12	21 Cr 215	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	315	28	11.1	100.0%	273 (86.7%)	29 (9.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,767			$2,068			$12,699	83.8	51.2	148	115		050774001537
34	Mt. Vernon Enola High School	Public	7-12	38 Garland Springs Rd	Mount Vernon	72111	Faulkner County	Mount Vernon Enola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 849-2221	234	27	8.5	71.4%	219 (93.6%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,462			$748			$11,714	83.7	61.5	99	65		051008000739
35	Don Tyson School Of Innovation	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2667 Hylton Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 750-8780	1,976	183	10.7	58.2%	842 (42.6%)	32 (1.6%)	948 (48.0%)	29 (1.5%)	12 (0.6%)	31 (1.6%)	82 (4.1%)	$10,747			$973			$9,775	83.6	81.9	38	3		051266001633
36	Carl Stuart Middle School	Public	5-7	2745 Carl Stuart Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 329-2782	752	49	15.4	51.1%	358 (47.6%)	256 (34.0%)	85 (11.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)	$12,628			$820			$11,808	83.5	82	37	1		050459000183
37	Lakeside Junior High School	Public	7-8	2839 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	No	(501) 770-1120	581	37	15.6	47.3%	409 (70.4%)	39 (6.7%)	68 (11.7%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	$9,518			$702			$8,816	82.2	83.7	33	4		050867001730
38	White County Central High School	Public	7-12	3259 Hwy 157	Judsonia	72081	White County	White County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-3947	370	29	12.8	64.6%	321 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,388			$1,538			$11,850	82.1	75.3	57	19		050417000156
39	Elkins Middle School	Public	6-8	349 N Center	Elkins	72727	Washington County	Elkins School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 643-2552	394	25	15.6	48.2%	332 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.9%)	$10,221			$546			$9,676	81.8	79.1	43	4		050576000303
40	East End Middle School	Public	6-8	24554 Hwy 167 S	Hensley	72065	Saline County	Sheridan School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 261-6565	439	29	15.3	44.4%	328 (74.7%)	10 (2.3%)	65 (14.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$10,285			$661			$9,624	81.5	70.3	75	35		050001501677

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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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