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
271	KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Byrum Rd.	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 780-6333	132	38	3.4	100.0%	10 (7.6%)	105 (79.5%)	13 (9.8%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,859			$7,073			$10,786	19.9	10.2	314	43		050006201595
272	Timbo High School	Public	7-12	23747 Hwy 263 N.	Timbo	72680	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 746-4303	99	23	4.2	97.0%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,962			$1,072			$13,890	19.8	54.1	136	136		051020001087
273	Western Yell County High School	Public	7-12	1 Wolverine Drive	Belleville	72842	Yell County	Western Yell County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 476-4200	141	31	4.5	97.9%	103 (73.0%)	2 (1.4%)	26 (18.4%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$15,854			$1,081			$14,772	19.6	27.1	272	1		050004101315
274	Trumann Middle School	Public	4-7	221 N Pine Avenue	Trumann	72472	Poinsett County	Trumann School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 483-5356	418	27	15.5	100.0%	297 (71.1%)	43 (10.3%)	41 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	$13,546			$2,053			$11,493	19.5	32.3	237	37		050004701506
275	Mountain Pine High School	Public	7-12	726 Blakely Dam Road	Mountain Pine	71956	Garland County	Mountain Pine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-1540	285	46	6.1	100.0%	222 (77.9%)	15 (5.3%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (8.1%)	$14,180			$1,771			$12,409	19.3	33.2	232	43		051017000746
276	Hampton High School	Public	7-12	419 East Main St.	Hampton	71744	Calhoun County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 798-6133	223			73.1%	148 (66.4%)	59 (26.5%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,589			$793			$13,796	18.9	16.3	298	22		050723000441
277	Scott Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15306 Alexander Road	Scott	72142	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 961-1744	207	21	10	71.0%	64 (30.9%)	116 (56.0%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$15,063			$2,369			$12,694	18.7	19.6	290	13		050005901619
278	Arkansas Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5443 Jefferson Ave	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 621-3990	842	70	11.9	100.0%	268 (31.8%)	483 (57.4%)	49 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	$14,683			$2,593			$12,091	18.4	22.8	279	1		051311001734
279	Exalt Academy Of Southwest Little Rock	Public, Charter	K-8	6111 W 83rd Street	Little Rock	72209	Pulaski County	Exalt Academy Of Southwest Little Rock	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 568-3279	754	61	12.3	95.6%	11 (1.5%)	112 (14.9%)	625 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,813			$1,570			$11,244	18.2	18.8	292	13		050041101599
280	Nevada High School	Public	7-12	6580 Us Hwy 278	Rosston	71858	Nevada County	Nevada School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 871-2478	200	29	6.9	100.0%	121 (60.5%)	59 (29.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$13,194			$524			$12,670	18	17.3	295	15		050003001405

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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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