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
41	Joe T. Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	21201 Cantrell Rd	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 868-2410	607	49	12.4	47.0%	294 (48.4%)	178 (29.3%)	58 (9.6%)	41 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$14,455			$701			$13,754	80.9	84.4	32	9		051185001258
42	Valley View Junior High School	Public	7-9	2118 Valley View Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-6361	699	56	12.4	30.9%	572 (81.8%)	42 (6.0%)	40 (5.7%)	25 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$10,661			$631			$10,030	79.9	88.8	24	18		051338001580
43	Lingle Middle School	Public	6-8	901 N 13th St	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3590	643	48	13.5	57.2%	298 (46.3%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (47.1%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	21 (3.3%)	$12,015			$222			$11,792	79.2	72.3	67	24		051197000328
44	Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Northridge Drive	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 471-3126	713	44	16	51.3%	501 (70.3%)	13 (1.8%)	115 (16.1%)	18 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.1%)	$9,820			$811			$9,008	78.3	75.7	55	11		051341000393
45	Gravette Middle School	Public	6-8	607 Dallas St SE	Gravette	72736	Benton County	Gravette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 787-4100	508	39	12.8	40.9%	421 (82.9%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (7.9%)	15 (3.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$11,507			$552			$10,955	78.3	83.4	36	9		050684001394
46	Prairie Grove Junior High School	Public	7-8	806 N Mock St	Prairie Grove	72753	Washington County	Prairie Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 846-4221	326	24	13.7	45.7%	265 (81.3%)	6 (1.8%)	30 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	$11,641			$772			$10,869	77.3	74.3	61	15		051176001717
47	Ahlf Junior High School	Public	7-8	308 W Vine	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 268-3158	576	36	16.1	49.5%	398 (69.1%)	51 (8.9%)	68 (11.8%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	$11,050			$677			$10,373	77	70.8	72	25		051221000986
48	Farmington Junior High School	Public	7-9	278 West Main St	Farmington	72730	Washington County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 266-1870	680	51	13.3	29.0%	517 (76.0%)	23 (3.4%)	82 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	44 (6.5%)	$9,732			$378			$9,353	76.7	78.6	45	3		050609001608
49	Heber Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Main St	Heber Springs	72543	Cleburne County	Heber Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 362-2488	391	27	14.6	49.4%	352 (90.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$10,168			$570			$9,598	76.5	80.7	40	9		050756000468
50	Greene City Technical Junior High School	Public	6-9	5201 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 215-4450	521	39	13.3	44.1%	470 (90.2%)	12 (2.3%)	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,226			$525			$10,701	76.4	47.8	168	118		051308001368

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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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