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
251	Cutter-Morning Star High School	Public	7-12	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	331	31	10.6	66.2%	241 (72.8%)	12 (3.6%)	49 (14.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$15,067			$3,311			$11,756	26.4	39	215	36		050486000210
252	Annie Camp Junior High School	Public	7-9	1814 West Nettleton Avenue	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5820	701	53	13.1	100.0%	213 (30.4%)	330 (47.1%)	111 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	$13,005			$1,832			$11,173	26	29.6	253	1		050828000547
253	Wonderview High School	Public	7-12	2436 Highway 95	Hattieville	72063	Conway County	Wonderview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 354-8668	226	35	6.5	61.1%	211 (93.4%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$13,722			$1,208			$12,514	25.8	39	214	39		051437001170
254	Junction City High School	Public	7-12	500 North Elm Street	Junction City	71749	Union County	Junction City School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 899-4048	317	67	4.7	69.7%	162 (51.1%)	148 (46.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,967			$377			$18,589	25.6	32.5	235	19		050834000558
255	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	2007 Highway 18	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-4328	342	39	8.6	49.4%	313 (91.5%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,349			$949			$10,399	25.5	56.3	125	130		050001201538
256	Prescott Junior High School	Public	5-8	762 Martin St Bldg 5	Prescott	71857	Nevada County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 887-2521	242	18	13.1	100.0%	127 (52.5%)	98 (40.5%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,018			$721			$10,297	24.9	21.9	282	26		051182001660
257	Pleasant View Campus School	Public	5-8	5750 Hornet Ln	Ozark	72949	Franklin County	Mulberry Pleasant View Bi County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 997-8469	127	12	10.7	100.0%	119 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$14,147			$1,734			$12,413	24.7	20.3	288	31		051029001454
258	Friendship Aspire Academy Southeast Middle School Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	6-8	Pine Bluff Ar 71603	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 218-1250	236	13	17.8	66.1%	2 (0.8%)	230 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								24.3	18.5	294	36		050042305152
259	Two Rivers High School	Public	5-12	17727 E State Hwy 28	Ola	72853	Yell County	Two Rivers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 272-8773	413	52	7.9	100.0%	315 (76.3%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (17.9%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$13,547			$1,588			$11,959	23.2	27.2	271	12		050007901521
260	Barton High School	Public	7-12	9546 Hwy 85 South	Lexa	72355	Phillips County	Barton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 572-6867	322	28	11.6	100.0%	164 (50.9%)	136 (42.2%)	15 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,969			$1,167			$12,803	23.2	28.6	262	2		050273000040

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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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