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Bauxite Middle School

Q: Is Bauxite Middle School a good school?

Bauxite Middle School ranks 69 th of 327 Arkansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 327 Arkansas Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Arkansas middle schools

Summary

Bauxite Middle School in Bauxite, AR, serves 413 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Bauxite School District, a district with a 2-star rating that the school far exceeds in performance.

This school stands out as a high-performing institution with a remarkable upward trend, moving from a 2-star rating a decade ago to a consistent 4-star rating in recent years. Its greatest strengths are in math and science, where proficiency rates significantly outpace state averages. For example, 57.6% of students are proficient in math (compared to the state average of 44.1%), and 60.6% are proficient in science (compared to 44% statewide). This performance is particularly impressive when compared to nearby schools like Bryant Middle School, which has lower scores in every subject despite being in the highly-regarded Bryant School District. Bauxite Middle also achieves these results with a relatively low per-student spending of $8,892, making it a highly efficient school that gets strong outcomes from its resources.

Another key differentiator is the school's lower rate of economic disadvantage, with only 39.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, compared to much higher rates at schools like Mills Middle School (65.24%) and Mabelvale Middle School (99.37%). This context helps explain the school's strong academic environment. While Bethel Middle School in the Bryant district is the top-ranked school in the area, Bauxite Middle provides a consistently high-quality education across all three middle school grades, outperforming many of its peers and serving as a model of effective teaching and resource allocation.

413

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,892

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6725 Benton Street
Bauxite, AR 72011

(501) 557-5491

District: Bauxite School District

Students who attend Bauxite Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bauxite High School

Feeder schools for Bauxite Middle School:

Elementary:

Pine Haven Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Arkansas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg41%

Arkansas avg41%

69^th of 327

Arkansas public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 251Bauxite School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	69 of 327	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	73 of 324	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	91 of 335	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	111 of 330	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	86 of 318	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	68 of 330	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	79 of 319	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	131 of 318	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.2	176 of 315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.7	140 of 312	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.3	181 of 275	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.4	142 of 280	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra74%+37 vs state

Science61%+17 vs state

Mathematics58%+14 vs state

English Language Arts42%+3 vs state

Reading41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)							ATLAS Reading (2026)							ATLAS Mathematics (2026)						ATLAS Algebra (2026)				ATLAS Geometry (2026)			ATLAS Science (2026)						ATLAS Biology (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bauxite Middle School	Public	6-8	6725 Benton Street	Bauxite	72011	Saline County	Bauxite School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 557-5491	413	22	18.6	40.0%	361 (87.4%)	9 (2.2%)	26 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	73.3	69^th of 327 public middle schools	78.9%		69.9	73^rd of 324 public middle schools	77.5%	4			40.3	45.5	40.6		42.2			39.5	44.9	37.8		40.8			56.7	63.3	50.0	57.6		73.5		73.5						58.2	70.1	53.2	60.6			$8,892	$651	$8,241
Benton Middle School	Public	5-7	Benton Middle School	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 776-5740	1,363	79	17.1	43.4%	977 (71.7%)	164 (12.0%)	139 (10.2%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.1%)	60.9	119^th of 327 public middle schools	63.6%		66.3	88^th of 324 public middle schools	72.8%	31		45.9	40.9	36.2			40.3		46.8	44.3	37.3			42.1		53.6	53.0	51.8		52.8									50.8	46.2	44.6		46.7			$8,826	$738	$8,087
Bryant Middle School	Public	6-7	1105 Woodland Drive	Bryant	72022	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 847-5651	774	51	15.3	63.0%	331 (42.8%)	231 (29.8%)	165 (21.3%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	55.3	140^th of 327 public middle schools	57.2%		59.1	122^nd of 324 public middle schools	62.3%	18			40.7	37.9			39.4			42.8	39.2			41.1			43.0	43.5		43.2										37.5	48.4		42.6			$11,716	$902	$10,814
Bethel Middle School	Public	6-7	5415 Northlake Rd	Alexander	72002	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 316-0937	762	43	17.7	47.6%	444 (58.3%)	107 (14.0%)	164 (21.5%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	84.2	29^th of 327 public middle schools	91.1%		87.2	22^nd of 324 public middle schools	93.2%	7			54.6	49.0			52.0			54.6	47.5			51.3			62.7	60.7		61.8										54.6	58.7		56.4			$10,605	$661	$9,944
Harmony Grove Middle School	Public	4-6	2621 N Hwy 229	Benton	72015	Saline County	HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 860-6796	298	17	17.4	35.9%	256 (85.9%)	8 (2.7%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)	53.2	47.0	51.7				50.5	56.3	50.0	51.6				52.6	58.3	43.9	54.8			52.2								66.6	58.2	38.3			54.5			$9,654	$583	$9,071
Harmony Grove Junior High School	Public	7-9	2621 N Hwy 229	Benton	72015	Saline County	HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-6907	288	26	11.0	28.1%	247 (85.8%)	9 (3.1%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	55.9	137^th of 327 public middle schools	58.1%		63.5	96^th of 324 public middle schools	70.4%	41				44.1	43.5	37.1	41.5				43.1	42.4	38.1	41.1				51.0	14.5	37.1		53.3	3.4	20.5		32.0	32.0				32.3	39.1	35.6			$8,841	$413	$8,428
Mabelvale Middle School	Public	6-8	10811 Mabelvale W Box 187	Mabelvale	72103	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3000	477	36	13.1	99.4%	30 (6.3%)	282 (59.1%)	152 (31.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3.9	326^th of 327 public middle schools	0.3%		4.3	321^st of 324 public middle schools	0.9%	5			12.1	7.1	11.4		10.3			14.4	10.6	12.6		12.6			7.2	10.5	3.6	7.0		42.9		42.9						8.8	16.7	14.0	13.1			$18,371	$3,171	$15,200
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%)	78.3	42^nd of 327 public middle schools	87.2%		81.5	40^th of 324 public middle schools	87.7%	2			46.7	56.4	53.2		52.3			50.0	53.9	53.9		52.7			45.8	46.4	41.8	44.9		57.5		57.5						51.7	64.5	54.1	57.1			$10,285	$661	$9,624
Lisa Academy West Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	23 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 246-5853	430	25	17.1	64.9%	63 (14.7%)	139 (32.3%)	144 (33.5%)	74 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	55.1	143^rd of 327 public middle schools	56.3%		53.7	144^th of 324 public middle schools	55.6%	1			37.3	44.8	45.9		42.7			42.4	48.8	50.9		47.4			43.3	15.6	14.0	27.0	89.6	57.1		73.6	83.3		83.3			39.8	41.6	35.9	39.4	93.3	93.3	$10,875	$680	$10,195
Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	Little Rock Ar 72204	Pine Bluff	71603	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 621-1500	62	8	7.8	77.4%	1 (1.6%)	49 (79.0%)	12 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	289^th of 327 public middle schools	11.6%		11.8	299^th of 324 public middle schools	7.7%	10			10.0	30.3	23.1		19.8			10.0	33.3	38.5		23.3			20.0	24.2	25.0	22.4										12.5	24.2	25.0	18.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Bauxite Middle School

How many students attend Bauxite Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Bauxite Middle School.

Is Bauxite Middle School a good school?

Bauxite Middle School ranks 69^th of 327 Arkansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bauxite Middle School in?

Bauxite School District

What high school do graduates of Bauxite Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bauxite Middle School usually go on to attend Bauxite High School

What is the racial makeup of Bauxite Middle School?

Students at Bauxite Middle School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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