Best Middle Schools in Arkansas (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

174

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Arkansas, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Arkansas rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Arkansas middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	J William Fulbright Junior High School	Bentonville	Bentonville School District	76%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	666
#2	A+	Lincoln Junior High School	Bentonville	Bentonville School District	65%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	632
#3	A+	Woodland Junior High School	Fayetteville	Fayetteville School District	65%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	752
#4	A+	Washington Junior High School	Bentonville	Bentonville School District	64%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	693
#5	A+	Valley Springs Middle School	Valley Springs	Valley Springs School District	61%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#6	A+	Greenwood Junior High School	Greenwood	Greenwood School District	60%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	632
#7	A+	Lisa Academy Rogers-bentonville Middle School (Charter)	Rogers		60%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	38
#8	A+	Greenbrier Middle School	Greenbrier	Greenbrier School District	59%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	599
#9	A+	Grimsley Junior High School	Centerton	Bentonville School District	57%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	887
#10	A+	Genoa Central Junior High	Texarkana		55%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	266
#11	A+	Hellstern Middle School	Springdale	Springdale School District	55%	55%	Meets Expectations	781
#12	A+	Benton Junior High School	Benton	Benton School District	53%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	943
#13	A+	Greenbrier Junior High School	Greenbrier	Greenbrier School District	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	590
#14	A	Bethel Middle School	Alexander	Bryant School District	54%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	709
#15	A	Elmwood Middle School	Rogers	Rogers School District	54%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,007
#16	A	Ruth Doyle Intermediate School	Conway	Conway School District	54%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	562
#17	A	Harrison Middle School	Harrison	Harrison School District	53%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	830
#18	A	L A Chaffin JR High School	Fort Smith	Fort Smith School District	53%	54%	Meets Expectations	725
#19	A	Vilonia Middle School	Vilonia	Vilonia School District	53%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	479
#20	A	Beebe Junior High School	Beebe	Beebe School District	52%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	519
#21	A	Lakeside Junior High School	Hot Springs	Lakeside School Dist(garland)	52%	53%	Meets Expectations	557
#22	A	Valley View Junior High School	Jonesboro	Valley View School District	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	712
#23	A	Green Co Tech JR High School	Paragould	Greene County Tech School District	47%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	578
#24	A-	East End Middle School	Hensley	Sheridan School District	51%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#25	A-	Elkins Middle School	Elkins	Elkins School District	51%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	348
#26	A-	Bergman Middle School	Harrison	Bergman School District	49%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	341
#27	A-	Joe T Robinson Middle School	Little Rock	Pulaski County Special School District	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	544
#28	A-	Northridge Middle School	Van Buren	Van Buren School District	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	753
#29	A-	Prairie Grove Junior High School	Prairie Grove	Prairie Grove School District	49%	53%	Meets Expectations	323
#30	A-	Ahlf Junior High School	Searcy	Searcy School District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	682
#31	A-	Cabot Junior High North	Cabot	Cabot School District	48%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	888
#32	A-	Heber Springs Middle School	Heber Springs	Heber Springs School District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	380
#33	A-	Conway Junior High School	Conway	Conway School District	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,597
#34	B+	Carl Stuart Middle School	Conway	Conway School District	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	741
#35	B+	Farmington Freshman Academy	Farmington	Farmington School District	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	661
#36	B+	Gravette Middle School	Gravette	Gravette School District	48%	50%	Meets Expectations	486
#37	B+	Pottsville Junior High School	Pottsville	Pottsville School District	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	471
#38	B+	Alma Middle School	Alma	Alma School District	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	716
#39	B+	Cabot Junior High South	Cabot	Cabot School District	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	710
#40	B+	Lingle Middle School	Rogers	Rogers School District	47%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	766
#41	B+	Morrilton Junior High School	Morrilton	South Conway County School District	47%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#42	B+	Bauxite Middle School	Bauxite	Bauxite School District	46%	48%	Meets Expectations	369
#43	B+	Cave City Middle School Career And Collegiate Preparatory (Charter)	Cave City	Cave City School District	46%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	288
#44	B+	Flippin Middle School	Flippin	Flippin School District	46%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	243
#45	B+	Central Junior High School	Springdale	Springdale School District	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	890
#46	B	Atkins Middle School	Atkins	Atkins School District	46%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	291
#47	B	Kirksey Middle School	Rogers	Rogers School District	46%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,022
#48	B	Pinkston Middle School	Mountain Home	Mountain Home School District	46%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	624
#49	B	Lisa Academy North Middle School (Charter)	Sherwood	Lisa Academy	45%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	336
#50	B	Pinnacle View Middle School	Little Rock	Little Rock School District	45%	49%	Meets Expectations	878
#51	B	Benton Middle School	Benton	Benton School District	44%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,367
#52	B	Clinton JR High School	Clinton	Clinton School District	44%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	309
#53	B	Dover Middle School	Dover	Dover School District	44%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	374
#54	B	Bismarck Middle School	Bismarck	Bismarck School District	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	321
#55	B	Mena Middle School	Mena	Mena School District	43%	47%	Meets Expectations	375
#56	B	Bryant Junior High School	Bryant	Bryant School District	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,634
#57	B	Corning Middle School	Corning	Corning School District	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#58	B	Eureka Springs Middle School	Eureka Springs	Eureka Springs School District	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	212
#59	B	Sheridan Middle School	Sheridan	Sheridan School District	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	609
#60	B-	Highland Middle School	Hardy	Highland School District	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	492
#61	B-	Lake Hamilton JR High School	Pearcy	Lake Hamilton School District	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	694
#62	B-	Lake Hamilton Middle School	Pearcy	Lake Hamilton School District	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	631
#63	B-	Quitman Middle School	Quitman	Quitman School District	41%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	214
#64	B-	Ramay Junior High School	Fayetteville	Fayetteville School District	41%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#65	B-	Bald Knob Middle School	Bald Knob	Bald Knob School District	40%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	258
#66	B-	Berryville Middle School	Berryville	Berryville School District	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	428
#67	B-	Mountain View Middle School	Mountain View	Mountain View School District	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	369
#68	B-	Rayphyllis Simon Intermediate	Conway	Conway School District	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	490
#69	B-	Swifton Middle School	Swifton	Jackson Co. School District	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	198
#70	B-	Dequeen Middle School	Dequeen	Dequeen School District	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	343
#71	B-	Harmony Grove Junior High School	Benton	Harmony Grove Sch Dist(saline)	39%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	303
#72	B-	Nashville Junior High School	Nashville	Nashville School District	39%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#73	B-	Rivercrest Junior High (Charter)	Wilson	Rivercrest School District	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	193
#74	C+	Dequeen Junior High School	Dequeen	Dequeen School District	40%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	397
#75	C+	Bryant Middle School	Bryant	Bryant School District	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	786
#76	C+	Jessieville Middle School	Jessieville	Jessieville School District	39%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	205
#77	C+	Paris Middle School	Paris	Paris School District	39%	42%	Meets Expectations	317
#78	C+	Russellville JR High School	Russellville	Russellville School District	39%	40%	Meets Expectations	901
#79	C+	Yellville-summit Middle School	Yellville		39%	42%	Meets Expectations	283
#80	C+	Dewitt Middle School	Dewitt	Dewitt School District	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	267
#81	C+	Pea Ridge Junior High School	Pea Ridge	Pea Ridge School District	38%	42%	Meets Expectations	584
#82	C+	Lisa Academy (Charter)	Little Rock	Lisa Academy	37%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	503
#83	C+	Nemo Vista Middle School Center	Ridge	Nemo Vista School District	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	99
#84	C+	Paulette Smith Middle School	Fouke	Fouke School District	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#85	C+	Russellville Middle School	Russellville	Russellville School District	37%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	813
#86	C+	Siloam Springs Middle School	Siloam Springs	Siloam Springs School District	37%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	693
#87	C+	Westside Middle School	Jonesboro	Westside Cons. Sch Dist(craigh	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	391
#88	C+	Ramsey Junior High School	Fort Smith	Fort Smith School District	36%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	832
#89	C+	Southside Junior High School (Charter)	Batesville	Southside School District (independence)	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	481
#90	C	Batesville Junior High School Charter (Charter)	Batesville	Batesville School District	36%	40%	Meets Expectations	772
#91	C	Cedarville Middle School	Cedarville	Cedarville School District	36%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	210
#92	C	Lavaca Middle School	Lavaca	Lavaca School District	36%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	231
#93	C	Mansfield Middle School	Mansfield	Mansfield School District	36%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	219
#94	C	Estem Middle School (Charter)	Little Rock	Estem Public Charter School	35%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	406
#95	C	Izard County Cons Middle Sch	Brockwell	Izard County Consolidated School District	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	185
#96	C	Lonoke Middle School	Lonoke	Lonoke School District	35%	39%	Meets Expectations	365
#97	C	Norphlet Middle School	Norphlet	Smackover-Norphlet School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	317
#98	C	Ozark Middle School	Altus	Ozark School District	35%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#99	C	Dardanelle Middle School	Dardanelle	Dardanelle School District	34%	38%	Meets Expectations	524
#100	C	Oakdale Middle School	Rogers	Rogers School District	34%	40%	Meets Expectations	850
#101	C	Wynne Junior High School	Wynne	Wynne School District	34%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#102	C	Barton JR High School	El Dorado	El Dorado School District	33%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	616
#103	C-	Lamar Middle School	Lamar	Lamar School District	33%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	305
#104	C-	Southwest Junior High School	Springdale	Springdale School District	33%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	744
#105	C-	Brookland Junior High School	Brookland	Brookland School District	32%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	718
#106	C-	Gentry Middle School	Gentry	Gentry School District	32%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	375
#107	C-	Greenland Middle School	Greenland	Greenland School District	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	219
#108	C-	Huntsville Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville School District	32%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	472
#109	C-	West Fork Middle School	West Fork	West Fork School District	32%	37%	Meets Expectations	241
#110	C-	Bob Courtway Middle School	Conway	Conway School District	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	498
#111	C-	Booneville JR High School	Booneville	Booneville School District	31%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	335
#112	C-	Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy (Charter)	Mountainburg	Mountainburg School District	31%	34%	Meets Expectations	184
#113	C-	Pulaski Heights Middle School	Little Rock	Little Rock School District	31%	36%	Meets Expectations	548
#114	C-	Ashdown Junior High School	Ashdown	Ashdown School District	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	283
#115	C-	Stuttgart Junior High School	Stuttgart	Stuttgart School District	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	265
#116	C-	White Hall Junior High School	White Hall	White Hall School District	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	703
#117	D+	Clarksville Junior High School	Clarksville	Clarksville School District	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	436
#118	D+	Goza Middle School	Arkadelphia	Arkadelphia School District	29%	33%	Meets Expectations	418
#119	D+	Helen Tyson Middle School	Springdale	Springdale School District	29%	33%	Meets Expectations	786
#120	D+	Kraus Middle School	Clarksville	Clarksville School District	29%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	398
#121	D+	Malvern Junior High School	Malvern	Malvern School District	29%	34%	Meets Expectations	299
#122	D+	Mayflower Middle School	Mayflower	Mayflower School District	29%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	315
#123	D+	Paragould Junior High	Paragould	Paragould School District	29%	34%	Meets Expectations	481
#124	D+	Westwind School For Performing Arts School (Charter)	North Little Rock		29%	35%	Meets Expectations	83
#125	D+	William O Darby JR High Sch	Fort Smith	Fort Smith School District	29%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	700
#126	D+	Douglas Macarthur Jhs	Jonesboro	Jonesboro School District	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	732
#127	D+	Hamburg Middle School	Hamburg	Hamburg School District	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	388
#128	D+	Magnolia JR High School	Magnolia	Magnolia School District	28%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	595
#129	D+	Butterfield Junior High School	Van Buren	Van Buren School District	27%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	613
#130	D	Lakeside Junior High School	Springdale	Springdale School District	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	633
#131	D	Conner Middle School	Mcgehee	Mcgehee School District	27%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#132	D	Drew Central Middle School	Monticello	Drew Central School District	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	373
#133	D	Kipp Delta College Preparatory School (Charter)	Helena	Kipp Delta Public Schools	26%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	182
#134	D	Sonora Middle School	Springdale	Springdale School District	26%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	632
#135	D	Waldron Middle School	Waldron	Waldron School District	26%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	464
#136	D	Monticello Middle School	Monticello	Monticello School District	25%	31%	Meets Expectations	367
#137	D	Sylvan Hills Middle School	Sherwood	Pulaski County Special School District	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,122
#138	D	Hot Springs Junior Academy (Magnet, Charter)	Hot Springs	Hot Springs School District	24%	29%	Meets Expectations	815
#139	D	Pleasant View Junior High	Ozark	Mulberry/pleasant View Bi-County Schools	24%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	122
#140	D	Riverview Junior High School	Searcy	Riverview School District	24%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	213
#141	D	Star City Middle School	Star City	Star City School District	24%	28%	Meets Expectations	341
#142	D	Annie Camp JR High School	Jonesboro	Jonesboro School District	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	784
#143	D	Flightline Upper Academy (Charter)	Lrafb	Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools	23%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	155
#144	D	Prescott Junior High School	Prescott	Prescott School District	22%	28%	Meets Expectations	249
#145	D-	J O Kelly Middle School	Springdale	Springdale School District	22%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	564
#146	D-	Nettleton Junior High School	Jonesboro	Nettleton School District	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	546
#147	D-	Dora Kimmons JR High School	Fort Smith	Fort Smith School District	21%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	841
#148	D-	Lakeside Middle School	Lake Village	Lakeside School Dist(chicot)	21%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	214
#149	D-	Sylvan Hills Junior High School	Sherwood	Pulaski County Special School District	21%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	368
#150	D-	Arkansas Middle School (Magnet)	Texarkana	Texarkana School District	19%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	906
#151	D-	Crossett Middle School	Crossett	Crossett School District	19%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#152	D-	Marion Junior High School	Marion	Marion School District	19%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	970
#153	D-	Decatur Middle School	Decatur	Decatur School District	18%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	177
#154	D-	Lakewood Middle School	North Little Rock	North Little Rock School District	17%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,115
#155	D-	Mann Magnet Middle School (Magnet)	Little Rock	Little Rock School District	17%	20%	Meets Expectations	618
#156	D-	Maumelle Middle School	Maumelle	Pulaski County Special School District	17%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	589
#157	D-	Pocahontas Junior High School	Pocahontas	Pocahontas School District	17%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	503
#158	D-	Forrest City JR High	Forrest City	Forrest City School District	16%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	275
#159	D-	Lincoln Academy	Forest City	Forrest City School District	16%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	139
#160	F	George Junior High School	Springdale	Springdale School District	17%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	708
#161	F	Fuller Middle School	Little Rock	Pulaski County Special School District	15%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#162	F	North Little Rock Middle School 6th Grade Campus	North Little Rock	North Little Rock School District	15%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	570
#163	F	Dumas Junior High School	Dumas	Dumas School District	14%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	236
#164	F	Watson Chapel JR High School	Pine Bluff	Watson Chapel School District	14%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	463
#165	F	West Junior High School	West Memphis	West Memphis School District	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	507
#166	F	Blytheville Middle School	Blytheville	Blytheville School District	13%	12%	Meets Expectations	324
#167	F	Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School (Charter)	Little Rock		13%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	67
#168	F	Osceola Middle School	Osceola	Osceola School District	12%	12%	Meets Expectations	245
#169	F	Camden Fairview Middle School	Camden	Camden Fairview School District	11%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	519
#170	F	Jacksonville Middle School	Jacskonville	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	11%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	966
#171	F	Dunbar Magnet Middle School (Magnet)	Little Rock	Little Rock School District	9%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	320
#172	F	Wonder Junior High School	West Memphis	West Memphis School District	8%	8%	Meets Expectations	320
#173	F	Yerger Junior High School	Hope	Hope School District	8%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	211
#174	F	Mabelvale Middle School	Mabelvale	Little Rock School District	7%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	569

How Arkansas's middle schools compare

A: 33B: 40C: 43D: 43F: 15

42% of the 174 ranked middle schools in Arkansas earn an A or B (33 A grades, 40 B, 43 C, 43 D, 15 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 128 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (74% here, 70% nationally), and 64 exceed it. On average 36% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Kipp Delta College Preparatory School (26% against 7%, D), Estem Middle School (35% against 19%, C), Lisa Academy North Middle School (45% against 30%, B), J William Fulbright Junior High School (76% against 62%, A+), Lisa Academy Rogers-bentonville Middle School (60% against 47%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 44): Bentonville School District (4), Conway School District (3), Greenbrier School District (2), Rogers School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Little Rock (9, 2 at A or B), Springdale (8, 2 at A or B), Rogers (5, 4 at A or B), Conway (5, 4 at A or B), Jonesboro (5, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Bryant Junior High School (1,634 students, B, #56), Conway Junior High School (1,597 students, A-, #33), Benton Middle School (1,367 students, B, #51).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Arkansas that are not ranked

13 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

C- Hope Academy, Hope

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D+ Arkansas Virtual Academy JR, Little Rock

Not yet graded (11)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Cabe Middle School, Gurdon
Cloverdale Middle School, Little Rock
East Junior High School, West Memphis
Estem East Village Junior High Public Charter School, Little Rock
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy, Hot Springs
Glen Rose Middle School, Malvern
Jack Robey JR High School, Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Lighthouse Middle School Academy, Pine Bluff
Prodigy Preparatory Academy Of Service, Little Rock
Robert F Morehead Middle School, Pine Bluff
Warren Middle School, Warren

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Arkansas.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Arkansas

What is the best middle school in Arkansas?

J William Fulbright Junior High School in Bentonville ranks first among the 174 ranked middle schools in Arkansas with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.

How are middle schools in Arkansas ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Arkansas have?

SchoolGrade grades 187 public middle schools in Arkansas; 174 are ranked here and 13 are listed as not ranked.