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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Arkansas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Arkansas, drawn from 208 qualifying public middle schools. BRIGHT FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 76.8%, against a median of 33.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

208

Arkansas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

76.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

33.0%

BEST IN READING · ARKANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	BRIGHT FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	697	76.8%
2	J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	718	70.4%
3	MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL	FAYETTEVILLE, AR	FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	670	65.7%
4	OLD HIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	618	63.8%
5	LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	723	60.5%
6	ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	576	58.4%
7	WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	709	58.1%
8	GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL	GREENBRIER, AR	GREENBRIER SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	583	57.4%
9	RUTH BARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	530	54.6%
10	WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FAYETTEVILLE, AR	FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	765	53.8%
11	MAUMELLE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	MAUMELLE, AR	ACADEMICS PLUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS	Middle	664	53.3%
12	GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	GREENWOOD, AR	GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	605	53.3%
13	GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	846	51.9%
14	VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	VALLEY SPRINGS, AR	VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	253	51.5%
15	CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL	CONWAY, AR	CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	752	51.4%
16	RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CONWAY, AR	CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	547	51.3%
17	CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	635	51.1%
18	FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	VILONIA, AR	VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	617	51.1%
19	VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	VILONIA, AR	VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	451	50.7%
20	EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL	HENSLEY, AR	SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	439	50.4%
21	BERGMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	HARRISON, AR	BERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	331	50.2%
22	ELMWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROGERS, AR	ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,066	49.9%
23	HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL	SPRINGDALE, AR	SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	849	49.5%
24	RANDALL G LYNCH MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, AR	FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	638	49.3%
25	EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	GREENWOOD, AR	GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	632	48.7%
26	GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL	TEXARKANA, AR	GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	303	48.4%
27	BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALEXANDER, AR	BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	762	48.1%
28	JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LITTLE ROCK, AR	PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	607	48.0%
29	HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	HARRISON, AR	HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	865	47.8%
30	NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	VAN BUREN, AR	VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	713	47.8%
31	L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT SMITH, AR	FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	753	47.7%
32	LISA ACADEMY NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR	LISA ACADEMY	Middle	353	46.7%
33	HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTON, AR	HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	Middle	298	46.6%
34	VALLEY VIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	JONESBORO, AR	VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	699	46.3%
35	HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	HEBER SPRINGS, AR	HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	391	46.0%
36	ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	TEXARKANA, AR	GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	287	45.9%
37	FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, AR	FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	680	45.8%
38	RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	RUSSELLVILLE, AR	RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	436	45.8%
39	HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL	FAYETTEVILLE, AR	FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	463	45.7%
40	DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL	DANVILLE, AR	DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	118	45.6%
41	CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH	CABOT, AR	CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	828	45.2%
42	LINGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROGERS, AR	ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	643	45.2%
43	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEARCY, AR	SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	913	44.6%
44	PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	PEA RIDGE, AR	PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	444	43.9%
45	ELKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKINS, AR	ELKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	394	43.7%
46	HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BENTON, AR	HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	Middle	288	43.6%
47	LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOT SPRINGS, AR	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	Middle	546	43.6%
48	LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	LESLIE, AR	SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	170	43.5%
49	BEEBE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BEEBE, AR	BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	491	43.3%
50	BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	BROOKLAND, AR	BROOKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	755	43.3%

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