Arkansas schools ranked by test score
Latest ATLAS year (2023-24). 212 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 35.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGHT FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 71.1% | +35.5pp |
| 2 | J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 70.2% | +34.6pp |
| 3 | LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.0% | +30.4pp |
| 4 | WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 63.9% | +28.3pp |
| 5 | WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 62.1% | +26.5pp |
| 6 | MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.6% | +26.0pp |
| 7 | OLD HIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 60.0% | +24.4pp |
| 8 | LISA ACADEMY ROGERS-BENTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · LISA ACADEMY | Middle | 58.8% | +23.2pp |
| 9 | ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 57.7% | +22.1pp |
| 10 | RUTH BARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 57.2% | +21.6pp |
| 11 | GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 56.0% | +20.4pp |
| 12 | GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENBRIER · GREENBRIER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.6% | +20.0pp |
| 13 | HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.4% | +19.8pp |
| 14 | VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS · VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.2% | +19.6pp |
| 15 | VALLEY VIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO · VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.4% | +18.8pp |
| 16 | VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL VILONIA · VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.0% | +18.4pp |
| 17 | L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 53.6% | +18.0pp |
| 18 | RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY · CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 53.5% | +17.9pp |
| 19 | ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEXARKANA · GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 52.6% | +17.0pp |
| 20 | GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAVETTE · GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 52.5% | +16.9pp |
| 21 | CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 52.2% | +16.6pp |
| 22 | LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS · LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland) | Middle | 51.7% | +16.1pp |
| 23 | HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL HARRISON · HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 51.6% | +16.0pp |
| 24 | EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENWOOD · GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 51.2% | +15.6pp |
| 25 | CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY · CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.4% | +14.8pp |
| 26 | MAUMELLE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL MAUMELLE · ACADEMICS PLUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS | Middle | 50.4% | +14.8pp |
| 27 | EUREKA SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL EUREKA SPRINGS · EUREKA SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.5% | +13.9pp |
| 28 | POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE POTTSVILLE · POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.4% | +13.8pp |
| 29 | ELKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKINS · ELKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.3% | +13.7pp |
| 30 | BEEBE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BEEBE · BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.2% | +13.6pp |
| 31 | GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENWOOD · GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.1% | +13.5pp |
| 32 | QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL QUITMAN · QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.1% | +13.5pp |
| 33 | RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE · RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 49.1% | +13.5pp |
| 34 | KIRKSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.9% | +13.3pp |
| 35 | BERGMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL HARRISON · BERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.5% | +12.9pp |
| 36 | ELMWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.5% | +12.9pp |
| 37 | SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL SEARCY · SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.3% | +12.7pp |
| 38 | EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL HENSLEY · SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.1% | +12.5pp |
| 39 | FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL VILONIA · VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.0% | +12.4pp |
| 40 | PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME · MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.0% | +12.4pp |
| 41 | FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.8% | +12.2pp |
| 42 | MORRILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MORRILTON · SOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.5% | +11.9pp |
| 43 | RAY PHYLLIS SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY · CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.4% | +11.8pp |
| 44 | CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH CABOT · CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.8% | +11.2pp |
| 45 | PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.8% | +11.2pp |
| 46 | YELLVILLE-SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL YELLVILLE · YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.8% | +11.2pp |
| 47 | HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS · HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.7% | +11.1pp |
| 48 | POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL POTTSVILLE · POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.7% | +11.1pp |
| 49 | HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HARDY · HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.3% | +10.7pp |
| 50 | CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOL CLINTON · CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.2% | +10.6pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ATLAS % Proficient (Level 3+4) threshold on the latest available ATLAS Science test (school year 2023-24). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Arkansas, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.