Top 3 Best Van Buren Public Middle Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,402 students in Van Buren, AR.

The top ranked public middle schools in Van Buren, AR are Northridge Middle School, Butterfield Trail Middle School and River Valley Virtual Academy. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Van Buren, AR public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 42% statewide average). Middle schools in Van Buren have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of Arkansas public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).