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Bright Field Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

5101 SW Bright Road, Bentonville, AR 72712 · (479) 418-7200 · Part of Bentonville Public Schools

Bentonville’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
697
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Setting
City
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Bright Field Middle School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5101 SW Bright Road, Bentonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5350
Grade 6347
Enrollment over time
574’20
609’21
646’22
670’23
697’24

Up 21.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Asian 19%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bright Field Middle School from Bentonville families.

Other schools in Bentonville Public Schools

The district →
Centerton Gamble Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Centerton
A
725 students18:1
Evening Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
716 students20:1
Willowbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
671 students19:1
Vaughn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
647 students19:1
Cooper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bella Vista
A+
628 students20:1
Central Park at Morning Star
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A
604 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Bentonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.