Use the links below to navigate to the application and supplemental materials to apply to become an Arkansas School to Watch.
Deadline to Apply: October 31, 2025
The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform is an alliance of educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of professional organizations and foundations committed to promoting the academic performance and healthy development of young adolescents.
To accomplish its goal of improved academic and developmental outcomes for all students in the middle grades, The Forum identifies and disseminates best practices, articulates and promotes effective policies, recognizes and develops enlightened leadership, and informs and engages the public.
Through its Schools to Watch® (STW) program, the Forum has developed criteria for identifying high-performing middle-grades schools, created tools to help schools use the criteria and expand the program states across the United States, and selected and honored hundreds of successful schools across the country during the Annual STW Conference.
Interested in applying? Click on the button labeled "Schools to Watch Application" at the top of the page to receive more information.
Stephanie Anderson
Schools to Watch Representative
Assistant Principal, McNair Middle School
Fayetteville
Helen Tyson Middle School
Springdale
2008, 2011, 2014, 2018
McNair Middle School
Fayetteville
2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021
Cabot Middle School North
Cabot
2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
J.O. Kelly Middle School
Springdale
2008, 2011, 2015, 2018
Hellstern Middle School
Springdale
2012, 2015, 2018, 2021
Brookland Middle School
Brookland
2011, 2015, 2018
Cabot Middle School South
Cabot
2012, 2015, 2018
Owl Creek School
Fayetteville
2013, 2016, 2019
Greenbrier Middle School
Greenbrier
2017, 2020
Holt Middle School
Fayetteville
2017, 2020
Sonora Middle School
Springdale
2018, 2021
Woodland Junior High School
Fayetteville
2017, 2020
Ruth Barker Middle School
Bentonville
2018, 2021
Ardis Ann Middle School
Bentonville
2020
Butterfield Middle School
Van Buren
2018
Elmwood Middle School
Rogers
2019
Old High Middle School
Bentonville
2017
Ramay Jr. High School
Fayetteville
2018