Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 533)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040086703342	171	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 656-5555	418				246 (58.9%)	32 (7.7%)	80 (19.1%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.2%)		$00			$00			60.3	89.5	61	110
040002601459	172	Mogollon Junior High School	Public	7-8	3375 Buckskin Road	Heber	85928	Navajo County	Heber-Overgaard Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 535-4622	77	7	10.8		57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)		$00			$00			60.2	82.8	104	68
040074602864	173	Eduprize School	Public, Charter	K-8	4567 W Roberts Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1610	1,643				1,078 (65.6%)	54 (3.3%)	414 (25.2%)	10 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	72 (4.4%)	$7,179	$540	$79	$1,158	$4,689	$1,871	$6,561	60.2	63.4	251	78
040039502305	174	Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	459 N Gilbert Rd Ste D165	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-6646	324			29.6%	139 (42.9%)	31 (9.6%)	119 (36.7%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)		$00			$00			60.1	59.3	273	99
040340002112	175	Desert Ridge Junior High	Public	7-8	10211 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2025	973	48	20.3	25.9%	582 (59.8%)	36 (3.7%)	261 (26.8%)	17 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	66 (6.8%)	$6,110	$02	$530	$533	$5,910		$5,578	59.6	71.2	193	18
040625002657	176	Vistancia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	30009 N Sunrise Pt	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6500	1,173	53	22.1	10.9%	794 (67.7%)	41 (3.5%)	227 (19.4%)	26 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.6%)	$6,515	$50	$65	$165	$5,648	$752	$6,400	59.3	76.7	148	28
040775000622	177	Desert Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	35959 N 7th Ave	Desert Hills	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3500	472	29	16.5	22.9%	374 (79.2%)	6 (1.3%)	69 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.2%)	$7,482	$263	$20	$546	$7,019	$179	$7,198	59.1	71.3	191	14
040681002886	178	Newell Barney College Preparatory School	Public	5-8	24937 S Sossaman Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6700	241	21	11.7	20.7%	150 (62.2%)	7 (2.9%)	65 (27.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.4%)	$7,296	$279	$03	$561	$5,960	$1,054	$7,014	58.9	75.5	164	14
040089203012	179	Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	Public, Charter	K-8	1274 E. ONeil Dr	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 421-2323	1,543			41.0%	463 (30.0%)	60 (3.9%)	887 (57.5%)	24 (1.6%)	24 (1.6%)	7 (0.5%)	78 (5.1%)		$00			$00			58.8	73.2	182	3
040084703301	180	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,305			42.9%	246 (18.9%)	122 (9.3%)	817 (62.6%)	29 (2.2%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	74 (5.7%)		$00			$00			58.7	80.5	120	60

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education