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)
040885003432	41	Esmond Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	9400 S Atterbury Wash Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3400	740	36	20.7	12.8%	376 (50.8%)	18 (2.4%)	287 (38.8%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	$5,853	$137	$10	$285	$5,551	$154	$5,705	89.9	96.3	26	15
040885001956	42	Civano Community K-8 School	Public	K-8	10625 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1700	124	12	10.4		74 (59.7%)	2 (1.6%)	37 (29.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	$7,204	$03	$152	$158	$6,554	$495	$7,049	89.5	90.5	54	12
040019003247	43	Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback	Public, Charter	K-8	3715 N Washington Ave	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-6311	252			58.7%	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	239 (94.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			89.3	85.7	89	46
040831003112	44	Ward Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	1965 E Hermosa Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 491-8871	377	29	13	24.9%	171 (45.4%)	15 (4.0%)	133 (35.3%)	30 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.8%)		$00			$00			89.2	82.3	107	63
040340000258	45	Gilbert High School	Public	7-12	1101 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-0177	2,354	111	21.2	28.9%	1,261 (53.6%)	90 (3.8%)	737 (31.3%)	87 (3.7%)	34 (1.4%)	9 (0.4%)	136 (5.8%)	$6,343	$96	$27	$218	$5,775	$446	$6,221	88.7	93.6	37	8
040005400756	46	Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4535 N 28th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Villa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 955-2210	491				360 (73.3%)	10 (2.0%)	82 (16.7%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)		$00			$00			88.6	92.5	41	5
040094103502	47	BASIS Goodyear	Public, Charter	5-12	15800 W Sherman St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 276-8592	290				62 (21.4%)	55 (19.0%)	76 (26.2%)	76 (26.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	$11,635	$201	$11	$413	$8,280	$3,143	$11,423	88.4	91.8	44	3
040775002358	48	Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	565	46	12.2	12.7%	409 (72.4%)	13 (2.3%)	82 (14.5%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$7,929	$664	$12	$1,340	$7,077	$176	$7,253	87.8	94	34	14
040885002551	49	Corona Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	16705 S Houghton Rd	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3500	606	32	18.8	19.8%	328 (54.1%)	23 (3.8%)	210 (34.7%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$5,912	$35	$26	$95	$5,647	$205	$5,852	87.6	93.6	39	10
040007000831	50	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1251 E Southern Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 839-3402	443				237 (53.5%)	7 (1.6%)	123 (27.8%)	31 (7.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.6%)		$00			$00			86.8	93.8	35	15

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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