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)
040269002401	121	Marley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	15042 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8200	1,084	52	21	26.8%	590 (54.4%)	47 (4.3%)	342 (31.5%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	81 (7.5%)	$8,020	$151	$868	$1,170	$6,367	$634	$7,002	71.9	86	83	38
040022501887	122	Horizon Honors Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3000	698				443 (63.5%)	33 (4.7%)	136 (19.5%)	38 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.9%)		$00			$00			71.9	88.8	68	54
040081903187	123	Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,029				688 (66.9%)	16 (1.6%)	157 (15.3%)	86 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607	71.9	88.2	71	52
040750000633	124	Little Red Schoolhouse	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Duquesne Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0737	183			70.5%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			70.9	73.6	176	52
040000101871	125	Sonoran Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	5555 East Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 272-8600	761	36	21.2	6.8%	594 (78.1%)	6 (0.8%)	114 (15.0%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	$2,721	$60	$60	$181	$2,035	$566	$2,600	70.8	79.3	132	7
040068000028	126	Lawrence W Cross Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 W Chapala Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5920	756	38	20	25.8%	449 (59.4%)	17 (2.2%)	243 (32.1%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.6%)		$00			$00			70.6	80.2	125	1
040828000762	127	Emily Gray Junior High School	Public	7-8	11150 E Tanque Verde Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-3838	419	23	18.3	18.6%	289 (69.0%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (25.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$9,266	$351	$932	$1,634	$6,725	$1,259	$7,983	69.2	86.3	80	47
040757000648	128	Ingleside Middle School	Public	6-8	5402 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-4900	777	43	18	39.9%	355 (45.7%)	53 (6.8%)	297 (38.2%)	25 (3.2%)	24 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.4%)	$6,181	$314	$398	$1,025	$5,024	$445	$5,469	68.9	79.4	131	3
040593002266	129	Mountain Trail Middle School	Public	7-8	2323 E Mountain Gate Pass	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4600	680	35	19.6	24.0%	395 (58.1%)	20 (2.9%)	186 (27.4%)	18 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	51 (7.5%)	$6,163	$525	$176	$1,226	$5,094	$367	$5,462	68.7	76.8	147	18
040625001668	130	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	970	49	19.7	14.9%	639 (65.9%)	10 (1.0%)	217 (22.4%)	41 (4.2%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.5%)	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094	68.4	80.3	123	7

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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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