Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 550)	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)
040396000650	511	Pueblo Del Sol Middle School	Public	K-8	3449 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6900	667	47	14.3		5 (0.7%)	41 (6.1%)	614 (92.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)		$00			$00			11.6	21	677	166
040882002496	512	Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	666	38	17.5		33 (5.0%)	141 (21.2%)	453 (68.0%)	9 (1.4%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859	11.5	18.1	720	208
040043202200	513	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,499				1,600 (35.6%)	499 (11.1%)	1,795 (39.9%)	55 (1.2%)	171 (3.8%)	20 (0.4%)	359 (8.0%)		$00			$00			11.4	22.4	654	141
040831000775	514	Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 S Beck Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 966-7114	708	55	12.8		48 (6.8%)	135 (19.1%)	433 (61.2%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.6%)	18 (2.5%)	21 (3.0%)		$00			$00			11.4	15.1	771	257
040593000130	515	Greenway Middle School	Public	7-8	3002 E Nisbet Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2400	411	24	17.3		19 (4.6%)	15 (3.6%)	352 (85.6%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$8,288	$510	$191	$1,210	$7,055	$533	$7,588	11.4	17.9	724	209
040060000008	516	Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	873	46	18.9		69 (7.9%)	136 (15.6%)	604 (69.2%)	33 (3.8%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510	11.2	21.2	671	155
040029500326	517	Kingman Middle School	Public	6-8	1969 Detroit Ave	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-3588	698	33	21.1		423 (60.6%)	10 (1.4%)	203 (29.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.2%)		$00			$00			11	21.1	673	156
040168000093	518	Estrella Middle School	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	693	36	19.2		12 (1.7%)	20 (2.9%)	650 (93.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365	10.9	22.6	649	131
040171002213	519	Cactus Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E Kortsen Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 421-3330	750	38	20		164 (21.9%)	45 (6.0%)	488 (65.1%)	7 (0.9%)	18 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	$6,488	$592	$138	$1,322	$4,874	$884	$5,759	10.8	17.1	742	223
040032903159	520	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,820				2,439 (35.8%)	356 (5.2%)	3,283 (48.1%)	48 (0.7%)	312 (4.6%)	11 (0.2%)	371 (5.4%)		$00			$00			10.6	18.4	714	194

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science 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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.