Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040269002837	51	Canyon Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	17359 W Surprise Farms Loop N	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8450	944	45	21.2	32.8%	523 (55.4%)	56 (5.9%)	266 (28.2%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (7.3%)	$7,590	$143	$864	$1,151	$5,746	$836	$6,582	86.6	89.2	64	13
040885001955	52	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	554	35	15.6	26.7%	229 (41.3%)	30 (5.4%)	236 (42.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	86.5	82.7	105	53
040074702795	53	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	875				596 (68.1%)	5 (0.6%)	94 (10.7%)	136 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)		$00			$00			86.3	91.1	51	2
040091103440	54	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,370				1,151 (84.0%)	10 (0.7%)	139 (10.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	50 (3.6%)		$00			$00			86	89.2	66	12
040085003341	55	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	471				189 (40.1%)	32 (6.8%)	123 (26.1%)	99 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)		$00			$00			85.9	84.3	98	43
040775003803	56	Inspiration Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 376-5400	486	32	15.4	9.7%	330 (67.9%)	16 (3.3%)	68 (14.0%)	30 (6.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)								85.8			(n/a)
040080503050	57	Adams Traditional Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2323 W Parkside Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5517	601			8.0%	253 (42.1%)	17 (2.8%)	49 (8.2%)	252 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,078	$65	$433	$563	$5,812	$1,768	$7,579	85.8	96.8	23	34
040040602036	58	Happy Valley School	Public, Charter	K-8	7140 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Happy Valley School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-2900	546			10.8%	390 (71.4%)	12 (2.2%)	58 (10.6%)	59 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.4%)		$00			$00			85.3	86.3	81	23
040009301086	59	Skyview School	Public, Charter	K-8	125 S Rush St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Skyview School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 776-1730	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()		$00			$00			85	53.2	315	256
040176000116	60	Orange Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 E Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8200	677	38	17.7	9.9%	391 (57.8%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (26.4%)	36 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.6%)	$7,553	$222	$554	$998	$5,161	$1,616	$6,777	85	91.7	47	13

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide