Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040880000863	501	Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 E Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-5000	350	25	14	62.9%	123 (35.1%)	27 (7.7%)	155 (44.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	7 (2.0%)	28 (8.0%)		$00			$00			12.8	21.4	666	165
040342000266	502	Harold W Smith School	Public	K-8	6534 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4003	772	27	29.1	97.9%	35 (4.5%)	69 (8.9%)	622 (80.6%)	18 (2.3%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,442	$1,587	$521	$3,695	$5,714	$1,620	$7,334	12.8	15.8	762	260
040138002492	503	Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 S 7th St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-4487	1,038	42	25	72.9%	173 (16.7%)	81 (7.8%)	724 (69.7%)	8 (0.8%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.1%)	$11,555	$690	$177	$1,557	$8,609	$2,079	$10,688	12.3	20.5	683	180
040582000468	504	Page Middle School	Public	6-8	101 El Mirage	Page	86040	Coconino County	Page Unified School District #8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 608-4306	549			55.7%	64 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (79.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$6,064	$1,308	$43	$2,659	$4,498	$216	$4,714	12.2	18.2	717	213
040831001107	505	Fees College Preparatory Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 E Watson Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6063	789	53	14.8	63.9%	73 (9.3%)	86 (10.9%)	471 (59.7%)	12 (1.5%)	116 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	25 (3.2%)		$00			$00			12.1	14.6	778	273
040160001529	506	Camp Verde Middle School	Public	6-8	370 Camp Lincoln Rd	Camp Verde	86322	Yavapai County	Camp Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 567-8014	365	16	22.6	60.5%	194 (53.2%)	2 (0.5%)	117 (32.1%)	3 (0.8%)	38 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	$5,531	$439	$101	$978	$4,686	$306	$4,992	12.1	18.1	722	216
040253000194	507	Ray Borane Middle School	Public	6-8	840 E 12th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-2461	387	21	18.8	92.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,187	$370	$111	$851	$5,573	$133	$5,706	12	19.5	698	191
040060000012	508	Granada Elementary School-East Campus	Public	4-8	3022 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-0110	783	37	21.1	65.9%	19 (2.4%)	79 (10.1%)	649 (82.9%)	16 (2.0%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$7,878	$1,347	$229	$2,923	$5,624	$678	$6,302	11.9	14.9	775	267
040279000209	509	Eloy Junior High School	Public	6-8	404 E Phoenix Ave	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2140	286	16	17.8	91.6%	16 (5.6%)	26 (9.1%)	224 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,671	$1,648	$658	$3,955	$7,709	$2,655	$10,365	11.9	12.2	817	308
040752000634	510	Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	1,006	55	18.2	80.9%	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	997 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562	11.8	25.4	615	105

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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