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)
040076902956	451	Imagine Prep Coolidge	Public, Charter	6-12	1290b W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2790	526			72.8%	77 (14.6%)	34 (6.5%)	296 (56.3%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)		$00			$00			16.2	16.1	758	307
040717000620	452	Ruth Fisher Middle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	38201 W Indian School Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5500	717	39	18.3	60.8%	207 (28.9%)	28 (3.9%)	456 (63.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$9,769	$563	$102	$1,227	$6,914	$2,191	$9,105	16.2	30.6	544	92
040087703354	453	Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	673			89.9%	28 (4.2%)	85 (12.6%)	537 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114	16.1	19.1	703	250
040324001101	454	San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	570	19	30	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045	16.1	23.7	638	184
040429002398	455	Cheatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4725 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-7040	744	47	15.7	78.9%	58 (7.8%)	211 (28.4%)	409 (55.0%)	15 (2.0%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	$9,698	$678	$302	$1,659	$7,321	$1,396	$8,717	15.8	23.2	643	188
040593001218	456	Vista Verde Middle School	Public	7-8	2826 E Grovers Ave	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5300	544	35	15.5	70.8%	125 (23.0%)	59 (10.8%)	305 (56.1%)	13 (2.4%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	$8,492	$777	$210	$1,763	$7,049	$457	$7,505	15.4	22.5	650	194
040068001525	457	La Cima Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 N La Canada Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6730	421	26	16	77.9%	64 (15.2%)	21 (5.0%)	298 (70.8%)	15 (3.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)		$00			$00			15.3	25.8	608	151
040060003614	458	Madrid Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-8	3736 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2280	597	31	19.2	74.7%	10 (1.7%)	22 (3.7%)	545 (91.3%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,367	$1,944	$237	$4,126	$5,378	$808	$6,186	15.2	20.5	685	227
040880000896	459	Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3500	263	24	10.9	79.5%	21 (8.0%)	21 (8.0%)	204 (77.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)		$00			$00			15.1	19.4	699	240
040906000930	460	Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6503 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2300	554	35	15.8	82.7%	59 (10.6%)	138 (24.9%)	266 (48.0%)	27 (4.9%)	37 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.3%)	$9,651	$1,229	$220	$2,679	$7,091	$1,110	$8,201	15	23.7	637	177

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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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