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)
040001900498	181	Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3401 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 779-7223	258				170 (65.9%)	3 (1.2%)	46 (17.8%)	7 (2.7%)	26 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)		$00			$00			60.7	26.8	594	413
040089203012	182	Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	Public, Charter	K-8	1274 E. ONeil Dr	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 421-2323	1,543			41.0%	463 (30.0%)	60 (3.9%)	887 (57.5%)	24 (1.6%)	24 (1.6%)	7 (0.5%)	78 (5.1%)		$00			$00			60.7	73.2	182
040625001501	183	Apache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8633 W John Cabot Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4875	732	40	18.5	36.7%	409 (55.9%)	33 (4.5%)	204 (27.9%)	31 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.6%)	$7,666	$66	$320	$452	$6,658	$622	$7,280	60.6	74	175	8
040432001467	184	Estrella Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10301 S San Miguel Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2820	533	26	20.9	26.6%	298 (55.9%)	21 (3.9%)	181 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$8,530	$255	$362	$873	$6,363	$1,549	$7,912	60.4	69.1	204	20
040625002657	185	Vistancia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	30009 N Sunrise Pt	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6500	1,173	53	22.1	10.9%	794 (67.7%)	41 (3.5%)	227 (19.4%)	26 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.6%)	$6,515	$50	$65	$165	$5,648	$752	$6,400	60.1	76.7	148	37
040099603653	186	Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	17300 W Cactus Road	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 299-1800	1,165			22.9%	580 (49.8%)	67 (5.8%)	390 (33.5%)	29 (2.5%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	87 (7.5%)		$00			$00			60	67.7	212	26
040092703190	187	Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	41800 N Barnes Pkwy	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 655-5553	1,119			20.9%	697 (62.3%)	33 (2.9%)	301 (26.9%)	20 (1.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.0%)		$00			$00			59.7	85.6	91	96
040074602864	188	Eduprize School	Public, Charter	K-8	4567 W Roberts Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1610	1,643				1,078 (65.6%)	54 (3.3%)	414 (25.2%)	10 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	72 (4.4%)	$7,179	$540	$79	$1,158	$4,689	$1,871	$6,561	59.6	63.4	251	63
040075702820	189	Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Arete Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-4233	560				303 (54.1%)	29 (5.2%)	145 (25.9%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	$10,377	$316	$72	$703	$6,258	$3,732	$9,989	59.4	71.4	189
040084703301	190	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,305			42.9%	246 (18.9%)	122 (9.3%)	817 (62.6%)	29 (2.2%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	74 (5.7%)		$00			$00			59.3	80.5	120	70

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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