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)
040005400756	51	Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4535 N 28th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Villa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 955-2210	497				376 (75.7%)	11 (2.2%)	76 (15.3%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)		$00			$00			88.7	92.5	41	10
040593002268	52	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	457	33	14		353 (77.2%)	9 (2.0%)	51 (11.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.9%)	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551	88.7	84.4	97	45
040022901918	53	Milestones Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4707 E Robert E Lee St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Milestones Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 404-1009	184				79 (42.9%)	11 (6.0%)	14 (7.6%)	74 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)		$00			$00			88.5	68.5	205	152
040775002358	54	Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	533	45	11.9		377 (70.7%)	11 (2.1%)	77 (14.4%)	26 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	$7,929	$664	$12	$1,340	$7,077	$176	$7,253	87.3	94	34	20
040091103440	55	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	1,510				1,260 (83.4%)	7 (0.5%)	151 (10.0%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	70 (4.6%)		$00			$00			87.2	89.2	66	11
040885001955	56	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	564	104	5.4		225 (39.9%)	33 (5.9%)	231 (41.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	57 (10.1%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	86.8	82.7	105	49
040076002911	57	Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	23276 N 83rd Ave Ste 1	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Glendale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 889-0822	626				411 (65.7%)	15 (2.4%)	94 (15.0%)	65 (10.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)		$00			$00			86.8	75.1	168	111
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	567				399 (70.4%)	16 (2.8%)	68 (12.0%)	53 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.3%)		$00			$00			86.7	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	214				193 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)		$00			$00			86.6	53.2	315	256
040007000831	60	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1251 E Southern Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 839-3402	440				227 (51.6%)	12 (2.7%)	122 (27.7%)	31 (7.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.3%)		$00			$00			86.1	93.8	35	25

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.