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)
040061002056	251	Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	907			29.9%	478 (52.7%)	44 (4.9%)	270 (29.8%)	19 (2.1%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	73 (8.0%)	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919	43.5	50.7	335	84
040429003530	252	Paseo Pointe School	Public	PK, KG-8	8800 S 55th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2040	980	54	18	60.9%	104 (10.6%)	109 (11.1%)	722 (73.7%)	9 (0.9%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	$8,380	$513	$139	$1,166	$6,523	$1,204	$7,727	43.1	36.5	475	223
040076302915	253	EAGLE College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 W South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	EAGLE South Mountain Charter Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-5400	458			54.8%	38 (8.3%)	39 (8.5%)	341 (74.5%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)		$00			$00			43	33.6	508	255
040092203458	254	Desert Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5635 Hwy 95	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Desert Star Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 770-4523	480				347 (72.3%)	4 (0.8%)	109 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)		$00			$00			42.9	56.6	290	36
040625002111	255	Zuni Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5275	880	47	18.8	18.9%	623 (70.8%)	22 (2.5%)	176 (20.0%)	9 (1.0%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.4%)	$6,994	$54	$169	$276	$5,896	$875	$6,771	42.8	60.1	269	14
040068000021	256	Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	665	47	14	42.9%	329 (49.5%)	7 (1.1%)	306 (46.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.8%)		$00			$00			42.6	62	259	3
040225000156	257	Continental Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-4581	639	37	17.2	30.8%	289 (45.2%)	9 (1.4%)	302 (47.3%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$11,264	$686	$1,212	$2,584	$5,695	$3,671	$9,366	42.5	51.4	327	70
040138003730	258	John S McCain III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3170 S 247th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 925-3400	673	31	22	57.8%	180 (26.7%)	37 (5.5%)	400 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	$10,733	$354	$80	$788	$7,314	$2,984	$10,299	42.3	52	320	62
040588000471	259	Palominas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10385 E Highway 92	Hereford	85615	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	426	24	18.1	49.8%	254 (59.6%)	7 (1.6%)	130 (30.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$5,510	$609	$556	$1,775	$4,187	$158	$4,344	42.2	51.6	322	63
040497003229	260	Summit Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1560 W Summit Pl	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3475	1,227	66	18.7	41.9%	542 (44.2%)	77 (6.3%)	443 (36.1%)	36 (2.9%)	32 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	89 (7.3%)	$7,415	$275	$78	$627	$6,560	$503	$7,063	42	65.4	240	20

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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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