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)
040757001561	201	Echo Canyon K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4330 N 62nd St	Scottsdale	85251	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-7500	320	30	10.5	53.8%	105 (32.8%)	23 (7.2%)	170 (53.1%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,184	$298	$893	$1,488	$9,904	$90	$9,994	57.5	65.5	238	37
040194000145	202	Tsaile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64	Tsaile	86556	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9100	390	28	13.9	72.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,419	$9,002	$2,012	$20,015	$7,243	$1,162	$8,405	57.4	42.2	406	204
040077502916	203	San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	867				526 (60.7%)	29 (3.3%)	231 (26.6%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.5%)		$00			$00			57.2	65.9	234	31
040681002886	204	Newell Barney College Preparatory School	Public	5-8	24937 S Sossaman Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6700	241	21	11.7	20.7%	150 (62.2%)	7 (2.9%)	65 (27.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.4%)	$7,296	$279	$03	$561	$5,960	$1,054	$7,014	57.1	75.5	164	40
040024102029	205	Paradise Honors Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	15533 W Paradise Ln	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 975-2646	1,878			19.0%	1,151 (61.3%)	80 (4.3%)	465 (24.8%)	31 (1.7%)	11 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	133 (7.1%)	$8,082	$162	$502	$825	$6,065	$1,354	$7,419	56.9	77.7	142	63
040423003693	206	Kyrene Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	8700 S Kyrene Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 541-7000	249	25	10.1		55 (22.1%)	33 (13.3%)	100 (40.2%)	9 (3.6%)	27 (10.8%)	3 (1.2%)	22 (8.8%)	$5,371	$00			$5,243	$128	$5,371	56	48.8	350	144
040009801180	207	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	312				203 (65.1%)	5 (1.6%)	62 (19.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)		$00			$00			55.9	46.2	368	161
040269002780	208	Mountain View	Public	PK, KG-8	18302 W Burton Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7450	943	50	19	26.9%	462 (49.0%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.0%)	11 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	63 (6.7%)	$7,586	$149	$859	$1,156	$5,904	$674	$6,578	55.7	63.1	252	44
040095403513	209	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 N McQueen Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 757-5400	935			33.9%	339 (36.3%)	104 (11.1%)	332 (35.5%)	61 (6.5%)	12 (1.3%)	9 (1.0%)	78 (8.3%)		$00			$00			55.6	55.3	298	89
040007401759	210	Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3269 Harrison St	Kingman	86409	Mohave County	Kingman Academy Of Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 692-5265	336				240 (71.4%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (19.9%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	$6,585	$245	$577	$1,067	$4,750	$1,013	$5,763	54.9	62.4	254	44

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