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)
040625001380	251	Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4775	618	36	17	63.8%	198 (32.0%)	42 (6.8%)	314 (50.8%)	18 (2.9%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	$8,490	$403	$496	$1,302	$7,185	$406	$7,590	46.4	41.1	423	172
040000400912	252	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Main St	Clarkdale	86324	Yavapai County	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 634-5035	475			39.8%	309 (65.1%)	3 (0.6%)	102 (21.5%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,080	$716	$778	$2,209	$7,680	$906	$8,586	46.3	63.9	245	7
040588000471	253	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	45.8	51.6	322	69
040068000021	254	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			45.7	62	259	5
040681003802	255	Crismon High School	Public	7-11	21942 East Riggs Road	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 987-5583	1,027	46	22.5	16.8%	664 (64.7%)	26 (2.5%)	275 (26.8%)	12 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.2%)								45.7	54.8	300	45
040096203551	256	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,049			30.9%	551 (52.5%)	44 (4.2%)	317 (30.2%)	37 (3.5%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	84 (8.0%)		$00			$00			45.6	58.4	278	22
040079703230	257	Academy Del Sol - Star Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	7102 W Valley Crest Pl	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Academy Del Sol Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 789-7731	513			26.1%	27 (5.3%)	9 (1.8%)	465 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			45.4	50.4	339	82
040078102910	258	Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	727			61.9%	24 (3.3%)	11 (1.5%)	647 (89.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			45.1	66.7	227	31
040093303798	259	Legacy Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	3125 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(480) 270-5438	368				100 (27.2%)	47 (12.8%)	156 (42.4%)	29 (7.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)		$00			$00			44.9	40.6	425	166
040005200752	260	NFL YET College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	313			93.6%	9 (2.9%)	10 (3.2%)	292 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			44.8	32.1	527	267

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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