Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040187002995	1	Arizona College Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W Erie St	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5400	744	35	21.4	3.9%	204 (27.4%)	23 (3.1%)	81 (10.9%)	387 (52.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.2%)	$6,690	$599	$60	$1,258	$5,805	$227	$6,031	99.6	99.9	1
040083003253	2	BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,146				96 (8.4%)	46 (4.0%)	38 (3.3%)	935 (81.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.4%)	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948	99.5	99.3	7	5
040497002770	3	Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Alternative	4-9	6919 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7400	410	22	18.8	18.8%	276 (67.3%)	9 (2.2%)	86 (21.0%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$8,064	$09	$02	$20	$7,571	$481	$8,053	99.4	99.7	2	1
040089703376	4	BASIS Ahwatukee	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	692				140 (20.2%)	62 (9.0%)	47 (6.8%)	390 (56.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.6%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	99	99.4	6	2
040081803197	5	BASIS Oro Valley	Public, Charter	5-12	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 308-5220	565				240 (42.5%)	16 (2.8%)	96 (17.0%)	182 (32.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	$10,536	$392	$37	$821	$6,490	$3,617	$10,107	98.9	98.4	17	12
040187002250	6	Basha High School	Public	6-12	5990 S Val Vista Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2100	2,814	135	20.8	11.0%	1,685 (59.9%)	133 (4.7%)	494 (17.6%)	308 (10.9%)	40 (1.4%)	9 (0.3%)	145 (5.2%)	$7,351	$585	$81	$1,250	$6,217	$468	$6,685	98.9	99.4	5	1
040084303351	7	BASIS Phoenix	Public, Charter	5-12	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-9870	744				169 (22.7%)	21 (2.8%)	59 (7.9%)	469 (63.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,066	$121	$18	$260	$4,729	$3,197	$7,927	98.7	98.4	16	9
040082903278	8	BASIS Peoria	Public, Charter	5-12	9902 W Yearling Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 566-9100	974				156 (16.0%)	49 (5.0%)	59 (6.1%)	669 (68.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.4%)	$8,061	$207	$43	$457	$4,698	$3,113	$7,811	98.2	99.1	10	2
040003400707	9	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1520 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 516-7747	685				188 (27.4%)	9 (1.3%)	55 (8.0%)	416 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)		$00			$00			98.2	97.6	20	11
040060803115	10	BASIS Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10400 N 128th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 451-7500	994				254 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	60 (6.0%)	594 (59.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.3%)	$10,234	$173	$40	$385	$5,841	$4,180	$10,021	98.2	99.2	8	2

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education