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)
040340002840	11	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	Public	7-12	55 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4034	596	32	18.7		247 (41.4%)	13 (2.2%)	95 (15.9%)	188 (31.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.2%)	$7,314	$00			$6,852	$462	$7,314	98	99.6	3	8
040450002874	12	Madison Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	925 E Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 745-4000	736	30	24.9	12.9%	431 (58.6%)	27 (3.7%)	193 (26.2%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.2%)	$8,752	$630	$104	$1,364	$6,055	$1,964	$8,018	98	94.4	33	21
040497003005	13	Franklin Junior High School	Public	7-9	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8990	269	18	14.7	24.5%	187 (69.5%)	3 (1.1%)	64 (23.8%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$6,931	$20	$09	$49	$6,045	$857	$6,902	97.9	99.5	4	9
040269003656	14	Freedom Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16066 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8650	416	23	18.4	38.7%	188 (45.2%)	29 (7.0%)	156 (37.5%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$11,775	$147	$881	$1,175	$8,586	$2,161	$10,747	97.7	99.2	9	5
040083103196	15	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	737				438 (59.4%)	6 (0.8%)	123 (16.7%)	81 (11.0%)	28 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	55 (7.5%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	97.3	95	29	14
040089803393	16	BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	840				314 (37.4%)	49 (5.8%)	151 (18.0%)	260 (31.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.4%)	$8,723	$203	$99	$505	$6,242	$2,179	$8,420	97.3	98	18	2
040429001391	17	Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	875	42	20.9	31.9%	164 (18.7%)	155 (17.7%)	409 (46.7%)	74 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.7%)	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322	97.2	97.9	19	2
040087803350	18	BASIS Tucson North	Public, Charter	5-12	5740 E River Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 207-0076	801				274 (34.2%)	37 (4.6%)	227 (28.3%)	216 (27.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	$9,097	$272	$43	$586	$6,070	$2,712	$8,782	96.8	95.3	28	10
040075802766	19	Candeo Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	9965 W Calle Lejos	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Candeo Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 979-6500	594				407 (68.5%)	10 (1.7%)	64 (10.8%)	73 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.6%)		$00			$00			96.5	94.4	32	13
040018701906	20	Stepping Stones Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	35812 N 7th St	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Stepping Stones Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 465-4910	217				177 (81.6%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)		$00			$00			96.3	61.9	260	240

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds