Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040885002194	91	Desert Sky Middle School	Public	6-8	9850 E Rankin Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2700	761	37	20.5		293 (38.5%)	30 (3.9%)	345 (45.3%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (8.5%)	$5,733	$76	$232	$383	$5,282	$144	$5,425	78.8	89.6	60	31
040085503275	92	Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	3201 S Gilbert Rd Bldg B	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 270-5422	1,146				411 (35.9%)	111 (9.7%)	254 (22.2%)	272 (23.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.9%)		$00			$00			78.8	91.2	50	42
040091903472	93	Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Lincoln Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1796	588				269 (45.7%)	35 (6.0%)	90 (15.3%)	133 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.7%)		$00			$00			78.8	65.4	239	146
040086103344	94	Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	North Phoenix Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 996-4355	633				360 (56.9%)	21 (3.3%)	130 (20.5%)	80 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)		$00			$00			78.5	89.7	58	36
040625003145	95	Parkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9970 W Beardsley Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5400	872	44	20		550 (63.1%)	35 (4.0%)	205 (23.5%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.0%)	$6,861	$63	$204	$330	$5,766	$827	$6,594	78.4	75.1	167	72
040775003099	96	Sunset Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	35707 N 33rd Ln	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7800	590	35	17.1		413 (70.0%)	27 (4.6%)	96 (16.3%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.4%)	$7,762	$616	$20	$1,252	$6,855	$271	$7,126	78.4	85.7	87	9
040096001878	97	Wildflower Accelerated Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	325 S Wildflower Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-5205	708	29	24.4		145 (20.5%)	97 (13.7%)	423 (59.7%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	19 (2.7%)	$10,590	$889	$541	$2,319	$7,159	$2,001	$9,160	78.1	80.4	121	24
040775003098	98	Terramar Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	7000 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7600	963	54	17.6		657 (68.2%)	21 (2.2%)	187 (19.4%)	52 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.6%)	$5,317	$284	$15	$583	$4,834	$184	$5,018	78.1	91.2	49	49
040625001243	99	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12900 N 71st Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4725	926	45	20.8		521 (56.3%)	26 (2.8%)	288 (31.1%)	40 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.0%)	$6,245	$50	$223	$324	$5,623	$349	$5,972	78	76.9	145	46
040085103271	100	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Trivium Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-4730	892				316 (35.4%)	58 (6.5%)	336 (37.7%)	107 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.5%)		$00			$00			78	84	99	1

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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.

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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.