Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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)
040096001878	101	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	683	27	25.2	57.8%	141 (20.6%)	78 (11.4%)	421 (61.6%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	17 (2.5%)	$10,590	$889	$541	$2,319	$7,159	$2,001	$9,160	77.1	80.4	121	20
040168002005	102	Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy	Public	6-8	4315 N Maryvale Pkwy	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1700	184	12	16	76.1%	7 (3.8%)	8 (4.3%)	166 (90.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,152	$3,715	$436	$7,865	$8,443	$1,559	$10,002	76.9	89.3	62	40
040065503096	103	Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Veritas Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 263-1128	801				498 (62.2%)	20 (2.5%)	178 (22.2%)	44 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	53 (6.6%)		$00			$00			76.8	84.8	92	11
040625001554	104	Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5050	294	21	14.2	44.6%	161 (54.8%)	5 (1.7%)	117 (39.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$14,311	$331	$444	$1,107	$11,871	$1,664	$13,535	76.7	79.7	129	25
040011203573	105	American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 344-9892	2,486				1,722 (69.3%)	45 (1.8%)	527 (21.2%)	61 (2.5%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	116 (4.7%)	$5,729	$61	$172	$294	$4,023	$1,472	$5,495	76.6	84.4	96	9
040068001001	106	Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	838	52	16.2	15.9%	534 (63.7%)	17 (2.0%)	233 (27.8%)	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)		$00			$00			76.4	86	82	24
040094403504	107	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	1,021				613 (60.0%)	7 (0.7%)	307 (30.1%)	29 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.1%)		$00			$00			76.3	85.7	88	19
040028002186	108	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	507			73.0%	309 (60.9%)	6 (1.2%)	161 (31.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.2%)		$00			$00			76.1	82.5	106	2
040775003098	109	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	1,015	54	18.9	12.9%	715 (70.4%)	27 (2.7%)	178 (17.5%)	47 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.3%)	$5,317	$284	$15	$583	$4,834	$184	$5,018	75.4	91.2	49	60
040011203702	110	American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	1,584				1,097 (69.3%)	28 (1.8%)	312 (19.7%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	112 (7.1%)								75.3	79.2	135	25

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