Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040011203779	241	American Leadership Academy Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6913 E Rembrandt Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 420-2101	509				362 (71.1%)	11 (2.2%)	100 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$7,197	$3,023	$199	$6,245	$2,155	$1,819	$3,974	45.4	48	357	116
040497000387	242	Fremont Junior High School	Public	7-8	1001 N Power Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8300	984	55	17.8	44.9%	511 (51.9%)	35 (3.6%)	384 (39.0%)	8 (0.8%)	12 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.0%)	$6,870	$437	$21	$895	$6,024	$387	$6,412	45.3	61	265	23
040450000355	243	Madison #1 Elementary School	Public	5-8	5525 N 16th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7100	913	46	19.9	32.0%	337 (36.9%)	80 (8.8%)	375 (41.1%)	13 (1.4%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.9%)	$9,943	$1,010	$112	$2,132	$6,749	$2,072	$8,821	45.2	61.7	261	18
040546002875	244	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17161 W Bajada Rd	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-5880	572			37.8%	350 (61.2%)	20 (3.5%)	183 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$5,834	$1,031	$737	$2,799	$3,734	$332	$4,066	45.1	57.7	285	41
040098803680	245	Valor Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	13185 W Thomas Rd	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Valor Preparatory Academy LLC	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 444-5969	175				63 (36.0%)	19 (10.9%)	80 (45.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)		$00			$00			45.1	48.9	349	104
040093303798	246	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	179
040269002126	247	West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 W Greenway Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7750	764	41	18.6	53.9%	307 (40.2%)	68 (8.9%)	294 (38.5%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.2%)	$9,675	$555	$954	$2,063	$7,290	$877	$8,167	44.8	42	409	162
040005200752	248	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	279
040096002255	249	Desert Star	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 S 157th Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4600	638	28	22.5	64.7%	183 (28.7%)	68 (10.7%)	361 (56.6%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$11,076	$957	$595	$2,509	$7,418	$2,106	$9,524	44.2	50.7	332	83
040880000901	250	Wakefield Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W 44th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6280	222	23	9.6	63.5%	24 (10.8%)	4 (1.8%)	180 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)		$00			$00			44.2	55.5	295	45

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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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