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)
040096000049	271	Michael Anderson	Public	PK, KG-8	45 S 3rd Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-5105	758	35	21.6	88.8%	31 (4.1%)	36 (4.7%)	677 (89.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,298	$859	$441	$2,159	$6,922	$2,077	$8,998	39.4	58.1	282	11
040775001147	272	Desert Sky Middle School	Public	7-8	5130 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6500	648	30	21.3	46.8%	323 (49.8%)	29 (4.5%)	230 (35.5%)	17 (2.6%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.4%)	$6,113	$515	$127	$1,157	$5,264	$206	$5,471	39.2	59.6	270	2
040585000470	273	Palo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 S. Palo Verde Road	Palo Verde	85343	Maricopa County	Palo Verde Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-3680	446	23	19.6	70.6%	125 (28.0%)	8 (1.8%)	303 (67.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$13,346	$1,964	$1,954	$5,883	$7,679	$1,749	$9,428	38.8	39.9	438	165
040138002642	274	Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	562	32	17.8	59.8%	147 (26.2%)	41 (7.3%)	318 (56.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.8%)	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669	38.8	50	341	67
040625000512	275	Kachina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5304 W Crocus Dr	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4500	327	22	14.8	58.7%	141 (43.1%)	18 (5.5%)	135 (41.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	$13,711	$596	$840	$2,033	$9,515	$2,759	$12,274	38.4	50.7	333	58
040444000347	276	Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1252 S Avondale Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5700	802	39	20.4	66.0%	42 (5.2%)	73 (9.1%)	648 (80.8%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$11,672	$1,050	$465	$2,566	$8,146	$2,011	$10,156	38.4	28.5	573	297
040423000334	277	Kyrene Middle School	Public	5-8	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6600	709	49	14.3	43.9%	171 (24.1%)	93 (13.1%)	312 (44.0%)	18 (2.5%)	52 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.2%)	$7,191	$319	$01	$640	$6,741	$130	$6,870	37.9	49.8	344	67
040849001705	278	Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8803 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5260	694	32	21.5	79.8%	34 (4.9%)	62 (8.9%)	577 (83.1%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,979	$1,022	$918	$2,961	$6,932	$2,107	$9,039	37.7	54.3	306	28
040301000232	279	Flowing Wells Junior High School	Public	7-8	4545 N La Cholla Blvd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8550	818	50	16.4	73.8%	198 (24.2%)	20 (2.4%)	564 (68.9%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	$6,972	$534	$865	$1,933	$5,684		$5,573	37.5	52.1	319	40
040625000238	280	Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9880 N 77th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6475	735	44	16.8	64.8%	137 (18.6%)	29 (3.9%)	519 (70.6%)	10 (1.4%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)	$7,588	$301	$369	$971	$6,342	$576	$6,918	37.3	38.1	461	181

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