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)
040240000014	411	Crane Middle School	Public	6-8	4450 W 32nd St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3200	610	26	23.4	66.9%	51 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	532 (87.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$8,658	$880	$331	$2,090	$5,798	$1,649	$7,447	19.9	36.2	480	69
040269000197	412	Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	646	37	17.4	75.9%	95 (14.7%)	44 (6.8%)	457 (70.7%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.0%)	$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966	19.9	18.3	716	304
040342002281	413	Desert Spirit	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4016	670	32	21.2	83.9%	40 (6.0%)	61 (9.1%)	516 (77.0%)	29 (4.3%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,410	$1,721	$441	$3,883	$6,582	$1,667	$8,248	19.8	16.5	748	335
040625001425	414	Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8361 N 95th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4825	806	39	20.5	64.9%	223 (27.7%)	75 (9.3%)	439 (54.5%)	10 (1.2%)	18 (2.2%)	8 (1.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$7,336	$203	$622	$1,028	$5,761	$750	$6,511	19.6	34.9	498	84
040429000342	415	Maurice C. Cash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3851 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9120	839	47	17.7	89.9%	24 (2.9%)	26 (3.1%)	760 (90.6%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,011	$884	$257	$2,026	$7,366	$1,504	$8,870	19.5	36.5	474	59
040023902533	416	Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	2504 S 91st Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	P.L.C. Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-2120	875			47.0%	33 (3.8%)	100 (11.4%)	711 (81.3%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)		$00			$00			19.5	33.7	507	91
040429002769	417	Desert Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6855 W Meadows Loop E	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2020	848	54	15.7	70.9%	72 (8.5%)	166 (19.6%)	518 (61.1%)	15 (1.8%)	39 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	32 (3.8%)	$10,311	$621	$286	$1,528	$7,959	$1,445	$9,405	19.5	39.2	447	30
040138003052	418	Inca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23601 W Durango St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3500	577	24	24	62.9%	123 (21.3%)	56 (9.7%)	356 (61.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.4%)	$9,825	$496	$86	$1,077	$7,280	$1,964	$9,244	19.4	27.9	583	165
040039002289	419	Camelback Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7634 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Camelback Education Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-2204	617			67.9%	22 (3.6%)	44 (7.1%)	517 (83.8%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.8%)		$00			$00			19.2	25.6	613	194
040625000586	420	Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	598	37	16.1	71.7%	169 (28.3%)	71 (11.9%)	307 (51.3%)	11 (1.8%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048	19.2	21	676	256

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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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