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)
040882002794	491	Dos Rios Elementary	Public	K-8	2150 S 87th Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7004	649	39	16.6		31 (4.8%)	80 (12.3%)	491 (75.7%)	10 (1.5%)	28 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,639	$1,363	$1,611	$4,337	$6,334	$1,332	$7,665	13.7	18.4	713	222
040708000587	492	C O Greenfield School	Public	K-8	7009 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4240	476	25	19		7 (1.5%)	36 (7.6%)	423 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,184	$825	$1,316	$2,966	$8,821	$1,222	$10,043	13.7	17.5	735	243
040079000040	493	Cactus Canyon Junior High	Public	6-8	801 W Southern Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 982-1110	620	31	19.8		301 (48.5%)	15 (2.4%)	265 (42.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$5,666	$579	$24	$1,182	$4,999	$64	$5,063	13.7	25.1	617	124
040342001402	494	Challenger Middle School	Public	K-8	6905 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4011	880	44	20		77 (8.8%)	150 (17.0%)	583 (66.3%)	40 (4.5%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	$9,687	$1,832	$492	$4,157	$5,832	$1,530	$7,362	13.6	15	774	280
040868000814	495	Tuba City Junior High School	Public	6-8	67 East Fir Street	Tuba City	86045	Coconino County	Tuba City Unified School District #15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 283-1040	247				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	242 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,097	$3,186	$447	$6,819	$5,139	$1,325	$6,464	13.3	12.6	808	313
040789000698	496	Somerton Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 North Somerton Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6100	650	37	17.5		9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	616 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$7,412	$390	$51	$831	$5,885	$1,085	$6,971	13.2	25.1	618	122
040168000094	497	Frank Borman School	Public	PK, KG-8	3637 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5000	1,017	45	22.8		14 (1.4%)	58 (5.7%)	909 (89.4%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,058	$3,133	$411	$6,676	$7,069	$1,446	$8,514	13.2	18.7	708	211
040342000272	498	William C Jack School	Public	PK, KG-8	6600 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4005	827	37	22.6		45 (5.4%)	81 (9.8%)	667 (80.7%)	9 (1.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.7%)	$11,477	$1,999	$460	$4,458	$7,123	$1,895	$9,018	13.1	14.5	779	281
040168000091	499	Charles W. Harris School	Public	PK, KG-8	2252 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4800	870	39	22.1		16 (1.8%)	12 (1.4%)	829 (95.3%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,630	$3,159	$378	$6,695	$6,653	$1,440	$8,093	13	18.9	707	208
040060001707	500	Carol G. Peck Elementary School	Public	K-8	5810 N 49th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-3889	683	36	19.2		39 (5.7%)	90 (13.2%)	517 (75.7%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$8,904	$1,925	$91	$3,941	$6,144	$743	$6,887	12.9	14.1	783	283

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.