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)
040831003397	131	McKemy Academy of International Studies	Public	6-8	2250 S College Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 459-5048	334	19	17.4	35.6%	141 (42.2%)	27 (8.1%)	133 (39.8%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)		$00			$00			68.2	77.6	143	12
040187003306	132	Chandler Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1205 E Frye Rd Bldg B	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 812-6350	405	38	10.8		188 (46.4%)	30 (7.4%)	111 (27.4%)	38 (9.4%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	$9,578	$1,298	$84	$2,679	$7,966	$230	$8,196	68.1	73.1	183	51
040880000824	133	Borman K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	6630 E Lightning Dr	Tucson	85708	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-4600	499	31	16.2	40.7%	220 (44.1%)	61 (12.2%)	124 (24.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.6%)		$00			$00			67.7	39.6	442	309
040782000695	134	Snowflake Junior High School	Public	6-9	1380 S Main St	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-4156	486	20	24.7	43.8%	368 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (17.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	$6,062	$533	$523	$1,590	$4,294	$712	$5,006	67	75.5	163	29
040089103604	135	Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced	Public, Charter	K-8	7785 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 887-5392	791			50.9%	141 (17.8%)	156 (19.7%)	459 (58.0%)	23 (2.9%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,168	$1,395	$1,759	$4,548	$4,403	$2,612	$7,015	66.9	63.6	248	113
040005300754	136	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	782				551 (70.5%)	5 (0.6%)	204 (26.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)		$00			$00			66.7	83.2	103	33
040497000580	137	Stapley Junior High School	Public	7-9	3250 E Hermosa Vista Dr	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2700	978	50	19.5	24.8%	646 (66.1%)	9 (0.9%)	212 (21.7%)	8 (0.8%)	85 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$6,541	$52	$85	$190	$6,053	$351	$6,404	66.6	80.5	119	18
040084203300	138	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 505-3640	1,321			25.9%	666 (50.4%)	19 (1.4%)	507 (38.4%)	40 (3.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (6.1%)		$00			$00			66.3	85.9	86	52
040625000585	139	Desert Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15585 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6200	803	47	16.9	34.9%	445 (55.4%)	29 (3.6%)	243 (30.3%)	28 (3.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.2%)	$8,513	$69	$300	$438	$7,212	$931	$8,144	66.1	73.4	179	40
040009701178	140	Northland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3300 W. Sparrow Ave.	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Northland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 214-8776	641			5.9%	469 (73.2%)	7 (1.1%)	78 (12.2%)	21 (3.3%)	22 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.6%)		$00			$00			66.1	67.9	210	70

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About our rankings:

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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