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)
040880001455	261	Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	5831 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4100	396	31	12.9	51.8%	97 (24.5%)	22 (5.6%)	238 (60.1%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)		$00			$00			41.7	62.2	258	3
040553001238	262	Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Blvd. del Rey David	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2646	760	35	21.7	74.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	751 (98.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$6,426	$333	$34	$701	$5,522	$537	$6,059	41.4	53.8	309	47
040011203365	263	American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4380 N. Hunt Hwy	Florence	85312	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-9800	959			36.8%	499 (52.0%)	49 (5.1%)	329 (34.3%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	65 (6.8%)	$8,963	$707	$1,828	$3,242	$4,753	$1,675	$6,428	41.1	36.1	482	219
040625000510	264	Desert Palms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11441 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4600	477	27	17.4	58.9%	156 (32.7%)	39 (8.2%)	222 (46.5%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$9,393	$408	$747	$1,563	$7,351	$887	$8,238	40.7	33.9	506	242
040031002370	265	Calibre Academy Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	15688 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Calibre Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-2179	546			42.9%	252 (46.2%)	40 (7.3%)	182 (33.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.4%)		$00			$00			40.5	42.7	399	134
040497001376	266	Shepherd Junior High School	Public	4-8	1407 N Alta Mesa Dr	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1800	603	34	17.9	34.8%	352 (58.4%)	12 (2.0%)	188 (31.2%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$8,537	$420	$61	$900	$7,489	$568	$8,057	40.4	53.4	313	47
040094403767	267	Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	6180 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 462-1202	784				293 (37.4%)	19 (2.4%)	408 (52.0%)	18 (2.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)		$00			$00			40.4	44.4	385	118
040089103676	268	Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	990			66.0%	63 (6.4%)	117 (11.8%)	785 (79.3%)	15 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494	40.3	61.1	264	4
040011203475	269	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,230			26.0%	1,213 (54.4%)	79 (3.5%)	743 (33.3%)	52 (2.3%)	12 (0.5%)	15 (0.7%)	116 (5.2%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	40.1	53	316	47
040269000200	270	Luke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7300 N Dysart Rd	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7300	623	33	19.1	54.9%	174 (27.9%)	48 (7.7%)	306 (49.1%)	42 (6.7%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (5.1%)	$10,893	$632	$914	$2,178	$7,846	$1,501	$9,347	40.1	67.4	218	52

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