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)
040750000633	121	Little Red Schoolhouse	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Duquesne Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0737	183			70.5%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			73.2	73.6	176	55
040757002115	122	Copper Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	10101 E Thompson Peak Pkwy	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1400	600	39	15.3	5.0%	488 (81.3%)	15 (2.5%)	54 (9.0%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$7,613	$185	$499	$870	$6,365	$563	$6,928	73	90.9	52	70
040011203573	123	American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 344-9892	2,486				1,722 (69.3%)	45 (1.8%)	527 (21.2%)	61 (2.5%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	116 (4.7%)	$5,729	$61	$172	$294	$4,023	$1,472	$5,495	72.8	84.4	96	27
040340001669	124	Highland Junior High School	Public	6-8	6915 E Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4739	979	47	20.9	29.9%	628 (64.1%)	24 (2.5%)	210 (21.5%)	34 (3.5%)	19 (1.9%)	6 (0.6%)	58 (5.9%)	$5,857	$33	$532	$599	$5,509		$5,291	72.7	81.1	114	10
040593001136	125	Sunrise Middle School	Public	7-8	4960 E Acoma Dr	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6100	433	31	14	30.7%	200 (46.2%)	19 (4.4%)	160 (37.0%)	18 (4.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	$9,127	$870	$218	$1,959	$7,702	$337	$8,039	72.5	77.3	144	19
040065503096	126	Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Veritas Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 263-1128	801				498 (62.2%)	20 (2.5%)	178 (22.2%)	44 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	53 (6.6%)		$00			$00			72.4	84.8	92	34
040005300754	127	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			71.2	83.2	103	24
040269002401	128	Marley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	15042 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8200	1,084	52	21	26.8%	590 (54.4%)	47 (4.3%)	342 (31.5%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	81 (7.5%)	$8,020	$151	$868	$1,170	$6,367	$634	$7,002	71.1	86	83	45
040090003404	129	Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	502				326 (64.9%)	15 (3.0%)	92 (18.3%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)		$00			$00			70.4	81.6	112	17
040828000762	130	Emily Gray Junior High School	Public	7-8	11150 E Tanque Verde Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-3838	419	23	18.3	18.6%	289 (69.0%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (25.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$9,266	$351	$932	$1,634	$6,725	$1,259	$7,983	70.1	86.3	80	50

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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