Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
040094403586	191	Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	10200 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 526-0474	1,098				537 (48.9%)	42 (3.8%)	398 (36.2%)	35 (3.2%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (6.8%)		$00			$00			59.3	65.1	241	50
040077402934	192	Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	465			49.9%	163 (35.1%)	29 (6.2%)	220 (47.3%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)		$00			$00			59.3	76.3	152	40
040625001092	193	Copperwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	11232 N 65th Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4650	672	39	17.2	45.8%	329 (49.0%)	37 (5.5%)	237 (35.3%)	18 (2.7%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.0%)	$6,984	$77	$321	$475	$5,973	$613	$6,586	59.2	75	169	24
040340002112	194	Desert Ridge Junior High	Public	7-8	10211 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2025	973	48	20.3	25.9%	582 (59.8%)	36 (3.7%)	261 (26.8%)	17 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	66 (6.8%)	$6,110	$02	$530	$533	$5,910		$5,578	59	71.2	193	1
040438001547	195	Western Sky Middle School	Public	5-8	4095 N. 144th Ave.	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6300	954	42	22.9	21.9%	408 (42.8%)	57 (6.0%)	374 (39.2%)	38 (4.0%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	62 (6.5%)	$5,674	$240		$479	$4,868	$566	$5,434	58.6	78.3	139	56
040002601459	196	Mogollon Junior High School	Public	7-8	3375 Buckskin Road	Heber	85928	Navajo County	Heber-Overgaard Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 535-4622	77	7	10.8		57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)		$00			$00			58.1	82.8	104	92
040269002649	197	Sonoran Heights Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8550	712	40	17.8	35.0%	343 (48.2%)	54 (7.6%)	251 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.7%)	$8,095	$194	$867	$1,254	$6,136	$898	$7,035	57.9	74.1	174	23
040423000653	198	Kyrene Aprende Middle School	Public	5-8	777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. Eas	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6200	947	51	18.7	20.8%	453 (47.8%)	75 (7.9%)	263 (27.8%)	41 (4.3%)	23 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (9.4%)	$5,611	$58	$01	$118	$5,191	$360	$5,551	57.8	75.6	162	36
040423001370	199	Kyrene Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 W Galveston St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5400	584	37	15.8	39.7%	147 (25.2%)	87 (14.9%)	204 (34.9%)	54 (9.2%)	45 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	$6,636	$00	$01	$01	$6,443	$192	$6,635	57.7	76.6	149	50
040906001117	200	Sweetwater School	Public	K-8	4602 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6500	428	46	9.2	65.7%	170 (39.7%)	29 (6.8%)	183 (42.8%)	9 (2.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$16,398	$1,159	$198	$2,515	$13,470	$1,571	$15,041	57.5	67.2	221	21

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