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)
040080503050	61	Adams Traditional Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2323 W Parkside Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5517	573				205 (35.8%)	15 (2.6%)	49 (8.6%)	280 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	$8,078	$65	$433	$563	$5,812	$1,768	$7,579	85.9	96.8	23	38
040775003803	62	Inspiration Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 376-5400	671	36	18.9		461 (68.7%)	19 (2.8%)	100 (14.9%)	30 (4.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.9%)								85.8			(n/a)
040176000116	63	Orange Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 E Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8200	672	35	19		387 (57.6%)	6 (0.9%)	172 (25.6%)	40 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.9%)	$7,553	$222	$554	$998	$5,161	$1,616	$6,777	85.6	91.7	47	16
040269002837	64	Canyon Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	17359 W Surprise Farms Loop N	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8450	985	46	21.6		545 (55.3%)	54 (5.5%)	270 (27.4%)	26 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (8.4%)	$7,590	$143	$864	$1,151	$5,746	$836	$6,582	85.2	89.2	64
040775002486	65	West Wing School	Public	PK, KG-8	26716 N High Desert Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5000	1,018	54	19		766 (75.2%)	20 (2.0%)	154 (15.1%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	47 (4.6%)	$5,473	$418	$13	$849	$4,812	$231	$5,043	85	86.9	78	13
040775002434	66	Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	737	44	16.8		583 (79.1%)	8 (1.1%)	85 (11.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	$6,000	$249	$13	$511	$5,524	$214	$5,738	84.7	92.5	42	24
040074702795	67	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	892				606 (67.9%)	5 (0.6%)	102 (11.4%)	126 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)		$00			$00			84.3	91.1	51	16
040625003441	68	Sunset Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9687 W Adam Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6000	1,019	48	21.2		706 (69.3%)	18 (1.8%)	178 (17.5%)	57 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.9%)	$5,943	$47	$138	$233	$5,245	$513	$5,758	84	81.6	111	43
040085003341	69	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	464				170 (36.6%)	34 (7.3%)	132 (28.4%)	103 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)		$00			$00			83.7	84.3	98	29
040176001487	70	Esperero Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8100	509	28	18		289 (56.8%)	6 (1.2%)	157 (30.8%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$8,440	$73	$545	$691	$5,861	$1,962	$7,822	83.4	88.3	70

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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.

Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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