Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040269002907	371	Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	12701 N Main St	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8950	914	45	20.5	77.9%	167 (18.3%)	79 (8.6%)	592 (64.8%)	9 (1.0%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	$8,788	$803	$956	$2,563	$5,934	$1,094	$7,028	23.7	36.6	473	102
040342000262	372	Glendale American School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4008	615	31	20.1	68.8%	123 (20.0%)	60 (9.8%)	357 (58.0%)	40 (6.5%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,873	$1,794	$439	$4,027	$6,022	$1,618	$7,640	23.6	22.4	652	280
040960002427	373	Ron Watson Middle School	Public	6-8	9851 E 28th St	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7400	503	27	18.9	56.9%	167 (33.2%)	8 (1.6%)	306 (60.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$7,118	$998	$1,325	$3,320	$4,669	$127	$4,795	23.5	34.7	499	126
040607000501	374	Rim Country Middle School	Public	6-8	304 S Meadow St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-3062	493	28	17.8	52.7%	305 (61.9%)	8 (1.6%)	138 (28.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$6,229	$301	$06	$607	$5,181	$741	$5,922	23.5	35.6	491	117
040946000976	375	Winslow Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 N Colorado Ave	Winslow	86047	Navajo County	Winslow Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 288-8300	309	18	17.6	43.0%	44 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (46.9%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.1%)	$10,062	$1,713	$383	$3,809	$6,041	$1,925	$7,966	23.4	32.2	526	151
040240000171	376	Pueblo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2803 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3600	562	27	21.2	77.8%	73 (13.0%)	7 (1.2%)	462 (82.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,064	$3,624	$333	$7,581	$4,423	$1,684	$6,107	23.2			(n/a)
040849002132	377	Sheely Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9450 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5270	679	33	20.5	81.7%	38 (5.6%)	135 (19.9%)	469 (69.1%)	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$11,786	$1,240	$918	$3,397	$7,536	$2,093	$9,628	23.1	29.1	568	191
040880000848	378	Gridley Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Harrison Rd	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4600	530	42	12.5	57.7%	196 (37.0%)	28 (5.3%)	240 (45.3%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.9%)	41 (7.7%)		$00			$00			23	29.7	560	182
040292000227	379	Florence K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	460 S. Park Street	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-3540	771	39	19.6	55.9%	332 (43.1%)	24 (3.1%)	355 (46.0%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.5%)	$6,133	$285	$317	$888	$5,149	$381	$5,530	23	30.5	548	169
040087503345	380	Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,043			65.9%	47 (4.5%)	64 (6.1%)	883 (84.7%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.2%)		$00			$00			22.7	32.4	523	143

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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