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)
040269002402	431	Thompson Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11800 W Thompson Ranch Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8400	716	43	16.8	73.9%	122 (17.0%)	83 (11.6%)	479 (66.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$9,364	$741	$983	$2,465	$6,361	$1,278	$7,640	18.1	25.6	612	181
040444003533	432	Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	1700 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6400	788	37	21.2	65.9%	53 (6.7%)	96 (12.2%)	589 (74.7%)	14 (1.8%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	$9,829	$696	$330	$1,722	$6,781	$2,022	$8,803	18.1	19.6	695	263
040292002210	433	Walker Butte K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	29697 N Desert Willow Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5360	813	46	17.5	57.8%	358 (44.0%)	77 (9.5%)	303 (37.3%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (2.1%)	12 (1.5%)	40 (4.9%)	$8,080	$785	$353	$1,922	$6,547	$395	$6,942	18.1	26.8	595	162
040138003123	434	Bales Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25400 W Maricopa Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8503	659	32	20.5	70.0%	108 (16.4%)	59 (9.0%)	464 (70.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,848	$606	$92	$1,303	$7,002	$2,148	$9,151	18	25.9	606	172
040194000138	435	Chinle Junior High School	Public	7-8	Hwy 191 & I.R. 7	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9401	411	28	14.6	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,471	$5,657	$1,598	$12,912	$9,569	$646	$10,215	18	17.3	739	304
040625001982	436	Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	1,015	44	22.9	65.9%	258 (25.4%)	61 (6.0%)	621 (61.2%)	19 (1.9%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.3%)	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902	17.6	22.4	655	219
040472001468	437	Maricopa Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	45725 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7100	934	48	19.4	57.0%	233 (24.9%)	129 (13.8%)	434 (46.5%)	24 (2.6%)	60 (6.4%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.4%)	$9,772	$291	$965	$1,548	$7,439	$1,076	$8,515	17.5	24.9	621	184
040708001325	438	Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 W Dobbins Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4270	534	32	16.6	84.8%	44 (8.2%)	34 (6.4%)	431 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.1%)	$13,311	$1,613	$1,359	$4,584	$9,003	$1,336	$10,339	17.5	21.1	672	234
040444002497	439	Country Place Elementary	Public	K-8	10207 W Country Place Blvd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6100	937	49	19.1	74.0%	36 (3.8%)	110 (11.7%)	742 (79.2%)	5 (0.5%)	18 (1.9%)	8 (0.9%)	18 (1.9%)	$9,848	$761	$311	$1,833	$6,899	$1,877	$8,776	17.5	30	556	117
040342002493	440	Sunset Vista	Public	PK, KG-8	7775 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-5701	735	39	19	72.9%	92 (12.5%)	74 (10.1%)	499 (67.9%)	29 (3.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	$13,266	$2,618	$495	$5,730	$8,305	$1,848	$10,153	17.4	33.6	509	69

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