Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040036103165	461	La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	862			61.8%	234 (27.1%)	107 (12.4%)	471 (54.6%)	23 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)		$00			$00			14.7	29.3	564	103
040939000964	462	Wilson Elementary School	Public	4-8	2929 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Wilson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 683-2400	582	30	19.4	78.9%	15 (2.6%)	56 (9.6%)	499 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$21,264	$3,602	$1,976	$9,180	$12,754	$2,932	$15,686	14.7	17.4	736	274
040387000307	463	Bradshaw Mountain Middle School	Public	7-8	12255 E Turquoise Cir	Dewey	86327	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 759-4900	280	12	23.9	54.6%	184 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,486	$1,023	$183	$2,230	$7,577	$1,704	$9,280	14.4	44.4	387	76
040171002872	464	Villago Middle School	Public	6-8	574 E. Lakeside Parkway	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-0176	794	40	20.1	53.9%	220 (27.7%)	48 (6.0%)	454 (57.2%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.0%)	$6,981	$561	$95	$1,216	$5,262	$1,063	$6,325	14.4	26.7	599	135
040444002908	465	Tres Rios Elementary School	Public	K-8	5025 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6300	689	35	19.6	71.8%	29 (4.2%)	61 (8.9%)	576 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,605	$780	$344	$1,905	$7,438	$2,043	$9,481	14.4	24.4	627	162
040079000040	466	Cactus Canyon Junior High	Public	6-8	801 W Southern Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 982-1110	702	36	19.3	49.9%	366 (52.1%)	9 (1.3%)	285 (40.6%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (3.0%)	$5,666	$579	$24	$1,182	$4,999	$64	$5,063	14.3	25.1	617	151
040286000214	467	Mount Elden Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-8250	757	47	16.2	50.9%	254 (33.6%)	8 (1.1%)	231 (30.5%)	4 (0.5%)	228 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$8,306	$352	$22	$726	$7,035	$898	$7,933	14.3	29.8	557	90
040342001402	468	Challenger Middle School	Public	K-8	6905 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4011	978	53	18.4	93.9%	81 (8.3%)	180 (18.4%)	640 (65.4%)	46 (4.7%)	12 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.5%)	$9,687	$1,832	$492	$4,157	$5,832	$1,530	$7,362	14.2	15	774	306
040960000986	469	Gila Vista Junior High School	Public	6-8	2245 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7100	553	20	27.6	76.7%	80 (14.5%)	10 (1.8%)	453 (81.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,251	$1,020	$1,379	$3,419	$4,503	$349	$4,852	14	21.4	667	198
040880000837	470	Doolen Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6900	538	38	14	66.7%	137 (25.5%)	79 (14.7%)	246 (45.7%)	20 (3.7%)	11 (2.0%)	12 (2.2%)	33 (6.1%)		$00			$00			13.9	27.2	588	118

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America