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)
040463003588	81	Dove Mountain K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 W Moore Rd	Marana	85658	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4500	920	50	18.2	18.9%	483 (52.5%)	15 (1.6%)	355 (38.6%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.2%)	$9,310	$629	$148	$1,406	$7,047	$1,486	$8,533	80.5	84	101	20
040187002251	82	Santan Junior High School	Public	7-8	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4600	1,234	61	20.3	13.0%	765 (62.0%)	64 (5.2%)	228 (18.5%)	80 (6.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (6.4%)	$6,762	$333	$127	$792	$6,163	$140	$6,303	80.3	81.6	113	31
040378003401	83	Sossaman Middle School	Public	7-8	18655 E Jacaranda Blvd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8500	1,043	56	18.6	12.8%	699 (67.0%)	35 (3.4%)	205 (19.7%)	24 (2.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.5%)	$6,310	$284	$67	$635	$5,238	$721	$5,959	80.1	88.5	69	14
040240003323	84	Gowan Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1020 W Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 539-1200	738	32	23.4	25.7%	214 (29.0%)	11 (1.5%)	475 (64.4%)	21 (2.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$8,651	$936	$257	$2,129	$5,915	$1,543	$7,458	79.9	86	83	1
040097503596	85	Phoenix International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E Broadway Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix International Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-2521	139			91.4%	12 (8.6%)	17 (12.2%)	101 (72.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)		$00			$00			79.9	40.6	424	339
040086103344	86	Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	North Phoenix Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 996-4355	522				296 (56.7%)	16 (3.1%)	116 (22.2%)	61 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)		$00			$00			79.9	89.7	58	28
040775002591	87	Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	283	28	10.1		176 (62.2%)	13 (4.6%)	61 (21.6%)	11 (3.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933	79.7	71	195	108
040007500893	88	Young Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E Valencia Rd	Bullhead City	86426	Mohave County	Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-1100	411				278 (67.6%)	4 (1.0%)	118 (28.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)		$00			$00			79.3	63.9	246	158
040625002990	89	Lake Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	31501 N Westland Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6575	1,227	58	21.1	12.0%	836 (68.1%)	21 (1.7%)	281 (22.9%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (5.1%)	$6,310	$70	$116	$255	$5,322	$802	$6,124	78.6	76.2	153	64
040438003661	90	Belen Soto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18601 W Campbell Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3400	997	44	22.6	17.9%	476 (47.7%)	38 (3.8%)	413 (41.4%)	12 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.0%)	$5,386	$00			$4,856	$529	$5,386	78.5	76.1	155	65

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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