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)
040095103532	231	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	7877 W Hillcrest Blvd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9825	657			15.8%	429 (65.3%)	18 (2.7%)	111 (16.9%)	54 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)		$00			$00			51.3	79.1	136	95
040074502856	232	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	17760 N Regent Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-9999	1,268			35.9%	445 (35.1%)	177 (14.0%)	494 (39.0%)	36 (2.8%)	23 (1.8%)	9 (0.7%)	84 (6.6%)		$00			$00			50.9	69.4	203	29
040401002542	233	Joseph City Junior High School	Public	6-8	4629 E. Second North	Joseph City	86032	Navajo County	Joseph City Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 288-3361	116	13	8.7		59 (50.9%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.2%)	$7,070	$115		$231	$5,617	$1,338	$6,954	50.6	40.4	431	198
040423000083	234	Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School	Public	5-8	2720 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5800	845	50	17	23.9%	365 (43.2%)	88 (10.4%)	244 (28.9%)	19 (2.2%)	33 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	92 (10.9%)	$5,640	$230	$00	$461	$5,084	$326	$5,410	50.6	62.3	257	23
040342000058	235	Discovery School	Public	K-8	7910 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4013	629	30	21.3	68.8%	64 (10.2%)	34 (5.4%)	484 (76.9%)	25 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,660	$1,714	$453	$3,880	$5,883	$1,610	$7,493	50.5	65.6	236	1
040094403542	236	Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 E Wilcox Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7780	592				262 (44.3%)	38 (6.4%)	199 (33.6%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.1%)		$00			$00			50.5	44.8	380	144
040304000639	237	Fountain Hills Middle School	Public	4-8	16000 E Palisades Blvd	Fountain Hills	85268	Maricopa County	Fountain Hills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-5420	390			21.8%	217 (55.6%)	6 (1.5%)	57 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	76 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$8,266	$943	$131	$2,017	$5,360	$1,831	$7,191	50.4	48	358	121
040092603451	238	Heritage Academy Laveen	Public, Charter	6-12	4275 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Laveen Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 290-8546	650				191 (29.4%)	52 (8.0%)	351 (54.0%)	23 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.7%)		$00			$00			50.4	53.3	314	76
040269001462	239	Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15150 W Mondell Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7600	791	44	18.1	58.9%	312 (39.4%)	67 (8.5%)	296 (37.4%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	88 (11.1%)	$10,636	$557	$989	$2,103	$7,766	$1,324	$9,090	49.9	67.3	220	19
040625001316	240	Desert Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12901 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4750	494	32	15.3	46.8%	208 (42.1%)	29 (5.9%)	203 (41.1%)	21 (4.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$9,472	$281	$394	$956	$7,466	$1,331	$8,797	49.8	79.2	134	106

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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.

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