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)
040625001243	91	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12900 N 71st Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4725	931	45	20.5	27.8%	529 (56.8%)	34 (3.7%)	287 (30.8%)	29 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	$6,245	$50	$223	$324	$5,623	$349	$5,972	78.4	76.9	145	54
040885002194	92	Desert Sky Middle School	Public	6-8	9850 E Rankin Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2700	764	39	19.6	23.8%	298 (39.0%)	26 (3.4%)	358 (46.9%)	21 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (7.1%)	$5,733	$76	$232	$383	$5,282	$144	$5,425	78.1	89.6	60	32
040423000665	93	Kyrene Altadena Middle School	Public	5-8	14620 S. Desert Foothills Blvd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6000	962	41	23.3	9.9%	563 (58.5%)	31 (3.2%)	205 (21.3%)	53 (5.5%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	94 (9.8%)	$5,056	$213	$00	$426	$4,669	$174	$4,843	78	89.3	63	30
040085503275	94	Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	3201 S Gilbert Rd Bldg B	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 270-5422	1,102			14.0%	432 (39.2%)	75 (6.8%)	240 (21.8%)	250 (22.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (8.8%)		$00			$00			77.7	91.2	50	44
040593000479	95	Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	5858 E Sweetwater Ave	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6800	780	38	20.4	6.9%	553 (70.9%)	21 (2.7%)	133 (17.1%)	32 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	$6,111	$194	$100	$487	$5,382	$436	$5,818	77.4	84.4	95
040775001874	96	Anthem School	Public	PK, KG-8	41020 N Freedom Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3700	438	28	15.6	16.7%	337 (76.9%)	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.5%)	8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$7,781	$680	$27	$1,386	$6,809	$265	$7,074	77.4	89.2	65	31
040775003099	97	Sunset Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	35707 N 33rd Ln	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7800	620	37	16.9	18.9%	459 (74.0%)	24 (3.9%)	88 (14.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (5.3%)	$7,762	$616	$20	$1,252	$6,855	$271	$7,126	77.4	85.7	87	10
040340000594	98	Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,204	54	22.2	19.9%	808 (67.1%)	15 (1.2%)	280 (23.3%)	29 (2.4%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.3%)	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176	77.3	80.6	118	20
040094803523	99	Legacy Traditional School - Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	13091 North 67th Avenue	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Glendale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4300	1,273			35.9%	562 (44.1%)	86 (6.8%)	447 (35.1%)	112 (8.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.8%)		$00			$00			77.3	91.8	45	54
040885002991	100	Rincon Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	10770 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3200	699	34	20.6	22.7%	297 (42.5%)	42 (6.0%)	284 (40.6%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.4%)	$5,380	$50	$06	$105	$5,141	$184	$5,324	77.1	84.7	93	7

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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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