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)
040138002836	341	Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4280 S 246th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3100	751	32	23.4	58.9%	201 (26.8%)	56 (7.5%)	449 (59.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.1%)	$8,768	$431	$83	$946	$6,561	$1,692	$8,253	28.1	61.6	262	79
040099703654	342	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	4525 N. 98th Avenue	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	535			52.7%	67 (12.5%)	51 (9.5%)	360 (67.3%)	27 (5.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)		$00			$00			27.7	48.6	351	9
040292002637	343	Anthem Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2700 N. Anthem Way	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-6400	743	43	17.3	44.8%	374 (50.3%)	41 (5.5%)	268 (36.1%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	$5,824	$237	$236	$709	$4,908	$443	$5,351	27.6	40.5	428	85
040082403178	344	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	K-8	18700 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7800	804			44.9%	234 (29.1%)	121 (15.0%)	359 (44.7%)	11 (1.4%)	9 (1.1%)	10 (1.2%)	60 (7.5%)		$00			$00			27.3	23.8	634	290
040477001005	345	Altar Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	16350 W Ajo Hwy	Tucson	85735	Pima County	Altar Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 822-9343	196	12	17	69.4%	61 (31.1%)	6 (3.1%)	109 (55.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$8,199	$806	$155	$1,767	$5,132	$2,105	$7,237	26.8	36	483	138
040423001496	346	Kyrene Centennial Middle School	Public	5-8	13808 S 36th St	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6400	648	38	17	41.8%	130 (20.1%)	135 (20.8%)	254 (39.2%)	16 (2.5%)	49 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (9.4%)	$6,269	$268	$00	$536	$5,778	$223	$6,000	26.7	40	437	91
040621001573	347	Copper King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10730 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2580	786	41	19.1	73.8%	81 (10.3%)	73 (9.3%)	576 (73.3%)	13 (1.7%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.8%)	$6,150	$605	$1,048	$2,258	$5,274		$4,497	26.7	33.5	511	164
040906000938	348	Royal Palm Middle School	Public	5-8	8520 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3200	536	32	16.9	92.7%	44 (8.2%)	77 (14.4%)	350 (65.3%)	8 (1.5%)	37 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$7,243	$1,692	$309	$3,694	$4,369	$872	$5,241	26.6	36.4	476	128
040546000449	349	Nadaburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21419 W Dove Valley Rd	Wittmann	85361	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 388-2321	414			56.8%	203 (49.0%)	6 (1.4%)	197 (47.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,510	$1,429	$1,172	$4,031	$5,591	$318	$5,908	26.6	29.4	562	213
040060002002	350	Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	667	32	20.8	76.8%	13 (1.9%)	61 (9.1%)	532 (79.8%)	29 (4.3%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467	26.3	41.6	416	66

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