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)
040378003381	191	Cooley Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8300	873	51	17	23.9%	474 (54.3%)	71 (8.1%)	231 (26.5%)	37 (4.2%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	46 (5.3%)	$6,360	$203	$85	$491	$5,417	$654	$6,071	56.8	68.4	207	16
040423000653	192	Kyrene Aprende Middle School	Public	5-8	777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. Eas	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6200	947	51	18.7	20.8%	453 (47.8%)	75 (7.9%)	263 (27.8%)	41 (4.3%)	23 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (9.4%)	$5,611	$58	$01	$118	$5,191	$360	$5,551	56.4	75.6	162	30
040093003462	193	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	555 South Jackrabbit Trail	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-8003	640				246 (38.4%)	33 (5.2%)	306 (47.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.7%)		$00			$00			56.3	64	244	51
040077402934	194	Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	465			49.9%	163 (35.1%)	29 (6.2%)	220 (47.3%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)		$00			$00			56.3	76.3	152	42
040024102029	195	Paradise Honors Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	15533 W Paradise Ln	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 975-2646	1,878			19.0%	1,151 (61.3%)	80 (4.3%)	465 (24.8%)	31 (1.7%)	11 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	133 (7.1%)	$8,082	$162	$502	$825	$6,065	$1,354	$7,419	56	77.7	142	53
040423003693	196	Kyrene Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	8700 S Kyrene Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 541-7000	249	25	10.1		55 (22.1%)	33 (13.3%)	100 (40.2%)	9 (3.6%)	27 (10.8%)	3 (1.2%)	22 (8.8%)	$5,371	$00			$5,243	$128	$5,371	56	48.8	350	154
040625000584	197	Paseo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7880 W Greenway Rd	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5075	719	37	19.2	29.9%	367 (51.0%)	29 (4.0%)	247 (34.4%)	23 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	$7,680	$63	$202	$329	$6,233	$1,180	$7,414	55.6	69.9	199	2
040095403513	198	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 N McQueen Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 757-5400	935			33.9%	339 (36.3%)	104 (11.1%)	332 (35.5%)	61 (6.5%)	12 (1.3%)	9 (1.0%)	78 (8.3%)		$00			$00			55.5	55.3	298	100
040007401759	199	Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3269 Harrison St	Kingman	86409	Mohave County	Kingman Academy Of Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 692-5265	336				240 (71.4%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (19.9%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	$6,585	$245	$577	$1,067	$4,750	$1,013	$5,763	54.7	62.4	254	55
040342000058	200	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	54.3	65.6	236	36

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