Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040089103677	411	Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	943				43 (4.6%)	188 (19.9%)	680 (72.1%)	11 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882	21.3	46	369	42
040028202993	412	Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ	Public, Charter	K-8	1044 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-5008	583				11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	572 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			21.2	21.3	670	258
040237003612	413	Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 S Monte Tesoro Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-7039	596	34	17.5		273 (45.8%)	5 (0.8%)	284 (47.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)		$00			$00			21.2	28.4	578	165
040060000007	414	James W. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4530 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 848-8420	742	45	16.6		9 (1.2%)	24 (3.2%)	679 (91.5%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$10,072	$1,911	$325	$4,148	$6,978	$858	$7,835	21.1	22.4	653	239
040444002771	415	Estrella Vista Elementary School	Public	K-8	11905 W Cocopah Cir	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6200	887	43	20.6		47 (5.3%)	58 (6.5%)	720 (81.2%)	9 (1.0%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	$9,024	$685	$326	$1,696	$6,129	$1,884	$8,013	21	23.2	642	227
040497001234	416	Taylor Junior High School	Public	7-9	705 S 32nd St	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1500	869	55	15.7		225 (25.9%)	34 (3.9%)	539 (62.0%)	10 (1.2%)	22 (2.5%)	10 (1.2%)	29 (3.3%)	$7,417	$458	$84	$1,000	$6,512	$363	$6,875	20.7	31.2	535	119
040399000320	417	J. O. Combs Middle School	Public	K-8	37611 N Pecan Crk	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3510	596	30	19.8		290 (48.7%)	23 (3.9%)	233 (39.1%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.2%)	$5,736	$521	$52	$1,094	$4,572	$591	$5,163	20.6	33.1	515	98
040775000676	418	Deer Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	21100 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3300	496	72	6.9		172 (34.7%)	35 (7.1%)	237 (47.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.0%)	$5,650	$520	$19	$1,059	$4,683	$428	$5,111	20.6	22.6	647	229
040240000014	419	Crane Middle School	Public	6-8	4450 W 32nd St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3200	560	27	20.9		41 (7.3%)	8 (1.4%)	486 (86.8%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	$8,658	$880	$331	$2,090	$5,798	$1,649	$7,447	20.5	36.2	480	61
040429000342	420	Maurice C. Cash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3851 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9120	765	49	15.6		21 (2.7%)	36 (4.7%)	687 (89.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$10,011	$884	$257	$2,026	$7,366	$1,504	$8,870	20.4	36.5	474	54

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.