Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040925000958	421	Willcox Middle School	Public	4-8	360 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8613	303	19	15.7	63.7%	84 (27.7%)	7 (2.3%)	208 (68.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$7,191	$529	$10	$1,068	$6,485	$168	$6,653	19.1	25.7	610	189
040094003499	422	Academy of Math and Science Camelback	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,058			68.0%	43 (4.1%)	93 (8.8%)	908 (85.8%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			18.9	36.9	471	49
040079302984	423	Sun Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2675 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 692-4914	575			62.8%	34 (5.9%)	181 (31.5%)	307 (53.4%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	31 (5.4%)		$00			$00			18.9	21.1	674	251
040187001400	424	John M Andersen Junior High School	Public	6-8	1255 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-5300	728	42	17.5	63.9%	153 (21.0%)	66 (9.1%)	428 (58.8%)	34 (4.7%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.8%)	$8,463	$1,109	$116	$2,334	$7,025	$213	$7,238	18.8	34.1	502	78
040292002559	425	Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1084 San Tan Hills Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7520	584	42	14	48.8%	225 (38.5%)	38 (6.5%)	269 (46.1%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.5%)	9 (1.5%)	29 (5.0%)	$8,461	$361	$529	$1,251	$6,691	$880	$7,571	18.7	30.6	545	120
040960001805	426	Castle Dome Middle School	Public	6-8	2353 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7300	974	37	26.5	56.0%	205 (21.0%)	11 (1.1%)	735 (75.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$5,882	$1,209	$1,221	$3,638	$3,496		$3,452	18.6	25.7	609	183
040621002274	427	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	641	35	18.3	67.9%	52 (8.1%)	86 (13.4%)	460 (71.8%)	10 (1.6%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990	18.4	20.9	680	253
040497002110	428	Smith Junior High School	Public	7-8	10100 E Adobe Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9900	841	50	16.7	55.9%	353 (42.0%)	31 (3.7%)	383 (45.5%)	13 (1.5%)	21 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (4.0%)	$7,326	$580	$22	$1,182	$6,370	$354	$6,725	18.4	32.2	525	97
040432002489	429	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	22150 W Sundance Pkwy	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-2850	642	34	18.8	65.9%	95 (14.8%)	58 (9.0%)	443 (69.0%)	8 (1.2%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.1%)	$8,828	$441	$345	$1,227	$6,510	$1,532	$8,042	18.4	22.1	659	230
040817003500	430	Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	838	39	21.6	66.9%	19 (2.3%)	10 (1.2%)	782 (93.3%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605	18.1	32.8	517	87

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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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