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)
040519001414	301	Mohave Valley Junior High School	Public	K-8	6565 S Girard Ave	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 768-9196	448	16	28	54.7%	240 (53.6%)	11 (2.5%)	154 (34.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	$8,550	$149	$1,058	$1,357	$6,333	$1,010	$7,343	34	40.3	434	133
040025502075	302	Tucson Country Day School	Public, Charter	K-8	9239 E Wrightstown Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Tucson Country Day School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 296-0883	509			29.9%	322 (63.3%)	8 (1.6%)	152 (29.9%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)		$00			$00			34	43.3	395	93
040087103310	303	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S 43rd Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-0472	1,084			49.9%	109 (10.1%)	212 (19.6%)	655 (60.4%)	38 (3.5%)	16 (1.5%)	7 (0.6%)	47 (4.3%)		$00			$00			33.9	49.2	347	44
040428000338	304	Thunderbolt Middle School	Public	7-8	695 Thunderbolt Ave	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 854-7224	851	31	27.4	40.9%	558 (65.6%)	6 (0.7%)	244 (28.7%)	7 (0.8%)	14 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.2%)	$5,992	$299	$131	$728	$4,726	$836	$5,562	33.4	49.9	343	39
040237003241	305	Mountain View Preparatory School	Public	K-8	2939 E Del Rio Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 649-8144	403	23	17.4	32.8%	237 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	134 (33.3%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	$6,510	$457	$02	$916	$5,411	$639	$6,050	33.1	62.7	253	52
040713000617	306	Round Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 west 2nd st.	Eagar	85925	Apache County	Round Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 333-6700	428	15	29	46.7%	258 (60.3%)	1 (0.2%)	135 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$7,163	$803	$112	$1,719	$5,126	$1,122	$6,248	33.1	41.3	419	113
040096002494	307	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15151 W Centerra Dr S	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4800	629	23	27.3	51.8%	131 (20.8%)	68 (10.8%)	377 (59.9%)	20 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.1%)	$9,882	$708	$474	$1,890	$6,481	$2,219	$8,700	33.1	54.7	301	6
040625001242	308	Cotton Boll School	Public	PK, KG-8	8540 W Butler Dr	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4700	804	39	20.8	56.8%	231 (28.7%)	51 (6.3%)	459 (57.1%)	38 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	$7,634	$272	$536	$1,080	$6,118	$708	$6,826	32.8	35.7	490	182
040429003336	309	Rogers Ranch School	Public	K-8	6735 S 47th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2030	1,015	53	19	71.9%	72 (7.1%)	237 (23.3%)	593 (58.4%)	30 (3.0%)	36 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.0%)	$8,781	$448	$289	$1,186	$6,808	$1,235	$8,043	32.2	43.3	394	85
040438003036	310	L. Thomas Heck Middle School	Public	5-8	12448 West Bethany Home Road	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1700	630	33	19.3	47.9%	161 (25.6%)	74 (11.7%)	328 (52.1%)	21 (3.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.7%)	$6,717	$393		$785	$5,422	$903	$6,325	32.1	45.6	372	62

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