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)
040187002995	1	Arizona College Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W Erie St	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5400	750	39	19.1		173 (23.1%)	21 (2.8%)	75 (10.0%)	434 (57.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.9%)	$6,690	$599	$60	$1,258	$5,805	$227	$6,031	99.5	99.9	1
040625000589	2	Sunrise Mountain High School	Public	7-12	21200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 487-5125	1,973	92	21.4		1,360 (68.9%)	52 (2.6%)	403 (20.4%)	61 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	83 (4.2%)	$7,193	$72	$160	$304	$5,823	$1,138	$6,961	99.5			(n/a)
040083003253	3	BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,166				94 (8.1%)	50 (4.3%)	34 (2.9%)	950 (81.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (2.8%)	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948	99.5	99.3	7	4
040775001331	4	Barry Goldwater High School	Public	7-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3000	1,597	86	18.5		604 (37.8%)	116 (7.3%)	708 (44.3%)	41 (2.6%)	48 (3.0%)	11 (0.7%)	69 (4.3%)	$6,430	$745	$89	$1,579	$5,076	$520	$5,596	99.5			(n/a)
040497002770	5	Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Alternative	4-9	6919 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7400	378	19	20		250 (66.1%)	13 (3.4%)	77 (20.4%)	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$8,064	$09	$02	$20	$7,571	$481	$8,053	99.5	99.7	2	3
040081803197	6	BASIS Oro Valley	Public, Charter	5-12	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 308-5220	570				233 (40.9%)	15 (2.6%)	101 (17.7%)	188 (33.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.3%)	$10,536	$392	$37	$821	$6,490	$3,617	$10,107	99.1	98.4	17	11
040187002250	7	Basha High School	Public	6-12	5990 S Val Vista Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2100	2,892	147	19.6		1,674 (57.9%)	146 (5.0%)	512 (17.7%)	349 (12.1%)	34 (1.2%)	10 (0.3%)	167 (5.8%)	$7,351	$585	$81	$1,250	$6,217	$468	$6,685	99	99.4	5	2
040089703376	8	BASIS Ahwatukee	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	668				105 (15.7%)	70 (10.5%)	46 (6.9%)	396 (59.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.9%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	98.9	99.4	6	2
040084303351	9	BASIS Phoenix	Public, Charter	5-12	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-9870	781				160 (20.5%)	27 (3.5%)	63 (8.1%)	507 (64.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	$8,066	$121	$18	$260	$4,729	$3,197	$7,927	98.8	98.4	16	7
040060803115	10	BASIS Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10400 N 128th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 451-7500	981				255 (26.0%)	19 (1.9%)	56 (5.7%)	575 (58.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.2%)	$10,234	$173	$40	$385	$5,841	$4,180	$10,021	98.4	99.2	8	2

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.