Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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)
040022302199	221	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	723			38.9%	257 (35.5%)	54 (7.5%)	297 (41.1%)	72 (10.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)		$00			$00			50.3	54.7	302	81
040841000798	222	Thatcher Middle School	Public	7-8	1300 North 4th Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7260	290	19	15	27.6%	209 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$5,907	$00			$4,807	$1,100	$5,907	50.2	57.5	287	65
040038102319	223	Desert View Middle & High School	Public, Charter	6-12	3777 W 22nd Ln	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Carpe Diem Collegiate High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 317-3113	191				29 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	151 (79.1%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)		$00			$00			50.2	50.4	337	114
040564001416	224	Mountain Vista School	Public	PK, KG-8	2618 W El Paseo	Oracle	85623	Pinal County	Oracle Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 896-3071	399	29	13.7	54.6%	148 (37.1%)	7 (1.8%)	238 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,401	$980	$1,541	$3,501	$1,503	$4,378	$5,880	50	38.3	458	234
040304000639	225	Fountain Hills Middle School	Public	4-8	16000 E Palisades Blvd	Fountain Hills	85268	Maricopa County	Fountain Hills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-5420	390			21.8%	217 (55.6%)	6 (1.5%)	57 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	76 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$8,266	$943	$131	$2,017	$5,360	$1,831	$7,191	49.7	48	358	133
040588001498	226	Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-8	5148 S Coronado School Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	444	25	17.9	39.9%	260 (58.6%)	4 (0.9%)	146 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	$5,400	$287	$522	$1,096	$4,471	$119	$4,591	49.3	66.1	231	5
040625000132	227	Marshall Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12995 N Marshall Ranch Dr	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6450	700	40	17.4	45.0%	326 (46.6%)	38 (5.4%)	257 (36.7%)	31 (4.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	$8,605	$187	$309	$683	$7,201	$908	$8,109	49.3	58.5	277	50
040269002481	228	Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	17825 W Sierra Montana Loop	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8700	969	45	21.7	41.9%	496 (51.2%)	70 (7.2%)	300 (31.0%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	84 (8.7%)	$7,498	$145	$868	$1,158	$5,745	$740	$6,484	49.2	73.5	177	51
040092603451	229	Heritage Academy Laveen	Public, Charter	6-12	4275 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Laveen Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 290-8546	650				191 (29.4%)	52 (8.0%)	351 (54.0%)	23 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.7%)		$00			$00			48.8	53.3	314	85
040269001462	230	Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15150 W Mondell Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7600	791	44	18.1	58.9%	312 (39.4%)	67 (8.5%)	296 (37.4%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	88 (11.1%)	$10,636	$557	$989	$2,103	$7,766	$1,324	$9,090	48.5	67.3	220	10

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education