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)
040752000634	491	Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	1,006	55	18.2	80.9%	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	997 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562	12	25.4	615	124
040593000130	492	Greenway Middle School	Public	7-8	3002 E Nisbet Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2400	419	25	16.6	73.7%	26 (6.2%)	20 (4.8%)	353 (84.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$8,288	$510	$191	$1,210	$7,055	$533	$7,588	11.9	17.9	724	232
040060000012	493	Granada Elementary School-East Campus	Public	4-8	3022 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-0110	783	37	21.1	65.9%	19 (2.4%)	79 (10.1%)	649 (82.9%)	16 (2.0%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$7,878	$1,347	$229	$2,923	$5,624	$678	$6,302	11.9	14.9	775	282
040882002496	494	Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	663	32	20.7	61.8%	43 (6.5%)	143 (21.6%)	442 (66.7%)	10 (1.5%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859	11.5	18.1	720	226
040831000775	495	Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 S Beck Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 966-7114	755	58	13	71.9%	57 (7.5%)	147 (19.5%)	451 (59.7%)	11 (1.5%)	46 (6.1%)	22 (2.9%)	21 (2.8%)		$00			$00			11.5	15.1	771	276
040060000008	496	Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	858	46	18.6	88.8%	68 (7.9%)	129 (15.0%)	591 (68.9%)	37 (4.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510	11.2	21.2	671	175
040831001107	497	Fees College Preparatory Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 E Watson Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6063	789	53	14.8	63.9%	73 (9.3%)	86 (10.9%)	471 (59.7%)	12 (1.5%)	116 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	25 (3.2%)		$00			$00			11.1	14.6	778	281
040032903159	498	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,392				2,578 (40.3%)	316 (4.9%)	2,786 (43.6%)	75 (1.2%)	257 (4.0%)	15 (0.2%)	365 (5.7%)		$00			$00			11	18.4	714	216
040043202200	499	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	5,122				1,882 (36.7%)	500 (9.8%)	2,047 (40.0%)	86 (1.7%)	162 (3.2%)	16 (0.3%)	429 (8.4%)		$00			$00			10.9	22.4	654	155
040168000093	500	Estrella Middle School	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	810	41	19.7	62.0%	14 (1.7%)	29 (3.6%)	755 (93.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365	10.9	22.6	649	149

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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:

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