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)
040023202022	31	Self Development Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 N Greenfield Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Self Development Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2640	402				194 (48.3%)	26 (6.5%)	102 (25.4%)	40 (10.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (9.0%)	$9,801	$00	$70	$70	$5,367	$4,363	$9,731	93.9	97.4	21	10
040021101975	32	Tri-City College Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	5522 Side Rd	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba:	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 777-0403	256				193 (75.4%)	8 (3.1%)	44 (17.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)		$00			$00			93.4	90.5	53	21
040757000643	33	Cocopah Middle School	Public	6-8	6615 E Cholla St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4400	886	43	20.5	8.8%	711 (80.2%)	21 (2.4%)	84 (9.5%)	47 (5.3%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$6,404	$81	$437	$599	$5,468	$418	$5,886	92.7	94.5	31	2
040775002128	34	Stetson Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	25475 N Stetson Hills Loop	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5300	912	51	17.8	13.9%	657 (72.0%)	22 (2.4%)	148 (16.2%)	41 (4.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	$5,724	$342	$13	$697	$5,132	$238	$5,369	92.6	94.8	30	4
040885003664	35	Vail Blended Learning	Public	6-12	10775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1300	74	3	24.5		43 (58.1%)	2 (2.7%)	21 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.8%)	$9,358	$24	$10	$57	$9,201	$124	$9,325	92	84.6	94	59
040031702202	36	Khalsa School	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 E River Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Khalsa Family Services	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 529-3611	261				170 (65.1%)	2 (0.8%)	57 (21.8%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)		$00			$00			91.5	90.4	55	19
040011101594	37	Center for Educational Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 E Elliot Rd Ste 9	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-1940	319				200 (62.7%)	18 (5.6%)	72 (22.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	16 (5.0%)		$00			$00			91.3	87.9	73	36
040593002268	38	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	477	35	13.5	4.8%	375 (78.6%)	9 (1.9%)	45 (9.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.6%)	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551	91.2	84.4	97	59
040076002911	39	Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	23276 N 83rd Ave Ste 1	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Glendale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 889-0822	610				389 (63.8%)	12 (2.0%)	89 (14.6%)	80 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.2%)		$00			$00			90.8	75.1	168	129
040028102187	40	Masada Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	365 West Cannon Avenue	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Masada Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-2525	508				508 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			90.4	97.3	22	18

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America