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)
040730003582	211	Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	795	54	14.6	46.9%	211 (26.5%)	20 (2.5%)	517 (65.0%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	32 (4.0%)	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300	52.2	54.9	299	88
040630001555	212	Magnet Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	2602 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-6281	419	21	20.4	71.8%	15 (3.6%)	43 (10.3%)	349 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,133	$777	$393	$1,946	$8,442	$521	$8,964	51.6	51.6	323	111
040009801180	213	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	312				203 (65.1%)	5 (1.6%)	62 (19.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)		$00			$00			51.6	46.2	368	155
040423000083	214	Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School	Public	5-8	2720 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5800	845	50	17	23.9%	365 (43.2%)	88 (10.4%)	244 (28.9%)	19 (2.2%)	33 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	92 (10.9%)	$5,640	$230	$00	$461	$5,084	$326	$5,410	51.4	62.3	257	43
040095103532	215	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	7877 W Hillcrest Blvd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9825	657			15.8%	429 (65.3%)	18 (2.7%)	111 (16.9%)	54 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)		$00			$00			51.3	79.1	136	79
040625001316	216	Desert Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12901 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4750	494	32	15.3	46.8%	208 (42.1%)	29 (5.9%)	203 (41.1%)	21 (4.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$9,472	$281	$394	$956	$7,466	$1,331	$8,797	51.2	79.2	134	82
040021201120	217	Benson Middle School	Public	5-8	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-6801	295	19	15.9	52.5%	182 (61.7%)	2 (0.7%)	88 (29.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,068	$1,325	$492	$3,141	$8,003	$1,249	$9,252	51.1	67.6	213	4
040973603835	218	Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	585			30.8%	256 (43.8%)	56 (9.6%)	201 (34.4%)	11 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	48 (8.2%)								50.8	61.6	263	45
040094403542	219	Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 E Wilcox Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7780	592				262 (44.3%)	38 (6.4%)	199 (33.6%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.1%)		$00			$00			50.5	44.8	380	161
040074502856	220	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	17760 N Regent Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-9999	1,268			35.9%	445 (35.1%)	177 (14.0%)	494 (39.0%)	36 (2.8%)	23 (1.8%)	9 (0.7%)	84 (6.6%)		$00			$00			50.3	69.4	203	17

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds