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)
040011203702	111	American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	1,883				1,300 (69.0%)	27 (1.4%)	363 (19.3%)	19 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	19 (1.0%)	149 (7.9%)								76	79.2	135	24
040625002990	112	Lake Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	31501 N Westland Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6575	1,276	57	22.3		842 (66.0%)	29 (2.3%)	295 (23.1%)	26 (2.0%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	73 (5.7%)	$6,310	$70	$116	$255	$5,322	$802	$6,124	76	76.2	153	41
040340000594	113	Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,195	57	20.8		784 (65.6%)	19 (1.6%)	281 (23.5%)	30 (2.5%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	69 (5.8%)	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176	75.5	80.6	118	5
040094403504	114	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	1,018				567 (55.7%)	14 (1.4%)	341 (33.5%)	38 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)		$00			$00			74.9	85.7	88	26
040593000479	115	Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	5858 E Sweetwater Ave	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6800	734	36	20.4		506 (68.9%)	19 (2.6%)	136 (18.5%)	25 (3.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$6,111	$194	$100	$487	$5,382	$436	$5,818	74.4	84.4	95	20
040885000909	116	Old Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	13299 E Colossal Cave Rd	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2400	802	40	20		431 (53.7%)	31 (3.9%)	262 (32.7%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	$5,515	$70	$123	$262	$5,068	$255	$5,323	74.2	87.2	77	39
040094403503	117	Leman Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7720 N Silverbell Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 639-8080	1,144				486 (42.5%)	33 (2.9%)	526 (46.0%)	50 (4.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.8%)		$00			$00			74	87.8	74	43
040096103550	118	BASIS Phoenix South	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5700 S 19th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 962-7393	511				47 (9.2%)	108 (21.1%)	255 (49.9%)	72 (14.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$12,233	$658	$56	$1,372	$7,547	$3,972	$11,519	73.7	38.2	459	341
040808001105	119	St Johns Middle School	Public	4-8	555 West 7th Street	Saint Johns	85936	Apache County	St Johns Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 337-2132	327	19	17.5		210 (64.2%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (25.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$6,438	$551	$110	$1,212	$5,083	$693	$5,777	73.7	87.3	76	43
040775002636	120	Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	787	49	16		566 (71.9%)	15 (1.9%)	122 (15.5%)	13 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (8.0%)	$6,746	$512	$13	$1,036	$6,049	$173	$6,222	73.2	84	100	20

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About our rankings:

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

Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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