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)
040625001091	321	Foothills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15808 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4626	545	32	17		230 (42.2%)	43 (7.9%)	205 (37.6%)	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.3%)	$8,264	$262	$533	$1,058	$6,856	$612	$7,468	32.3	41.2	421	100
040673000569	322	Prescott Mile High Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Granite St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 717-3241	546	26	21		380 (69.6%)	3 (0.5%)	120 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	$9,218	$702	$184	$1,587	$6,606	$1,727	$8,333	32.3	47.5	361	39
040532003369	323	Fairbanks Middle School	Public	5-8	1056 Fairbanks Road	Morenci	85540	Greenlee County	Morenci Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 865-3501	395	43	9.1		115 (29.1%)	2 (0.5%)	246 (62.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$7,858	$171	$417	$760	$6,318	$952	$7,269	32.2	45.1	376	53
040621001499	324	Garden Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2520	908	43	21.1		164 (18.1%)	81 (8.9%)	566 (62.3%)	32 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (6.4%)	$5,360	$507	$1,198	$2,211	$4,387		$3,655	32	44.7	381	57
040625001090	325	Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-8	5312 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4525	493	29	17.1		143 (29.0%)	40 (8.1%)	262 (53.1%)	18 (3.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527	31.9	39.8	439	114
040625001473	326	Sky View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8624 W Sweetwater Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4850	497	33	15.2		193 (38.8%)	40 (8.0%)	190 (38.2%)	14 (2.8%)	15 (3.0%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$10,847	$174	$638	$986	$8,596	$1,439	$10,035	31.7	39	449	123
040118000064	327	Lowell School	Public	5-8	100 Old Douglas Rd	Bisbee	85603	Cochise County	Bisbee Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 432-5391	116	8	14.4		32 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (69.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$11,788	$1,029	$61	$2,119	$9,948	$750	$10,699	31.4	35.1	496	169
040444002247	328	Collier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 S 118th Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5900	814	39	20.8		47 (5.8%)	123 (15.1%)	569 (69.9%)	19 (2.3%)	10 (1.2%)	7 (0.9%)	39 (4.8%)	$9,758	$834	$303	$1,970	$6,685	$1,937	$8,621	31.2	34.6	500	172
040463001131	329	Tortolita Middle School	Public	7-8	4101 W Hardy Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4600	523	36	14.5		242 (46.3%)	8 (1.5%)	231 (44.2%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$11,754	$750	$372	$1,872	$9,231	$1,401	$10,632	31.2	48.4	354	25
040519001414	330	Mohave Valley Junior High School	Public	K-8	6565 S Girard Ave	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 768-9196	482	16	30.1		250 (51.9%)	10 (2.1%)	172 (35.7%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	$8,550	$149	$1,058	$1,357	$6,333	$1,010	$7,343	31.2	40.3	434	104

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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