Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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)
040438002004	281	Wigwam Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	785	43	18.2	46.9%	201 (25.6%)	78 (9.9%)	436 (55.5%)	20 (2.5%)	15 (1.9%)	6 (0.8%)	29 (3.7%)	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396	37.3	57.5	288	7
040243000180	282	Biltmore Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	4601 N 34th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6160	544	34	16.1	48.9%	111 (20.4%)	21 (3.9%)	369 (67.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.3%)	$11,826	$1,764	$424	$3,951	$7,435	$2,204	$9,639	37.1	48.1	356	74
040730000627	283	Sahuarita Middle School	Public	6-8	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	579	30	19	39.7%	183 (31.6%)	19 (3.3%)	341 (58.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$5,799	$457	$28	$942	$5,043	$271	$5,314	36.9	41.6	415	132
040770000674	284	Show Low Junior High School	Public	6-8	761 E McNeil	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6100	587	29	20.2	45.0%	423 (72.1%)	11 (1.9%)	118 (20.1%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$7,573	$525	$261	$1,312	$5,790	$996	$6,786	36.6	45.2	375	91
040324002388	285	Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	679	25	27.1	91.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	677 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957	36.5	39.5	444	159
040621000304	286	Desert Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8605 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2550	708	37	19.1	59.9%	95 (13.4%)	40 (5.6%)	519 (73.3%)	12 (1.7%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$5,933	$435	$1,094	$1,964	$5,257		$4,404	36.4	41.9	411	125
040432003480	287	Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	655	34	19.2	46.9%	148 (22.6%)	65 (9.9%)	393 (60.0%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.9%)	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354	36.2	56	293	6
040000400912	288	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Main St	Clarkdale	86324	Yavapai County	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 634-5035	475			39.8%	309 (65.1%)	3 (0.6%)	102 (21.5%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,080	$716	$778	$2,209	$7,680	$906	$8,586	36	63.9	245	43
040775001679	289	Paseo Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	3302 W Louise Dr	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4500	743	43	17.2	59.9%	321 (43.2%)	52 (7.0%)	293 (39.4%)	13 (1.7%)	23 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (5.0%)	$6,887	$627	$112	$1,366	$5,948	$201	$6,148	35.5	59.5	271	18
040625001091	290	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	604	34	17.8	57.8%	285 (47.2%)	43 (7.1%)	206 (34.1%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	$8,264	$262	$533	$1,058	$6,856	$612	$7,468	35.5	41.2	421	131

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