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)
040146000078	331	Joyce Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1045 S Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2930	670	32	20.9	45.8%	288 (43.0%)	38 (5.7%)	286 (42.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (7.3%)		$00			$00			29	48.5	352	21
040621003077	332	Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	973	48	20.2	81.8%	43 (4.4%)	37 (3.8%)	862 (88.6%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201	28.9	33.6	510	178
040724001029	333	Safford Middle School	Public	7-8	698 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7040	449	19	23.6	49.9%	176 (39.2%)	6 (1.3%)	254 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$4,927	$132		$264	$4,457	$338	$4,795	28.8	40.6	426	93
040906001272	334	Mountain Sky Middle School	Public	7-8	16225 N 7th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6100	713	40	17.8	54.8%	304 (42.6%)	49 (6.9%)	298 (41.8%)	9 (1.3%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$6,668	$408	$103	$919	$5,323	$834	$6,157	28.8	44.4	386	52
040752002768	335	Coatimundi Middle School	Public	6-8	490 Avenida Coatimundi	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8800	473	25	18.7	68.7%	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (94.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,568	$388	$207	$983	$6,305	$668	$6,973	28.7	37.1	470	135
040906000917	336	Arroyo Elementary School	Public	K-8	4535 W Cholla St	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5100	517	36	14.3	80.9%	165 (31.9%)	27 (5.2%)	277 (53.6%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	$8,728	$963	$190	$2,115	$6,829	$747	$7,576	28.6	30.6	546	210
040630000533	337	Kenilworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 N 5th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3889	488	25	19.3	70.7%	34 (7.0%)	32 (6.6%)	370 (75.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$9,653	$1,156	$336	$2,648	$7,289	$872	$8,161	28.3	24	632	295
040060000009	338	Catalina Ventura School	Public	K-8	6331 W. 39th Ave.	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-7445	872	48	18.1	74.9%	59 (6.8%)	55 (6.3%)	643 (73.7%)	88 (10.1%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,291	$1,278	$61	$2,616	$6,214	$739	$6,953	28.2	31	538	200
040644003111	339	Pima Junior High School	Public	7-8	192 E. 200 S.	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8101	194	10	19.4	36.6%	138 (71.1%)	4 (2.1%)	47 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$6,107	$24		$49	$5,927	$156	$6,083	28.2	26.7	598	259
040292002862	340	Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	Public	K-8	35900 N Charbray Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7600	742	43	17.4	49.9%	336 (45.3%)	49 (6.6%)	297 (40.0%)	11 (1.5%)	18 (2.4%)	8 (1.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$6,667	$399	$273	$1,072	$5,463	$531	$5,994	28.1	50	342	2

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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.
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