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)
040044002681	31	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	702				332 (47.3%)	46 (6.6%)	126 (17.9%)	128 (18.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	60 (8.5%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	95.1	93.7	36	5
040775002127	32	Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7241 W Rose Garden Ln	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4800	964	50	19.1		568 (58.9%)	41 (4.3%)	166 (17.2%)	127 (13.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.7%)	$6,347	$413	$23	$849	$5,696	$214	$5,910	94.6	96.7	25	7
040023202022	33	Self Development Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 N Greenfield Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Self Development Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2640	369				159 (43.1%)	29 (7.9%)	97 (26.3%)	45 (12.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.9%)	$9,801	$00	$70	$70	$5,367	$4,363	$9,731	94.5	97.4	21	12
040630002129	34	Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	466	24	19.7		148 (31.8%)	31 (6.7%)	230 (49.4%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617	94.4	89.7	59	25
040625003255	35	Peoria Traditional School	Public	K-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5350	375				276 (73.6%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (18.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$7,393	$62	$11	$135	$6,962	$358	$7,320	93.2	96.8	24	11
040775002128	36	Stetson Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	25475 N Stetson Hills Loop	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5300	938	52	18		605 (64.5%)	21 (2.2%)	152 (16.2%)	116 (12.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$5,724	$342	$13	$697	$5,132	$238	$5,369	92.7	94.8	30	6
040060001283	37	Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	742	37	20		55 (7.4%)	70 (9.4%)	555 (74.8%)	38 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479	92.6	98.6	13	24
040757000643	38	Cocopah Middle School	Public	6-8	6615 E Cholla St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4400	851	40	21.2		653 (76.7%)	21 (2.5%)	94 (11.0%)	52 (6.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$6,404	$81	$437	$599	$5,468	$418	$5,886	92.2	94.5	31	7
040011101594	39	Center for Educational Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 E Elliot Rd Ste 9	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-1940	325				200 (61.5%)	19 (5.8%)	79 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.5%)		$00			$00			92.1	87.9	73	34
040028102187	40	Masada Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	365 West Cannon Avenue	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Masada Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-2525	509				508 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			91.6	97.3	22	18

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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