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)
040005600781	141	Arizona School For The Arts	Public, Charter	5-12	1410 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Arizona School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-1444	814				399 (49.0%)	47 (5.8%)	270 (33.2%)	28 (3.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.7%)	$9,653	$322	$212	$856	$7,261	$1,858	$9,118	65.9	78.5	138	3
040089903392	142	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-8	2747 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 397-9260	1,083			16.0%	533 (49.2%)	65 (6.0%)	262 (24.2%)	109 (10.1%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (9.7%)		$00			$00			65.8	76	157	15
040681001322	143	Queen Creek Junior High School	Public	5-8	20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5940	554	32	17.3	16.8%	349 (63.0%)	19 (3.4%)	135 (24.4%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.1%)	$8,274	$348	$01	$697	$6,470	$1,455	$7,925	65.7	75.2	165	22
040006503395	144	Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	7-12	18864 E Germann Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 558-1197	1,235				896 (72.6%)	31 (2.5%)	208 (16.8%)	33 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (4.9%)	$6,566	$427	$59	$913	$4,656	$1,424	$6,079	64.7	69.8	201	57
040074600717	145	EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 W Melody Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-9537	1,429				884 (61.9%)	62 (4.3%)	366 (25.6%)	43 (3.0%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (4.3%)	$9,041	$973	$170	$2,116	$5,286	$2,612	$7,898	64.5	71.5	188	43
040438002431	146	Verrado Middle School	Public	5-8	20880 W Main St	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1300	675	35	19.5	20.9%	287 (42.5%)	30 (4.4%)	304 (45.0%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	$6,394	$159	$07	$325	$5,202	$1,026	$6,228	64.5	74.7	171	25
040775002959	147	Norterra Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 W Maya Way	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8200	584	39	15.1	22.8%	400 (68.5%)	19 (3.3%)	101 (17.3%)	27 (4.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	$7,996	$484	$16	$985	$7,218	$277	$7,495	64.3	66.8	226	79
040187001533	148	Bogle Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 W Queen Creek Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5500	1,151	60	19.1	26.0%	503 (43.7%)	78 (6.8%)	370 (32.1%)	92 (8.0%)	31 (2.7%)	6 (0.5%)	71 (6.2%)	$6,893	$500	$81	$1,081	$6,042	$270	$6,312	64.2	74.7	170	22
040088403264	149	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	325				135 (41.5%)	22 (6.8%)	129 (39.7%)	11 (3.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)		$00			$00			63.6	73.3	181	32
040432002383	150	Westar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17777 W Westar Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 237-2840	773	39	20	21.0%	419 (54.2%)	38 (4.9%)	253 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$8,888	$810	$332	$1,952	$6,268	$1,478	$7,746	63.6	65.8	235	85

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