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)
040497000396	541	Kino Junior High School	Public	7-8	848 N Horne	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2400	825	45	18.5		76 (9.2%)	46 (5.6%)	629 (76.2%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.2%)	$6,995	$500	$39	$1,040	$6,041	$415	$6,456	8	11.7	826	285
040880000972	542	Valencia Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4500	644	41	15.8		48 (7.5%)	17 (2.6%)	516 (80.1%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)		$00			$00			8	11.9	821	279
040306003085	543	Western Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2200	524	25	20.9		17 (3.2%)	53 (10.1%)	437 (83.4%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)		$00			$00			7.9	11.9	822	279
040232001534	544	Coolidge Junior High School	Public	6-8	800 N 9th St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2305	623	27	23		107 (17.2%)	61 (9.8%)	339 (54.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)		$00			$00			7.7	17.9	727	183
040060000015	545	Choice Learning Academy	Public	4-8	5330 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 246-0699	500	32	15.8		30 (6.0%)	92 (18.4%)	330 (66.0%)	21 (4.2%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$9,315	$1,970	$290	$4,231	$6,140	$915	$7,055	7.4	11.7	825	280
040171000106	546	Casa Grande Middle School	Public	6-8	260 W McMurray Blvd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7310	672	31	21.6		112 (16.7%)	55 (8.2%)	413 (61.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.6%)	$7,456	$696	$137	$1,529	$5,424	$1,200	$6,624	7.4	12.6	807	261
040906000932	547	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4100	982	60	16.5		64 (6.5%)	54 (5.5%)	812 (82.7%)	7 (0.7%)	27 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$8,758	$1,002	$117	$2,121	$6,484	$1,155	$7,639	7.4	10.2	839	292
040168000092	548	Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism	Public	6-8	6308 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4900	518	29	18.1		13 (2.5%)	41 (7.9%)	440 (84.9%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$14,529	$2,484	$477	$5,445	$9,954	$1,614	$11,568	7	14.2	781	233
040817001613	549	Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4600	595	26	22.8		16 (2.7%)	16 (2.7%)	524 (88.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$6,510	$574	$39	$1,187	$5,393	$504	$5,897	6.8	12.2	816	267
040880000874	550	Pistor Middle School	Public	6-8	5455 S Cardinal Ave	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-5400	629	48	13.1		31 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	516 (82.0%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)		$00			$00			6.6	13.2	800	250

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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.

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