Best Middle Schools in Arizona

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Arizona middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
040064903114	351	Heritage Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	6805 N 125th Ave	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	Heritage Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 742-3956	823			56.9%	151 (18.3%)	162 (19.7%)	422 (51.3%)	8 (1.0%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.3%)		$00			$00			26.2	28.4	576	225
040089103399	352	Academy of Mathematics and Science South	Public, Charter	K-8	3335 W Flower St	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 888-9572	571			79.0%	19 (3.3%)	44 (7.7%)	504 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,643	$1,577	$1,970	$5,124	$4,477	$2,618	$7,096	26.1	50.4	338	14
040849001477	353	Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9401 W Garfield St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5181	768	42	18.1	88.9%	20 (2.6%)	43 (5.6%)	683 (88.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$12,815	$1,207	$926	$3,340	$8,445	$2,237	$10,682	26	31.9	528	175
040080003317	354	Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	1495 S Verrado Way	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-1757	1,761				756 (42.9%)	112 (6.4%)	753 (42.8%)	29 (1.6%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	87 (4.9%)	$5,523	$66	$163	$295	$3,834	$1,460	$5,294	25.9	41.2	422	68
040138003575	355	Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	758	40	18.9	66.9%	132 (17.4%)	73 (9.6%)	525 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809	25.8	26.5	601	246
040463000368	356	Marana Middle School	Public	7-8	11279 W Grier Rd # 105	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 682-4730	907	49	18.7	43.9%	505 (55.7%)	13 (1.4%)	316 (34.8%)	10 (1.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (5.0%)	$9,743	$731	$149	$1,611	$7,423	$1,440	$8,863	25.6	37.3	466	110
040831000768	357	Connolly Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 E Concorda Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-8933	984	68	14.5	55.9%	196 (19.9%)	150 (15.2%)	479 (48.7%)	18 (1.8%)	73 (7.4%)	18 (1.8%)	50 (5.1%)		$00			$00			25.6	38.3	457	100
040044102658	358	Imagine Surprise Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1770	248			39.5%	118 (47.6%)	19 (7.7%)	82 (33.1%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)		$00			$00			25.5	39.6	441	83
040880000817	359	Alice Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	5350 E 16th St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5400	630	48	13	64.9%	179 (28.4%)	57 (9.0%)	319 (50.6%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.5%)		$00			$00			25.5	36.3	479	120
040138002490	360	Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23800 W Hadley St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8531	707	33	21.7	68.9%	125 (17.7%)	87 (12.3%)	456 (64.5%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.7%)	$8,329	$520	$82	$1,121	$6,170	$1,557	$7,728	25.4	31.8	530	170

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Arizona

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for AZ student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

About our rankings:

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.
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

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators