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)
040396001876	521	Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	566	30	18.8	79.9%	7 (1.2%)	12 (2.1%)	539 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			8.3	15.5	767	246
040396000315	522	Isaac Middle School	Public	6-8	3402 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6800	546	32	17	86.8%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.5%)	512 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)		$00			$00			8.1	13.5	797	275
040497000396	523	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	914	55	16.5	77.9%	79 (8.6%)	46 (5.0%)	702 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	$6,995	$500	$39	$1,040	$6,041	$415	$6,456	7.9	11.7	826	303
040880000972	524	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	722	42	17.2	78.8%	62 (8.6%)	10 (1.4%)	572 (79.2%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)		$00			$00			7.9	11.9	821	297
040232001534	525	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	362	13	27	79.8%	70 (19.3%)	39 (10.8%)	194 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)		$00			$00			7.7	17.9	727	202
040350002422	526	High Desert Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 High Desert	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5900	407	18	23.2	54.8%	124 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	150 (36.9%)	2 (0.5%)	121 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$6,032	$474	$225	$1,173	$5,077	$256	$5,333	7.7	20.5	686	160
040306003085	527	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	550	25	22	60.9%	15 (2.7%)	51 (9.3%)	469 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)		$00			$00			7.5	11.9	822	295
040060000015	528	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	450	26	17.6	93.8%	24 (5.3%)	73 (16.2%)	311 (69.1%)	17 (3.8%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,315	$1,970	$290	$4,231	$6,140	$915	$7,055	7.3	11.7	825	297
040171000106	529	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	645	36	17.9	83.9%	97 (15.0%)	48 (7.4%)	396 (61.4%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (8.8%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (6.0%)	$7,456	$696	$137	$1,529	$5,424	$1,200	$6,624	7.1	12.6	807	278
040168000092	530	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	572	29	19.7	71.9%	23 (4.0%)	37 (6.5%)	492 (86.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$14,529	$2,484	$477	$5,445	$9,954	$1,614	$11,568	7.1	14.2	781	251

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds