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)
040068000020	511	Amphitheater Middle School	Public	6-8	315 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6230	564	39	14.6	88.8%	66 (11.7%)	73 (12.9%)	361 (64.0%)	16 (2.8%)	22 (3.9%)	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.7%)		$00			$00			9.7	12	820	309
040168002904	512	Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	598	23	25.6	76.8%	20 (3.3%)	46 (7.7%)	516 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894	9.7	13.9	786	274
040029500326	513	Kingman Middle School	Public	6-8	1969 Detroit Ave	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-3588	737	33	22.6	73.8%	461 (62.6%)	9 (1.2%)	209 (28.4%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.0%)		$00			$00			9.6	21.1	673	160
040432002133	514	Rainbow Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19716 W Narramore Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2830	605	27	22.4	67.8%	112 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	477 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,136	$459	$345	$1,264	$6,760	$1,572	$8,332	9.5	19.2	702	188
040880003282	515	McCorkle Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4455 S Mission Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 877-2000	1,084	56	19.4	71.9%	42 (3.9%)	7 (0.6%)	990 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)		$00			$00			9.5	19.9	691	176
040171002213	516	Cactus Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E Kortsen Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 421-3330	779	39	20.2	62.9%	158 (20.3%)	42 (5.4%)	511 (65.6%)	8 (1.0%)	28 (3.6%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.5%)	$6,488	$592	$138	$1,322	$4,874	$884	$5,759	9	17.1	742	226
040243000179	517	Papago School	Public	PK, KG-8	2013 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6100	822	45	18.4	85.9%	36 (4.4%)	37 (4.5%)	705 (85.8%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$11,287	$1,761	$375	$3,896	$6,961	$2,190	$9,151	8.7	19	704	187
040150001757	518	Fox Creek Junior High School	Public	5-8	3101 Desert Sky Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-2500	516	20	25.8	64.7%	211 (40.9%)	12 (2.3%)	260 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$5,264	$638	$49	$1,325	$4,119	$458	$4,577	8.6	20.4	687	169
040105000054	519	Pat Tillman Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4309 E Belleview Street	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6500	652	39	16.7	99.8%	27 (4.1%)	141 (21.6%)	420 (64.4%)	6 (0.9%)	35 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	17 (2.6%)		$00			$00			8.5	12.9	803	284
040306000679	520	Santa Maria Middle School	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	622	28	22.6	56.8%	31 (5.0%)	65 (10.5%)	505 (81.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)		$00			$00			8.5	16.4	752	232

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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.
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