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)
040960000994	391	R Pete Woodard Junior High School	Public	6-8	2250 S 8th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7200	628	32	19.6	63.9%	81 (12.9%)	12 (1.9%)	514 (81.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$6,431	$1,213	$1,244	$3,669	$3,968	$06	$3,974	21.9	28.7	572	181
040880001506	392	Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E 6th St	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-2900	560	42	13.2	67.0%	47 (8.4%)	14 (2.5%)	460 (82.1%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)		$00			$00			21.7	19.6	697	305
040399000320	393	J. O. Combs Middle School	Public	K-8	37611 N Pecan Crk	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3510	655	28	23.4	44.9%	338 (51.6%)	23 (3.5%)	234 (35.7%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.0%)	$5,736	$521	$52	$1,094	$4,572	$591	$5,163	21.6	33.1	515	122
040237003619	394	Cottonwood Community School	Public	K-8	500 E Mingus Ave	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-2231	500	37	13.5	75.0%	188 (37.6%)	8 (1.6%)	283 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)		$00			$00			21.6	19.2	701	307
040690000577	395	Red Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33656 W. Aguirre Lane	Red Rock	85245	Pinal County	Red Rock Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 682-3331	445	26	17	33.7%	231 (51.9%)	23 (5.2%)	158 (35.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$10,500	$987	$1,411	$3,385	$7,310	$792	$8,102	21.5	39.6	443	48
040625000513	396	Peoria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11501 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4450	554	39	14.2	67.7%	125 (22.6%)	29 (5.2%)	366 (66.1%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,021	$571	$447	$1,588	$7,518	$486	$8,004	21.4	34.1	503	107
040497001234	397	Taylor Junior High School	Public	7-9	705 S 32nd St	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1500	995	57	17.4	62.9%	284 (28.5%)	46 (4.6%)	603 (60.6%)	6 (0.6%)	25 (2.5%)	10 (1.0%)	21 (2.1%)	$7,417	$458	$84	$1,000	$6,512	$363	$6,875	21.3	31.2	535	138
040088703611	398	Vista College Prep Sueno Park	Public, Charter	5-8	1720 N 45th Ave.	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-6273	498			66.7%	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.6%)	425 (85.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,083	$463	$1,412	$2,337	$4,809	$1,399	$6,208	21.3	26	605	207
040028202993	399	Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ	Public, Charter	K-8	1044 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-5008	640			77.8%	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	632 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			21.2	21.3	670	271
040567000461	400	Osborn Middle School	Public	7-8	1102 W Highland Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2400	504	33	15.5	80.0%	42 (8.3%)	80 (15.9%)	330 (65.5%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$7,635	$1,635	$140	$3,410	$5,463	$397	$5,860	21.1	24.7	624	224

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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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