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)
040269003657	211	Asante Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	23251 N 166th Dr	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8900	1,134	57	20		535 (47.2%)	47 (4.1%)	433 (38.2%)	31 (2.7%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	76 (6.7%)	$8,968	$161	$876	$1,199	$6,838	$1,093	$7,930	54.9	66.6	228	17
040044202683	212	Imagine East Mesa Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Imagine Middle at East Mesa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	140				58 (41.4%)	7 (5.0%)	65 (46.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.7%)		$00			$00			54.2	58	283	71
040018401713	213	Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 855-6325	395				125 (31.6%)	51 (12.9%)	142 (35.9%)	15 (3.8%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.1%)		$00			$00			54	54.1	307	94
040001602443	214	Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Carmelita Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 439-3518	372				188 (50.5%)	28 (7.5%)	109 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	38 (10.2%)	$8,365	$1,711	$845	$4,266	$4,987	$822	$5,809	54	58.2	281	67
040973603835	215	Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	690				294 (42.6%)	74 (10.7%)	231 (33.5%)	21 (3.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	56 (8.1%)								53.9	61.6	263	48
040021201120	216	Benson Middle School	Public	5-8	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-6801	285	16	18.3		161 (56.5%)	3 (1.1%)	101 (35.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	10 (3.5%)	$11,068	$1,325	$492	$3,141	$8,003	$1,249	$9,252	53.6	67.6	213	3
040757000654	217	Mohave Middle School	Public	6-8	8490 E Jackrabbit Rd	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5200	798	123	6.4		407 (51.0%)	43 (5.4%)	246 (30.8%)	32 (4.0%)	45 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$6,460	$191	$516	$898	$5,515	$237	$5,752	53.5	64.8	243	26
040096002880	218	Copper Trails	Public	PK, KG-8	16875 W Canyon Trails Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4100	1,016	39	26.3		235 (23.1%)	107 (10.5%)	612 (60.2%)	27 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.0%)	$8,325	$617	$411	$1,644	$5,768	$1,529	$7,297	53.2	60.6	267	49
040681003606	219	Eastmark High School	Public	7-12	9560 E Ray Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6950	1,887	92	20.6		1,165 (61.7%)	91 (4.8%)	435 (23.1%)	72 (3.8%)	11 (0.6%)	10 (0.5%)	103 (5.5%)	$6,026	$239	$00	$479	$4,828	$958	$5,786	53.2	58.6	276	57
040093003462	220	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	555 South Jackrabbit Trail	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-8003	862				289 (33.5%)	43 (5.0%)	448 (52.0%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.5%)		$00			$00			53.2	64	244	24

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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.