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)
040713000617	291	Round Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 west 2nd st.	Eagar	85925	Apache County	Round Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 333-6700	355	18	20.2		224 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$7,163	$803	$112	$1,719	$5,126	$1,122	$6,248	38.2	41.3	419	128
040011203475	292	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,168				1,118 (51.6%)	85 (3.9%)	779 (35.9%)	52 (2.4%)	10 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (5.5%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	37.6	53	316	24
040096000049	293	Michael Anderson	Public	PK, KG-8	45 S 3rd Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-5105	733	37	19.8		25 (3.4%)	37 (5.0%)	656 (89.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,298	$859	$441	$2,159	$6,922	$2,077	$8,998	37.5	58.1	282	11
040011203808	294	American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7729 E. Pecos Road	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 420-2101	472				271 (57.4%)	16 (3.4%)	141 (29.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.6%)								37.4			(n/a)
040625000238	295	Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9880 N 77th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6475	698	44	15.8		131 (18.8%)	30 (4.3%)	491 (70.3%)	9 (1.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.7%)	$7,588	$301	$369	$971	$6,342	$576	$6,918	37.3	38.1	461	166
040243000180	296	Biltmore Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	4601 N 34th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6160	532	33	16.2		104 (19.5%)	14 (2.6%)	375 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.5%)	$11,826	$1,764	$424	$3,951	$7,435	$2,204	$9,639	37.1	48.1	356	60
040775001679	297	Paseo Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	3302 W Louise Dr	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4500	772	42	18.3		303 (39.2%)	55 (7.1%)	322 (41.7%)	16 (2.1%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.3%)	$6,887	$627	$112	$1,366	$5,948	$201	$6,148	36.7	59.5	271	26
040301000232	298	Flowing Wells Junior High School	Public	7-8	4545 N La Cholla Blvd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8550	764	41	18.5		192 (25.1%)	17 (2.2%)	523 (68.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	$6,972	$534	$865	$1,933	$5,684		$5,573	36.7	52.1	319	21
040237003241	299	Mountain View Preparatory School	Public	K-8	2939 E Del Rio Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 649-8144	398	21	18.8		225 (56.5%)	4 (1.0%)	142 (35.7%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$6,510	$457	$02	$916	$5,411	$639	$6,050	36.3	62.7	253	46
040849001705	300	Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8803 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5260	776	38	20.2		28 (3.6%)	69 (8.9%)	657 (84.7%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,979	$1,022	$918	$2,961	$6,932	$2,107	$9,039	36.3	54.3	306	6

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.