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)
040382000299	401	Holbrook Junior High School	Public	6-8	412 W Buffalo St	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-3959	311	20	15.3		38 (12.2%)	4 (1.3%)	71 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	$7,992	$1,007	$340	$2,353	$6,106	$539	$6,646	22.1	29.8	558	157
040946000976	402	Winslow Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 N Colorado Ave	Winslow	86047	Navajo County	Winslow Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 288-8300	310	18	17.7		37 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	$10,062	$1,713	$383	$3,809	$6,041	$1,925	$7,966	22.1	32.2	526	124
040960000994	403	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	588	31	18.8		80 (13.6%)	6 (1.0%)	484 (82.3%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$6,431	$1,213	$1,244	$3,669	$3,968	$06	$3,974	21.8	28.7	572	169
040880001506	404	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	576	47	12.3		47 (8.2%)	10 (1.7%)	486 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)		$00			$00			21.7	19.6	697	293
040237003619	405	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	421	21	20		145 (34.4%)	1 (0.2%)	258 (61.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)		$00			$00			21.6	19.2	701	296
040880000828	406	C E Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 W Michigan St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4400	759	43	17.8		14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	719 (94.7%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)		$00			$00			21.5	22.2	657	251
040292003079	407	San Tan Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 W San Tan Heights Blvd	San Tan Valley	85142	Maricopa County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7555	718	41	17.7		305 (42.5%)	62 (8.6%)	282 (39.3%)	13 (1.8%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.7%)	$6,392	$333	$296	$962	$5,127	$637	$5,764	21.5	20.9	681	274
040621002385	408	Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8490 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2730	600	30	20		50 (8.3%)	52 (8.7%)	417 (69.5%)	29 (4.8%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$6,131	$496	$1,206	$2,198	$5,271		$4,429	21.5	30	555	147
040029002177	409	Pan-American Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3001 W. Indian School	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pan-American Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-3989	1,170				20 (1.7%)	26 (2.2%)	1,095 (93.6%)	14 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)		$00			$00			21.4	26.1	604	195
040625000513	410	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	517	37	13.9		100 (19.3%)	24 (4.6%)	355 (68.7%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$9,021	$571	$447	$1,588	$7,518	$486	$8,004	21.4	34.1	503	93

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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