Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
040880003282	531	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	1,062	59	18.1		36 (3.4%)	9 (0.8%)	973 (91.6%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)		$00			$00			9.6	19.9	691	160
040015701728	532	Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 E Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 461-3222	1,713				620 (36.2%)	116 (6.8%)	820 (47.9%)	17 (1.0%)	64 (3.7%)	8 (0.5%)	68 (4.0%)	$7,425	$593	$252	$1,437	$1,785	$4,795	$6,580	9.5	21.9	660	128
040432002133	533	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	579	30	19.6		100 (17.3%)	6 (1.0%)	457 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,136	$459	$345	$1,264	$6,760	$1,572	$8,332	9.5	19.2	702	169
040396000315	534	Isaac Middle School	Public	6-8	3402 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6800	487	30	16.2		6 (1.2%)	20 (4.1%)	456 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)		$00			$00			9.1	13.5	797	263
040105000054	535	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	636	40	15.9		25 (3.9%)	121 (19.0%)	423 (66.5%)	4 (0.6%)	45 (7.1%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.9%)		$00			$00			8.9	12.9	803	268
040243000179	536	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	813	44	18.4		43 (5.3%)	52 (6.4%)	680 (83.6%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	$11,287	$1,761	$375	$3,896	$6,961	$2,190	$9,151	8.7	19	704	168
040880002547	537	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3645 E Pima St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(520) 232-8770	1,237	68	18.3		216 (17.5%)	87 (7.0%)	790 (63.9%)	24 (1.9%)	57 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	58 (4.7%)		$00			$00			8.6	44	392	145
040350002422	538	High Desert Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 High Desert	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5900	401	18	22.9		140 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	144 (35.9%)	3 (0.7%)	102 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	$6,032	$474	$225	$1,173	$5,077	$256	$5,333	8.5	20.5	686	148
040306000679	539	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	583	23	25.3		26 (4.5%)	81 (13.9%)	453 (77.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)		$00			$00			8.5	16.4	752	213
040396001876	540	Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	555	32	17.3		10 (1.8%)	16 (2.9%)	525 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			8.3	15.5	767	227

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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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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.