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)
040087703354	471	Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	678				33 (4.9%)	92 (13.6%)	526 (77.6%)	8 (1.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114	16.1	19.1	703	232
040324001101	472	San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	613	25	24.1		4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	609 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045	15.3	23.7	638	166
040429002398	473	Cheatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4725 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-7040	721	47	15.1		58 (8.0%)	194 (26.9%)	409 (56.7%)	11 (1.5%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	$9,698	$678	$302	$1,659	$7,321	$1,396	$8,717	15.2	23.2	643	170
040060003614	474	Madrid Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-8	3736 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2280	602	33	18.2		12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)	555 (92.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,367	$1,944	$237	$4,126	$5,378	$808	$6,186	15.2	20.5	685	211
040880000896	475	Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3500	226	24	9.4		15 (6.6%)	18 (8.0%)	180 (79.6%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)		$00			$00			15.1	19.4	699	224
040096003387	476	Avondale Middle School	Public	5-8	1406 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4500	409	15	27.2		50 (12.2%)	61 (14.9%)	289 (70.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,663	$766	$721	$2,253	$6,809	$2,366	$9,176	14.8	28.1	581	105
040036103165	477	La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	866				234 (27.0%)	101 (11.7%)	483 (55.8%)	25 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.7%)		$00			$00			14.7	29.3	564	87
040939000964	478	Wilson Elementary School	Public	4-8	2929 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Wilson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 683-2400	511	29	17.6		10 (2.0%)	50 (9.8%)	439 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$21,264	$3,602	$1,976	$9,180	$12,754	$2,932	$15,686	14.7	17.4	736	258
040068001525	479	La Cima Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 N La Canada Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6730	354	27	13.1		50 (14.1%)	19 (5.4%)	258 (72.9%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)		$00			$00			14.6	25.8	608	129
040444002908	480	Tres Rios Elementary School	Public	K-8	5025 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6300	630	38	16.5		28 (4.4%)	52 (8.3%)	531 (84.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$10,605	$780	$344	$1,905	$7,438	$2,043	$9,481	14.6	24.4	627	147

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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.
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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.