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)
040428000338	311	Thunderbolt Middle School	Public	7-8	695 Thunderbolt Ave	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 854-7224	784	37	20.9		522 (66.6%)	6 (0.8%)	224 (28.6%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	$5,992	$299	$131	$728	$4,726	$836	$5,562	33.8	49.9	343	32
040880000966	312	Robins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3939 N Magnetite Ln	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4300	473	31	15.2		75 (15.9%)	14 (3.0%)	344 (72.7%)	14 (3.0%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (3.0%)		$00			$00			33.6	31.7	531	219
040432003480	313	Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	642	36	18		129 (20.1%)	60 (9.3%)	404 (62.9%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354	33.5	56	293	20
040096002494	314	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15151 W Centerra Dr S	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4800	646	22	29.3		98 (15.2%)	79 (12.2%)	415 (64.2%)	21 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	$9,882	$708	$474	$1,890	$6,481	$2,219	$8,700	33.4	54.7	301	13
040340001216	315	Mesquite Junior High School	Public	6-8	130 W Mesquite St	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-1433	767	46	16.6		299 (39.0%)	52 (6.8%)	330 (43.0%)	12 (1.6%)	22 (2.9%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.3%)	$7,437	$561	$473	$1,595	$6,507		$6,403	33.4	39.2	448	133
040087103310	316	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S 43rd Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-0472	1,031				93 (9.0%)	213 (20.7%)	611 (59.3%)	45 (4.4%)	18 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (4.5%)		$00			$00			33.2	49.2	347	31
040429003336	317	Rogers Ranch School	Public	K-8	6735 S 47th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2030	1,051	53	19.8		66 (6.3%)	266 (25.3%)	619 (58.9%)	26 (2.5%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.3%)	$8,781	$448	$289	$1,186	$6,808	$1,235	$8,043	32.4	43.3	394	77
040032602162	318	Arizona Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16011 N Dysart Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Success School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4959	997				155 (15.5%)	102 (10.2%)	686 (68.8%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.3%)	$10,734	$1,371	$1,942	$4,684	$5,475	$1,946	$7,421	32.4	42.3	404	86
040625001242	319	Cotton Boll School	Public	PK, KG-8	8540 W Butler Dr	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4700	785	39	20.3		228 (29.0%)	50 (6.4%)	449 (57.2%)	34 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	$7,634	$272	$536	$1,080	$6,118	$708	$6,826	32.4	35.7	490	171
040324002388	320	Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	639	30	21.3		1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	638 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957	32.3	39.5	444	124

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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.