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)
040775001147	281	Desert Sky Middle School	Public	7-8	5130 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6500	647	30	21.7		326 (50.4%)	36 (5.6%)	224 (34.6%)	11 (1.7%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	$6,113	$515	$127	$1,157	$5,264	$206	$5,471	39.3	59.6	270	11
040585000470	282	Palo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 S. Palo Verde Road	Palo Verde	85343	Maricopa County	Palo Verde Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-3680	481	25	19.4		129 (26.8%)	8 (1.7%)	333 (69.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,346	$1,964	$1,954	$5,883	$7,679	$1,749	$9,428	38.8	39.9	438	156
040138002642	283	Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	571	31	18.7		130 (22.8%)	56 (9.8%)	329 (57.6%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669	38.6	50	341	58
040553001238	284	Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Blvd. del Rey David	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2646	765	34	22.5		2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	758 (99.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,426	$333	$34	$701	$5,522	$537	$6,059	38.6	53.8	309	25
040770000674	285	Show Low Junior High School	Public	6-8	761 E McNeil	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6100	564	30	18.8		394 (69.9%)	11 (2.0%)	118 (20.9%)	9 (1.6%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$7,573	$525	$261	$1,312	$5,790	$996	$6,786	38.5	45.2	375	90
040625000512	286	Kachina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5304 W Crocus Dr	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4500	310	25	12.6		131 (42.3%)	17 (5.5%)	129 (41.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	$13,711	$596	$840	$2,033	$9,515	$2,759	$12,274	38.4	50.7	333	47
040444000347	287	Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1252 S Avondale Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5700	798	44	18.2		43 (5.4%)	82 (10.3%)	633 (79.3%)	13 (1.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	$11,672	$1,050	$465	$2,566	$8,146	$2,011	$10,156	38.4	28.5	573	286
040031002370	288	Calibre Academy Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	15688 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Calibre Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-2179	530				241 (45.5%)	29 (5.5%)	199 (37.5%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.9%)		$00			$00			38.3	42.7	399	111
040089103676	289	Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	1,160				76 (6.6%)	193 (16.6%)	857 (73.9%)	20 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494	38.3	61.1	264	25
040438002004	290	Wigwam Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	718	38	18.8		179 (24.9%)	77 (10.7%)	403 (56.1%)	17 (2.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.3%)	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396	38.2	57.5	288	2

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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.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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