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)
040681001322	141	Queen Creek Junior High School	Public	5-8	20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5940	562	31	18.1		357 (63.5%)	15 (2.7%)	150 (26.7%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	$8,274	$348	$01	$697	$6,470	$1,455	$7,925	67.7	75.2	165	24
040880000824	142	Borman K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	6630 E Lightning Dr	Tucson	85708	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-4600	457	30	15		196 (42.9%)	54 (11.8%)	124 (27.1%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (14.0%)		$00			$00			67.7	39.6	442	300
040002101276	143	El Capitan Public School	Public	6-12	255 N. Cottonwood St.	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Colorado City Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-9000	200	13	15.3		189 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,634	$1,114	$810	$3,037	$5,153	$3,558	$8,711	67.5	77.8	141	2
040782000695	144	Snowflake Junior High School	Public	6-9	1380 S Main St	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-4156	451	19	23.4		340 (75.4%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (14.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	$6,062	$533	$523	$1,590	$4,294	$712	$5,006	66.9	75.5	163	19
040187003306	145	Chandler Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1205 E Frye Rd Bldg B	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 812-6350	353	34	10.5		188 (53.3%)	20 (5.7%)	83 (23.5%)	24 (6.8%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.4%)	$9,578	$1,298	$84	$2,679	$7,966	$230	$8,196	66.7	73.1	183	38
040009701178	146	Northland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3300 W. Sparrow Ave.	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Northland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 214-8776	645				466 (72.2%)	10 (1.6%)	87 (13.5%)	26 (4.0%)	22 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.0%)		$00			$00			66.7	67.9	210	64
040625001668	147	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	915	52	17.7		607 (66.3%)	13 (1.4%)	209 (22.8%)	34 (3.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094	66.4	80.3	123	24
040089103604	148	Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced	Public, Charter	K-8	7785 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 887-5392	871				149 (17.1%)	162 (18.6%)	511 (58.7%)	31 (3.6%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,168	$1,395	$1,759	$4,548	$4,403	$2,612	$7,015	66.2	63.6	248	100
040831003397	149	McKemy Academy of International Studies	Public	6-8	2250 S College Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 459-5048	338	19	17.6		139 (41.1%)	20 (5.9%)	139 (41.1%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)		$00			$00			66.2	77.6	143	6
040085903251	150	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	463				166 (35.9%)	33 (7.1%)	185 (40.0%)	36 (7.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)		$00			$00			65.9	75.7	160	10

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