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)
040630000533	351	Kenilworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 N 5th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3889	489	27	18.1		37 (7.6%)	39 (8.0%)	371 (75.9%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$9,653	$1,156	$336	$2,648	$7,289	$872	$8,161	28.3	24	632	281
040099703654	352	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	4525 N. 98th Avenue	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	521				46 (8.8%)	64 (12.3%)	360 (69.1%)	25 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)		$00			$00			28.2	48.6	351	1
040906001272	353	Mountain Sky Middle School	Public	7-8	16225 N 7th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6100	696	36	19.3		265 (38.1%)	50 (7.2%)	313 (45.0%)	11 (1.6%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	$6,668	$408	$103	$919	$5,323	$834	$6,157	27.9	44.4	386	33
040752002768	354	Coatimundi Middle School	Public	6-8	490 Avenida Coatimundi	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8800	446	23	19.8		14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,568	$388	$207	$983	$6,305	$668	$6,973	27.9	37.1	470	116
040292002637	355	Anthem Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2700 N. Anthem Way	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-6400	705	42	16.9		335 (47.5%)	39 (5.5%)	255 (36.2%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	52 (7.4%)	$5,824	$237	$236	$709	$4,908	$443	$5,351	27.6	40.5	428	73
040089103399	356	Academy of Mathematics and Science South	Public, Charter	K-8	3335 W Flower St	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 888-9572	577				12 (2.1%)	53 (9.2%)	508 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,643	$1,577	$1,970	$5,124	$4,477	$2,618	$7,096	27.5	50.4	338	18
040082403178	357	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	K-8	18700 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7800	824				240 (29.1%)	128 (15.5%)	365 (44.3%)	11 (1.3%)	13 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	61 (7.4%)		$00			$00			27.4	23.8	634	277
040621003077	358	Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	972	48	20.2		37 (3.8%)	38 (3.9%)	864 (88.9%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201	27.2	33.6	510	152
040906000938	359	Royal Palm Middle School	Public	5-8	8520 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3200	468	31	15.3		59 (12.6%)	54 (11.5%)	302 (64.5%)	5 (1.1%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$7,243	$1,692	$309	$3,694	$4,369	$872	$5,241	27	36.4	476	117
040477001005	360	Altar Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	16350 W Ajo Hwy	Tucson	85735	Pima County	Altar Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 822-9343	169	12	14		47 (27.8%)	2 (1.2%)	101 (59.8%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	$8,199	$806	$155	$1,767	$5,132	$2,105	$7,237	26.8	36	483	123

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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