Best Middle Schools in Arizona for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Arizona!

Every year, the Arizona Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 145)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
040885002551	1	Corona Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	16705 S Houghton Rd	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3500	606	32	18.8	19.8%	328 (54.1%)	23 (3.8%)	210 (34.7%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$5,912	$35	$26	$95	$5,647	$205	$5,852	99.3%	95.4%	3.88%
040022302199	2	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	723			38.9%	257 (35.5%)	54 (7.5%)	297 (41.1%)	72 (10.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)		$00			$00			98.6%	64.6%	33.98%
040885001955	3	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	554	35	15.6	26.7%	229 (41.3%)	30 (5.4%)	236 (42.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	97.9%	87.7%	10.23%
040625000585	4	Desert Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15585 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6200	803	47	16.9	34.9%	445 (55.4%)	29 (3.6%)	243 (30.3%)	28 (3.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.2%)	$8,513	$69	$300	$438	$7,212	$931	$8,144	97.2%	79.0%	18.20%
040432002383	5	Westar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17777 W Westar Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 237-2840	773	39	20	21.0%	419 (54.2%)	38 (4.9%)	253 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$8,888	$810	$332	$1,952	$6,268	$1,478	$7,746	96.6%	72.5%	24.07%
040087803350	6	BASIS Tucson North	Public, Charter	5-12	5740 E River Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 207-0076	801				274 (34.2%)	37 (4.6%)	227 (28.3%)	216 (27.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	$9,097	$272	$43	$586	$6,070	$2,712	$8,782	95.9%	96.7%	0.86%
040089703376	7	BASIS Ahwatukee	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	692				140 (20.2%)	62 (9.0%)	47 (6.8%)	390 (56.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.6%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	95.2%	99.3%	4.13%
040090003404	8	Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	502				326 (64.9%)	15 (3.0%)	92 (18.3%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)		$00			$00			94.5%	86.9%	7.60%
040775003098	9	Terramar Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	7000 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7600	1,015	54	18.9	12.9%	715 (70.4%)	27 (2.7%)	178 (17.5%)	47 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.3%)	$5,317	$284	$15	$583	$4,834	$184	$5,018	93.8%	94.3%	0.47%
040044002681	10	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	713				347 (48.7%)	44 (6.2%)	116 (16.3%)	130 (18.2%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	64 (9.0%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	93.1%	95.8%	2.68%

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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

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