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Best Middle Schools in Pinal County, AZ

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Arizona Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Arizona Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

5,900

Students

Districts

Top rankedImagine Superstition Middle429^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Biggest riser

Maricopa Wells Middle School up 29 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Imagine Superstition Middle 14.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Imagine Superstition Middle

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Cactus Canyon Junior High	Public	6-8	801 W Southern Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7565	527	28	18.5	49.9%	246 (46.7%)	12 (2.3%)	225 (42.7%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	10.9	525^th of 552 public middle schools	4.9%		13.7	493^rd of 550 public middle schools	10.4%	32	20.0	24.0	18.0	10.0	12.0	10.0	14.0	$5,666	$579	$24	$1,182	$4,999	$64	$5,063
Imagine Superstition Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1843 W 16th Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Imagine Superstition Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-0530	158	11	14.3	65.4%	85 (53.8%)	3 (1.9%)	57 (36.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)	19.3	429^th of 552 public middle schools	22.3%					(n/a)		29.0	23.0			20.0			$00			$00
Casa Grande Middle School	Public	6-8	260 W McMurray Blvd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7310	648	33	19.6	83.9%	109 (16.8%)	64 (9.9%)	391 (60.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	28 (4.3%)	8.9	540^th of 552 public middle schools	2.2%		7.4	546^th of 550 public middle schools	0.7%	6	22.0	13.0	16.0	12.0	6.0		14.0	$7,456	$696	$137	$1,529	$5,424	$1,200	$6,624
Cactus Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E Kortsen Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 421-3330	737	37	20.1	62.9%	142 (19.3%)	40 (5.4%)	501 (68.0%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	8.7	541^st of 552 public middle schools	2.0%		10.8	519^th of 550 public middle schools	5.6%	22	12.0	16.0	20.0		7.0	5.0	16.0	$6,488	$592	$138	$1,322	$4,874	$884	$5,759
Villago Middle School	Public	6-8	574 E. Lakeside Parkway	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-0176	723	30	24.5	53.9%	165 (22.8%)	52 (7.2%)	436 (60.3%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	14.5	486^th of 552 public middle schools	12.0%		14.6	481^st of 550 public middle schools	12.5%	5	21.0	23.0	28.0	11.0	10.0	15.0	21.0	$6,981	$561	$95	$1,216	$5,262	$1,063	$6,325
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	6-8	800 N 9th St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2305	688	37	18.5	79.8%	102 (14.8%)	65 (9.4%)	381 (55.4%)	4 (0.6%)	99 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	8.6	542^nd of 552 public middle schools	1.8%		7.7	544^th of 550 public middle schools	1.1%	2	14.0	16.0	19.0	11.0	6.0	10.0	13.0		$00			$00
Eloy Junior High School	Public	6-8	404 E Phoenix Ave	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2140	249	14	17.7	91.6%	13 (5.2%)	21 (8.4%)	192 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	10.8	527^th of 552 public middle schools	4.5%		11.9	509^th of 550 public middle schools	7.5%	18	21.0		14.0	18.0				$12,671	$1,648	$658	$3,955	$7,709	$2,655	$10,365
San Tan Mountain Middle School	Public	7-8	33622 N Mountain Vista Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(520) 866-3500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Florence Middle School	Public	7-8	301 E Brady St	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(520) 866-3500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Combs Center for Success Middle School	Public	6-8	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3540	4				3 (75.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$160,361	$1,547		$3,094	$157,749	$1,065	$158,814
San Manuel Junior High School	Public	6-8	711 S McNab Pkwy	San Manuel	85631	Pinal County	Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 385-2336	92	7	13.1		19 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (73.9%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Maricopa Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	45725 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7100	940	46	20.4	57.0%	197 (21.0%)	167 (17.8%)	435 (46.3%)	14 (1.5%)	50 (5.3%)	11 (1.2%)	66 (7.0%)	19.2	431^st of 552 public middle schools	21.9%		17.1	460^th of 550 public middle schools	16.4%	29	26.0	37.0	34.0	8.0	15.0	11.0	19.0	$9,772	$291	$965	$1,548	$7,439	$1,076	$8,515
Desert Wind Middle School	Public	6-8	35565 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7110	898	43	21.0	51.9%	197 (21.9%)	171 (19.0%)	408 (45.4%)	20 (2.2%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (8.4%)	15.6	476^th of 552 public middle schools	13.8%		14	487^th of 550 public middle schools	11.5%	11	28.0	25.0	27.0	12.0	8.0	13.0	22.0	$8,733	$267	$954	$1,489	$6,582	$929	$7,512
Sacaton Middle School	Public	5-8	92 Skill Center Rd	Sacaton	85147	Pinal County	Sacaton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 562-8600	236	13	18.1	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)								$9,631	$2,035	$1,461	$5,530	$6,067	$69	$6,136

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.