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 Saturday, October 11, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 552)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
141	Old Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	13299 E Colossal Cave Rd	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2400	811	40	20.3		419 (51.7%)	26 (3.2%)	277 (34.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.6%)	$5,515	$70	$123	$262	$5,068	$255	$5,323	68.6	74.2	116	25		040885000909
142	American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	2,276	134	16.9		1,552 (68.2%)	62 (2.7%)	447 (19.6%)	21 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	17 (0.7%)	168 (7.4%)								68.5	76	111	31		040011203702
143	Presidio School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1695 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Presidio School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 881-5222	345	37	9.4		88 (25.5%)	18 (5.2%)	215 (62.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.5%)		$00			$00			68.2	65.1	153	10		040008101010
144	Paragon Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2975 W Linda Ln	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Paragon Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 814-1600	601	36	16.5		205 (34.1%)	190 (31.6%)	46 (7.7%)	120 (20.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)		$00			$00			68.2	68.9	136	8		040077802902
145	Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Arete Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-4233	540	44	12.2		286 (53.0%)	20 (3.7%)	136 (25.2%)	53 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	$10,377	$316	$72	$703	$6,258	$3,732	$9,989	68	59.4	189	44		040075702820
146	Mogollon Junior High School	Public	7-8	3375 Buckskin Road	Heber	85928	Navajo County	Heber-Overgaard Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 535-4622	82	7	11.4		62 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (17.1%)	2 (2.4%)	3 (3.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			67.2	58.1	196	50		040002601459
147	Tsaile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64	Tsaile	86556	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9100	313	27	11.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,419	$9,002	$2,012	$20,015	$7,243	$1,162	$8,405	67.1	57.4	202	55		040194000145
148	Legacy Traditional School ? Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-8	2747 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 397-9260	960	58	16.5		402 (41.9%)	62 (6.5%)	258 (26.9%)	140 (14.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (9.3%)		$00			$00			67.1	68.2	139	9		040089903392
149	Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	805	49	16.5		562 (69.8%)	11 (1.4%)	126 (15.7%)	19 (2.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.9%)	$6,746	$512	$13	$1,036	$6,049	$173	$6,222	67.1	73.2	120	29		040775002636
150	Madison Meadows School	Public	5-8	225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7600	846	41	20.4		518 (61.2%)	13 (1.5%)	224 (26.5%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.4%)	$9,728	$879	$103	$1,861	$6,589	$2,157	$8,746	67	62.3	167	17		040450000354

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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 October 11, 2025, 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.