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
511	Imagine Camelback Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5050 N. 19th Ave.	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Imagine Camelback Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 344-4620	169	8	21.1		3 (1.8%)	32 (18.9%)	122 (72.2%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)		$00			$00			12			(n/a)		040075602813
512	Western School of Science and Technology	Public, Charter	7-12	6515 W Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Western School of Science and Technology Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 249-3900	516	39	13.2		4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	497 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			12			(n/a)		040092403436
513	Rainbow Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19716 W Narramore Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2830	583	30	19.7		93 (16.0%)	9 (1.5%)	465 (79.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,136	$459	$345	$1,264	$6,760	$1,572	$8,332	11.9	9.5	533	20		040432002133
514	Dos Rios Elementary	Public	K-8	2150 S 87th Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7004	614	34	18.3		24 (3.9%)	86 (14.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	24 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,639	$1,363	$1,611	$4,337	$6,334	$1,332	$7,665	11.9	13.7	491	23		040882002794
515	Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 E Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 461-3222	1,711	49	34.9		534 (31.2%)	121 (7.1%)	912 (53.3%)	10 (0.6%)	53 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	74 (4.3%)	$7,425	$593	$252	$1,437	$1,785	$4,795	$6,580	11.8	9.5	532	17		040015701728
516	High Desert Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 High Desert	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5900	390	20	19.9		125 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	136 (34.9%)	5 (1.3%)	107 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	$6,032	$474	$225	$1,173	$5,077	$256	$5,333	11.8	8.5	538	22		040350002422
517	Amphitheater Middle School	Public	6-8	315 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6230	432	29	14.7		62 (14.4%)	59 (13.7%)	259 (60.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.8%)		$00			$00			11.8	9.8	528	11		040068000020
518	Valencia Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4500	520	36	14.4		33 (6.3%)	19 (3.7%)	421 (81.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)		$00			$00			11.7	8	542	24		040880000972
519	Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	847	44	19.2		67 (7.9%)	112 (13.2%)	597 (70.5%)	39 (4.6%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510	11.5	11.2	516	3		040060000008
520	Page Middle School	Public	6-8	101 El Mirage	Page	86040	Coconino County	Page Unified School District #8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 608-4306	510	25	20.1		48 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	411 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$6,064	$1,308	$43	$2,659	$4,498	$216	$4,714	11.4	12.2	504	16		040582000468

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

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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