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
81	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	666	57	11.7		349 (52.4%)	5 (0.8%)	123 (18.5%)	95 (14.3%)	31 (4.7%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.6%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	80.5	97.4	21	60		040083103196
82	West Wing School	Public	PK, KG-8	26716 N High Desert Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5000	963	53	18.1		719 (74.7%)	17 (1.8%)	146 (15.2%)	28 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.8%)	$5,473	$418	$13	$849	$4,812	$231	$5,043	80.4	85	65	17		040775002486
83	Esperero Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8100	495	25	19.9		258 (52.1%)	9 (1.8%)	174 (35.2%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$8,440	$73	$545	$691	$5,861	$1,962	$7,822	79.7	83.4	70	13		040176001487
84	Liberty Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N Lake Valley Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4500	747	35	21.6		426 (57.0%)	1 (0.1%)	286 (38.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$8,134	$895	$189	$1,979	$5,920	$1,131	$7,050	79.7	77.6	104	20		040387001057
85	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	898	73	12.3		623 (69.4%)	3 (0.3%)	93 (10.4%)	123 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)		$00			$00			79.6	84.3	67	18		040074702795
86	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	778	41	18.9		554 (71.2%)	7 (0.9%)	186 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.1%)		$00			$00			79.5	71.2	127	41		040005300754
87	Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Veritas Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 263-1128	781	61	12.8		466 (59.7%)	17 (2.2%)	194 (24.8%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)		$00			$00			79.4	72.4	126	39		040065503096
88	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	416	31	13.4		147 (35.3%)	33 (7.9%)	120 (28.8%)	93 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)		$00			$00			78.9	83.7	69	19		040085003341
89	Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,160	56	20.7		756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176	78.7	75.5	113	24		040340000594
90	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	944	86	10.9		541 (57.3%)	17 (1.8%)	295 (31.3%)	41 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)		$00			$00			78.5	74.9	114	24		040094403504

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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.

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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.