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
121	Lake Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	31501 N Westland Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6575	1,267	60	21.2		841 (66.4%)	37 (2.9%)	278 (21.9%)	27 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (6.1%)	$6,310	$70	$116	$255	$5,322	$802	$6,124	71.9	76	112	9		040625002990
122	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 656-5555	403	29	13.8		217 (53.8%)	26 (6.5%)	96 (23.8%)	18 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.4%)		$00			$00			71.8	60.9	180	58		040086703342
123	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	328	33	9.9		144 (43.9%)	12 (3.7%)	122 (37.2%)	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.8%)		$00			$00			71.7	63.6	158	35		040088403264
124	Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy	Public	6-8	4315 N Maryvale Pkwy	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1700	205	13	16		10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	181 (88.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,152	$3,715	$436	$7,865	$8,443	$1,559	$10,002	71.5	76.6	108	16		040168002005
125	Wildflower Accelerated Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	325 S Wildflower Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-5205	750	29	25.8		148 (19.7%)	109 (14.5%)	437 (58.3%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$10,590	$889	$541	$2,319	$7,159	$2,001	$9,160	71.4	78.1	97	28		040096001878
126	Rincon Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	10770 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3200	712	35	20.5		291 (40.9%)	43 (6.0%)	291 (40.9%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.6%)	$5,380	$50	$06	$105	$5,141	$184	$5,324	71.4	77.1	105	21		040885002991
127	Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 E Wilcox Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7780	394	37	10.6		160 (40.6%)	31 (7.9%)	150 (38.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)		$00			$00			71.3	50.5	236	109		040094403542
128	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12900 N 71st Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4725	937	46	20.5		527 (56.2%)	31 (3.3%)	289 (30.8%)	37 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.1%)	$6,245	$50	$223	$324	$5,623	$349	$5,972	71	78	99	29		040625001243
129	Parkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9970 W Beardsley Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5400	895	44	20.2		533 (59.6%)	36 (4.0%)	231 (25.8%)	38 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.7%)	$6,861	$63	$204	$330	$5,766	$827	$6,594	71	78.4	95	34		040625003145
130	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	846	48	17.6		551 (65.1%)	19 (2.2%)	201 (23.8%)	29 (3.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094	70.8	66.4	147	17		040625001668

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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.