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
391	Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	554	35	16		150 (27.1%)	59 (10.6%)	297 (53.6%)	8 (1.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048	22.9	19.2	435	44		040625000586
392	Willis Junior High School	Public	7-8	401 S McQueen Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-5700	661	39	16.8		149 (22.5%)	38 (5.7%)	408 (61.7%)	18 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.2%)	$7,680	$617	$187	$1,421	$6,459	$417	$6,876	22.8	35	307	85		040187000133
393	Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 S Monte Tesoro Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-7039	585	32	18.2		263 (45.0%)	4 (0.7%)	282 (48.2%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)		$00			$00			22.7	21.2	413	20		040237003612
394	Cecil Shamley School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 N Scovel St	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 941-2440	411	36	11.4		51 (12.4%)	45 (10.9%)	246 (59.9%)	22 (5.4%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)		$00			$00			22.4			(n/a)		040831000778
395	Amberlea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8455 W Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2900	457	22	20.7		23 (5.0%)	46 (10.1%)	369 (80.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$5,667	$794	$1,118	$2,706	$4,699		$3,754	22.3			(n/a)		040621002570
396	Pan-American Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3001 W. Indian School	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pan-American Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-3989	1,221	68	18		13 (1.1%)	23 (1.9%)	1,160 (95.0%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)		$00			$00			22.3	21.4	409	13		040029002177
397	Madison Park School	Public	5-8	1431 E. Campbell	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7500	528	26	20.3		123 (23.3%)	54 (10.2%)	277 (52.5%)	11 (2.1%)	31 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	$11,907	$1,069	$169	$2,307	$7,948	$2,721	$10,669	22.2	22.3	398	1		040450000357
398	Frank Borman School	Public	PK, KG-8	3637 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5000	960	47	20.6		12 (1.3%)	56 (5.8%)	860 (89.6%)	6 (0.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,058	$3,133	$411	$6,676	$7,069	$1,446	$8,514	22.2	13.2	497	99		040168000094
399	Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	697	36	19.3		86 (12.3%)	79 (11.3%)	498 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809	22.1	25.9	368	31		040138003575
400	Sunset Vista	Public	PK, KG-8	7775 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-5701	676	37	18.2		77 (11.4%)	70 (10.4%)	469 (69.4%)	32 (4.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	$13,266	$2,618	$495	$5,730	$8,305	$1,848	$10,153	22	17.4	451	51		040342002493

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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.