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
241	Sonoran Heights Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8550	560	27	20.7		247 (44.1%)	45 (8.0%)	210 (37.5%)	14 (2.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	$8,095	$194	$867	$1,254	$6,136	$898	$7,035	46.1	57.9	197	44		040269002649
242	Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	745	39	19.1		21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	664 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			46.1	45.1	258	16		040078102910
243	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	689	51	13.5		251 (36.4%)	47 (6.8%)	289 (41.9%)	55 (8.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)		$00			$00			46	52.6	227	16		040022302199
244	Shepherd Junior High School	Public	4-8	1407 N Alta Mesa Dr	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1800	581	28	20.6		361 (62.1%)	16 (2.8%)	162 (27.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.5%)	$8,537	$420	$61	$900	$7,489	$568	$8,057	45.9	40.2	275	31		040497001376
245	Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Blvd. del Rey David	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2646	784	34	23		2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	779 (99.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,426	$333	$34	$701	$5,522	$537	$6,059	45.8	38.6	284	39		040553001238
246	Round Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 west 2nd st.	Eagar	85925	Apache County	Round Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 333-6700	269	19	14		172 (63.9%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$7,163	$803	$112	$1,719	$5,126	$1,122	$6,248	45.8	38.2	291	45		040713000617
247	Heritage Academy Laveen	Public, Charter	6-12	4275 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Laveen Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 290-8546	685	36	19		171 (25.0%)	71 (10.4%)	371 (54.2%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.0%)		$00			$00			45.5	50.4	238	9		040092603451
248	Summit Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1560 W Summit Pl	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3475	1,181	60	19.7		501 (42.4%)	75 (6.4%)	442 (37.4%)	30 (2.5%)	47 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.1%)	$7,415	$275	$78	$627	$6,560	$503	$7,063	45.4	39.8	279	31		040497003229
249	West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 W Greenway Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7750	797	45	17.9		289 (36.3%)	79 (9.9%)	328 (41.2%)	7 (0.9%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.5%)	$9,675	$555	$954	$2,063	$7,290	$877	$8,167	45.2	40.8	270	21		040269002126
250	Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4775	578	39	15		183 (31.7%)	45 (7.8%)	299 (51.7%)	9 (1.6%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$8,490	$403	$496	$1,302	$7,185	$406	$7,590	44.9	46.4	251	1		040625001380

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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.