Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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
481	Copper Basin	Public	PK, KG-8	28682 N Main St	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7500	557	35	16.1		200 (35.9%)	40 (7.2%)	264 (47.4%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.9%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.2%)	$7,584	$459	$392	$1,311	$5,900	$832	$6,732	14.9			(n/a)		040292002436
482	Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	960	46	20.8		47 (4.9%)	171 (17.8%)	712 (74.2%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882	14.9	21.3	411	71		040089103677
483	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8802 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 533-3901	738	35	21.2		19 (2.6%)	56 (7.6%)	620 (84.0%)	7 (0.9%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.4%)	$10,552	$1,181	$921	$3,283	$6,266	$2,184	$8,450	14.7			(n/a)		040849002488
484	Madrid Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-8	3736 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2280	667	36	18.5		10 (1.5%)	20 (3.0%)	622 (93.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,367	$1,944	$237	$4,126	$5,378	$808	$6,186	14.5	15.2	474	10		040060003614
485	ASU Preparatory Academy - Phoenix Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	450	41	10.9		25 (5.6%)	58 (12.9%)	349 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)		$00			$00			14.5	16.6	464	21		040089003367
486	Villago Middle School	Public	6-8	574 E. Lakeside Parkway	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-0176	723	30	24.5		165 (22.8%)	52 (7.2%)	436 (60.3%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	$6,981	$561	$95	$1,216	$5,262	$1,063	$6,325	14.5	14.6	481	5		040171002872
487	Magma Ranch K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	10980 E. Desert Mountain Boule	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-7300	507	32	15.8		175 (34.5%)	22 (4.3%)	259 (51.1%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	$5,909	$411	$308	$1,131	$4,604	$585	$5,189	14.5			(n/a)		040292002893
488	Camp Verde Middle School	Public	6-8	370 Camp Lincoln Rd	Camp Verde	86322	Yavapai County	Camp Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 567-8014	347	20	17.3		174 (50.1%)	5 (1.4%)	113 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.2%)	$5,531	$439	$101	$978	$4,686	$306	$4,992	14.4	12.1	506	18		040160001529
489	Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 W Alta Vista Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3160	485	30	16.1		12 (2.5%)	85 (17.5%)	369 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	$12,492	$1,122	$1,187	$3,431	$9,080	$1,102	$10,183	14.2			(n/a)		040708001879
490	Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	553	27	20.4		7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	526 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			14.1	8.3	540	50		040396001876

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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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Educational resources:

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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.