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
451	South Valley Prep and Arts School	Public, Charter	5-8	4039 E Raymond St Ste 3	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	South Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	259	22	11.7		11 (4.2%)	116 (44.8%)	108 (41.7%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.6%)	$9,211	$1,846	$300	$3,991	$3,780	$3,285	$7,065	17.9			(n/a)		040084603245
452	Somerton Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 North Somerton Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6100	697	31	22.4		6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	665 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,412	$390	$51	$831	$5,885	$1,085	$6,971	17.8	13.2	496	44		040789000698
453	Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	972	51	19		243 (25.0%)	66 (6.8%)	597 (61.4%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902	17.7	19.1	439	14		040625001982
454	Imagine Prep Coolidge	Public, Charter	6-12	1290b W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2790	472	19	24.8		56 (11.9%)	44 (9.3%)	256 (54.2%)	2 (0.4%)	88 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)		$00			$00			17.6	16.2	470	16		040076902956
455	Tres Rios Elementary School	Public	K-8	5025 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6300	713				22 (3.1%)	76 (10.7%)	591 (82.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.8%)	$10,605	$780	$344	$1,905	$7,438	$2,043	$9,481	17.4	14.6	480	25		040444002908
456	Holbrook Junior High School	Public	6-8	412 W Buffalo St	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-3959	316	19	16.3		39 (12.3%)	3 (0.9%)	73 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	171 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.5%)	$7,992	$1,007	$340	$2,353	$6,106	$539	$6,646	17.4	22.1	401	55		040382000299
457	Ray Borane Middle School	Public	6-8	840 E 12th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-2461	361	21	17.1		4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	356 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,187	$370	$111	$851	$5,573	$133	$5,706	17.4	12	507	50		040253000194
458	Osborn Middle School	Public	7-8	1102 W Highland Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2400	418	24	17.7		48 (11.5%)	54 (12.9%)	268 (64.1%)	11 (2.6%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$7,635	$1,635	$140	$3,410	$5,463	$397	$5,860	17.3	19.1	436	22		040567000461
459	San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	620	20	31		4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	616 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045	16.9	15.3	472	13		040324001101
460	Canyon Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11675 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2610	640	31	20.6		76 (11.9%)	79 (12.3%)	440 (68.8%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$5,354	$527	$1,090	$2,144	$4,561		$3,737	16.8	23.5	385	75		040621002006

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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.
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.