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
21	Cheyenne Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	13636 N 100th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5600	953	49	19.6		748 (78.5%)	6 (0.6%)	91 (9.5%)	62 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	$5,968	$80	$482	$642	$5,322	$85	$5,406	96.1	95.2	30	9		040757001194
22	Peoria Traditional School	Public	K-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5350	380				273 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (20.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$7,393	$62	$11	$135	$6,962	$358	$7,320	96.1	93.2	35	13		040625003255
23	Keystone Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-9	1025 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Keystone Montessori Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 460-7312	203	13	15.6		92 (45.3%)	9 (4.4%)	65 (32.0%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.3%)		$00			$00			95.8			(n/a)		040016501755
24	Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	733	34	21.5		49 (6.7%)	54 (7.4%)	574 (78.3%)	36 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479	95.8	92.6	37	13		040060001283
25	BASIS Goodyear	Public, Charter	5-12	15800 W Sherman St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 276-8592	318	21	15.4		67 (21.1%)	65 (20.4%)	74 (23.3%)	93 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.4%)	$11,635	$201	$11	$413	$8,280	$3,143	$11,423	95.7	89.7	47	22		040094103502
26	Gilbert High School	Public	7-12	1101 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-0177	2,418	124	19.4		1,262 (52.2%)	70 (2.9%)	800 (33.1%)	83 (3.4%)	28 (1.2%)	14 (0.6%)	161 (6.7%)	$6,343	$96	$27	$218	$5,775	$446	$6,221	95.6	90.6	45	19		040340000258
27	Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	893	45	19.8		149 (16.7%)	160 (17.9%)	417 (46.7%)	98 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322	95	97.5	20	7		040429001391
28	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	716	53	13.6		345 (48.2%)	36 (5.0%)	148 (20.7%)	123 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.8%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	94.9	95.1	31	3		040044002681
29	BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	894	58	15.4		253 (28.3%)	59 (6.6%)	149 (16.7%)	351 (39.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.7%)	$8,723	$203	$99	$505	$6,242	$2,179	$8,420	94.8	97.6	19	10		040089803393
30	Milestones Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4707 E Robert E Lee St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Milestones Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 404-1009	186	14	13.2		69 (37.1%)	12 (6.5%)	20 (10.8%)	74 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.8%)		$00			$00			94.4	88.5	53	23		040022901918

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.