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
261	American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4380 N. Hunt Hwy	Florence	85312	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-9800	1,079	91	11.8		602 (55.8%)	56 (5.2%)	326 (30.2%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (6.8%)	$8,963	$707	$1,828	$3,242	$4,753	$1,675	$6,428	41.7	39.7	280	19		040011203365
262	Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	561	45	12.3		248 (44.2%)	4 (0.7%)	289 (51.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)		$00			$00			41.6	45.7	254	8		040068000021
263	Show Low Junior High School	Public	6-8	761 E McNeil	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6100	527	29	18.1		367 (69.6%)	8 (1.5%)	105 (19.9%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,573	$525	$261	$1,312	$5,790	$996	$6,786	41.5	38.5	285	22		040770000674
264	Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	467	26	17.9		151 (32.3%)	39 (8.4%)	234 (50.1%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)		$00			$00			41.5	59.3	192	72		040077402934
265	Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1252 S Avondale Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5700	802				25 (3.1%)	96 (12.0%)	645 (80.4%)	13 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$11,672	$1,050	$465	$2,566	$8,146	$2,011	$10,156	41.2	38.4	287	22		040444000347
266	Wigwam Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	782	37	21.1		170 (21.7%)	89 (11.4%)	448 (57.3%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.3%)	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396	41.1	38.2	290	24		040438002004
267	Biltmore Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	4601 N 34th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6160	537	33	16.4		110 (20.5%)	14 (2.6%)	371 (69.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$11,826	$1,764	$424	$3,951	$7,435	$2,204	$9,639	40.8	37.1	296	29		040243000180
268	Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8800 S 55th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2040	988	49	19.9		78 (7.9%)	64 (6.5%)	811 (82.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.0%)	$8,380	$513	$139	$1,166	$6,523	$1,204	$7,727	40.7	42	269	1		040429003530
269	Thunderbolt Middle School	Public	7-8	695 Thunderbolt Ave	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 854-7224	734	33	22.1		510 (69.5%)	3 (0.4%)	185 (25.2%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	$5,992	$299	$131	$728	$4,726	$836	$5,562	40.6	33.8	311	42		040428000338
270	Prescott Mile High Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Granite St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 717-3241	482	27	17.6		339 (70.3%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$9,218	$702	$184	$1,587	$6,606	$1,727	$8,333	40.4	32.3	322	52		040673000569

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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.