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
361	Poston Junior High School	Public	7-9	2433 E Adobe St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2100	782	40	19.5		301 (38.5%)	35 (4.5%)	384 (49.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.7%)	$7,415	$371	$57	$798	$6,292	$695	$6,987	26.8	19.9	426	65		040497000409
362	Desert Foothills Middle School	Public	7-8	3333 W Banff Ln	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5500	621	41	15.1		205 (33.0%)	52 (8.4%)	312 (50.2%)	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$7,585	$582	$243	$1,406	$5,460	$1,302	$6,761	26.3	30.6	336	26		040906000922
363	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15151 W Centerra Dr S	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4800	659	25	26.1		92 (14.0%)	81 (12.3%)	430 (65.3%)	20 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (3.9%)	$9,882	$708	$474	$1,890	$6,481	$2,219	$8,700	26.3	33.4	314	49		040096002494
364	Palo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 S. Palo Verde Road	Palo Verde	85343	Maricopa County	Palo Verde Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-3680	482	23	20.9		106 (22.0%)	10 (2.1%)	355 (73.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,346	$1,964	$1,954	$5,883	$7,679	$1,749	$9,428	26.3	38.8	282	82		040585000470
365	Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1084 San Tan Hills Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7520	583	39	14.9		211 (36.2%)	41 (7.0%)	273 (46.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.5%)	$8,461	$361	$529	$1,251	$6,691	$880	$7,571	26.2	18.3	447	82		040292002559
366	Arizona Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	335 E Germann Rd Ste 140	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Arizona Connections Academy Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 782-5842	1,891	98	19.3		798 (42.2%)	161 (8.5%)	677 (35.8%)	16 (0.8%)	62 (3.3%)	9 (0.5%)	168 (8.9%)		$00			$00			25.9	29.2	343	23		040042703160
367	Sunland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5401 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4960	573	30	19.1		8 (1.4%)	43 (7.5%)	511 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,097	$1,216	$1,374	$3,806	$8,381	$1,126	$9,506	25.9			(n/a)		040708000609
368	Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	932	46	20.2		43 (4.6%)	33 (3.5%)	830 (89.1%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201	25.9	27.2	358	10		040621003077
369	Gridley Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Harrison Rd	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4600	501	34	14.5		191 (38.1%)	42 (8.4%)	209 (41.7%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	35 (7.0%)		$00			$00			25.8	22.1	400	31		040880000848
370	Marana Middle School	Public	7-8	11279 W Grier Rd # 105	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 682-4730	941	54	17.4		474 (50.4%)	21 (2.2%)	382 (40.6%)	8 (0.9%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	$9,743	$731	$149	$1,611	$7,423	$1,440	$8,863	25.8	26.1	366	4		040463000368

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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.