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
271	Marshall Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12995 N Marshall Ranch Dr	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6450	662	39	16.9		293 (44.3%)	45 (6.8%)	273 (41.2%)	20 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$8,605	$187	$309	$683	$7,201	$908	$8,109	40	47.3	245	26		040625000132
272	Arizona Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16011 N Dysart Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Success School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4959	1,049	57	18.4		183 (17.4%)	104 (9.9%)	713 (68.0%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.1%)	$10,734	$1,371	$1,942	$4,684	$5,475	$1,946	$7,421	39.7	32.4	318	46		040032602162
273	Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4280 S 246th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3100	855	42	20.3		162 (18.9%)	88 (10.3%)	551 (64.4%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.4%)	$8,768	$431	$83	$946	$6,561	$1,692	$8,253	39.5	28.3	349	76		040138002836
274	Mountain Vista School	Public	PK, KG-8	2618 W El Paseo	Oracle	85623	Pinal County	Oracle Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 896-3071	413	25	16.5		136 (32.9%)	10 (2.4%)	259 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$8,401	$980	$1,541	$3,501	$1,503	$4,378	$5,880	39.2	47.3	244	30		040564001416
275	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	364	23	15.8		247 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.8%)		$00			$00			39	55.9	207	68		040009801180
276	EAGLE College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 W South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	EAGLE South Mountain Charter Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-5400	437	24	18.2		28 (6.4%)	53 (12.1%)	321 (73.5%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)		$00			$00			38.8	43	264	12		040076302915
277	Madison #1 Elementary School	Public	5-8	5525 N 16th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7100	874	45	19.5		291 (33.3%)	62 (7.1%)	399 (45.7%)	10 (1.1%)	36 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.6%)	$9,943	$1,010	$112	$2,132	$6,749	$2,072	$8,821	38.8	48	243	34		040450000355
278	L. Thomas Heck Middle School	Public	K-8	12448 West Bethany Home Road	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1700	471	37	12.7		127 (27.0%)	53 (11.3%)	230 (48.8%)	24 (5.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	$6,717	$393		$785	$5,422	$903	$6,325	38.7	30.3	339	61		040438003036
279	Shea Middle School	Public	5-8	2728 E Shea Blvd	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3500	476	33	14.4		227 (47.7%)	20 (4.2%)	187 (39.3%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.5%)	$9,578	$632	$185	$1,449	$8,078	$683	$8,761	38.5	31.1	331	52		040593000492
280	Mohave Valley Junior High School	Public	K-8	6565 S Girard Ave	Mohave Valley	86440	Mohave County	Mohave Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 768-9196	451	12	37.5		251 (55.7%)	7 (1.6%)	163 (36.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	$8,550	$149	$1,058	$1,357	$6,333	$1,010	$7,343	38.5	31.2	330	50		040519001414

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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.