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
441	Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E 6th St	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-2900	563	40	13.9		49 (8.7%)	6 (1.1%)	491 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)		$00			$00			18.6	21.7	404	37		040880001506
442	Carol G. Peck Elementary School	Public	K-8	5810 N 49th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-3889	665	35	19		35 (5.3%)	84 (12.6%)	508 (76.4%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	$8,904	$1,925	$91	$3,941	$6,144	$743	$6,887	18.5	12.9	500	58		040060001707
443	Glenn F Burton School	Public	K-8	4801 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4007	550	28	20		54 (9.8%)	46 (8.4%)	409 (74.4%)	13 (2.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$10,913	$1,722	$557	$4,002	$7,045	$1,588	$8,633	18.5			(n/a)		040342000264
444	Imagine Avondale Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	164	3	54.6		10 (6.1%)	20 (12.2%)	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)		$00			$00			18.4			(n/a)		040080202962
445	Irene Lopez School	Public	PK, KG-8	4610 S 12th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4920	483	25	19.3		12 (2.5%)	38 (7.9%)	394 (81.6%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,702	$1,097	$1,363	$3,557	$8,068	$1,174	$9,242	18.2	29.7	342	103		040708000607
446	Quentin Elementary School	Public	K-8	11050 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6000	914				59 (6.5%)	145 (15.9%)	673 (73.6%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$10,384	$735	$326	$1,796	$7,372	$1,951	$9,323	18.1	17.2	458	12		040444002435
447	Castle Dome Middle School	Public	6-8	2353 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7300	939	37	25.2		198 (21.1%)	10 (1.1%)	716 (76.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$5,882	$1,209	$1,221	$3,638	$3,496		$3,452	18.1	18.5	441	6		040960001805
448	Winslow Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 N Colorado Ave	Winslow	86047	Navajo County	Winslow Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 288-8300	293	18	16.7		27 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	102 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.3%)	$10,062	$1,713	$383	$3,809	$6,041	$1,925	$7,966	18	22.1	402	46		040946000976
449	Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	684	38	18.2		53 (7.7%)	52 (7.6%)	532 (77.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579	18	16.4	467	18		040906000944
450	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	662	39	16.9		43 (6.5%)	85 (12.8%)	483 (73.0%)	9 (1.4%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990	18	18.4	444	6		040621002274

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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.