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
301	Fairbanks Middle School	Public	5-8	1056 Fairbanks Road	Morenci	85540	Greenlee County	Morenci Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 865-3501	398	44	9.1		99 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	257 (64.6%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$7,858	$171	$417	$760	$6,318	$952	$7,269	34.7	32.2	323	22		040532003369
302	Surprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12907 W Greenway Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7400	782	45	17.5		130 (16.6%)	79 (10.1%)	511 (65.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	41 (5.2%)	$11,021	$818	$1,008	$2,645	$8,133	$1,061	$9,194	34.5	24.8	376	74		040269000201
303	Academy Del Sol - Star Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	7102 W Valley Crest Pl	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Academy Del Sol Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 789-7731	558				35 (6.3%)	26 (4.7%)	487 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			34.3	45.4	257	46		040079703230
304	Estrella Vista Elementary School	Public	K-8	11905 W Cocopah Cir	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6200	893				37 (4.1%)	81 (9.1%)	711 (79.6%)	11 (1.2%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	$9,024	$685	$326	$1,696	$6,129	$1,884	$8,013	34.3	21	415	111		040444002771
305	Legacy Traditional School ? Laveen Village	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S 43rd Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-0472	988	17	58.1		88 (8.9%)	207 (21.0%)	585 (59.2%)	40 (4.0%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (5.4%)		$00			$00			34.3	33.2	316	11		040087103310
306	Desert Thunder	Public	PK, KG-8	16750 W Garfield St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4700	928	37	25.1		170 (18.3%)	138 (14.9%)	571 (61.5%)	14 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.4%)	$10,127	$868	$394	$2,131	$6,931	$1,933	$8,864	34.1	46.6	250	56		040096002381
307	Safford Middle School	Public	7-8	698 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7040	375	18	20.4		152 (40.5%)	4 (1.1%)	203 (54.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$4,927	$132		$264	$4,457	$338	$4,795	34	28.3	350	43		040724001029
308	Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	652	29	22.4		2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957	33.7	32.3	320	12		040324002388
309	Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9880 N 77th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6475	698	48	14.5		121 (17.3%)	26 (3.7%)	500 (71.6%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.7%)	$7,588	$301	$369	$971	$6,342	$576	$6,918	33.5	37.3	295	14		040625000238
310	Garden Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2520	941	45	20.9		159 (16.9%)	95 (10.1%)	597 (63.4%)	33 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.2%)	$5,360	$507	$1,198	$2,211	$4,387		$3,655	33.3	32	324	14		040621001499

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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.