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
31	Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7241 W Rose Garden Ln	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4800	932	50	18.8		533 (57.2%)	34 (3.6%)	173 (18.6%)	123 (13.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.5%)	$6,347	$413	$23	$849	$5,696	$214	$5,910	93.3	94.6	32	1		040775002127
32	Adams Traditional Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2323 W Parkside Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5517	532	35	15.4		144 (27.1%)	10 (1.9%)	42 (7.9%)	312 (58.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	$8,078	$65	$433	$563	$5,812	$1,768	$7,579	92.8	85.9	61	29		040080503050
33	Masada Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	365 West Cannon Avenue	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Masada Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-2525	522	29	18.3		520 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			92.4	91.6	40	7		040028102187
34	Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	225	20	11.3		151 (67.1%)	14 (6.2%)	51 (22.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933	92.3	80.7	84	50		040775002591
35	Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	23276 N 83rd Ave Ste 1	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Glendale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 889-0822	657	55	12		413 (62.9%)	12 (1.8%)	108 (16.4%)	79 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)		$00			$00			92.2	86.8	57	22		040076002911
36	Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4535 N 28th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Villa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 955-2210	500	27	18.8		381 (76.2%)	13 (2.6%)	74 (14.8%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)		$00			$00			92	88.7	51	15		040005400756
37	Cocopah Middle School	Public	6-8	6615 E Cholla St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4400	861	44	19.5		654 (76.0%)	29 (3.4%)	104 (12.1%)	46 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.7%)	$6,404	$81	$437	$599	$5,468	$418	$5,886	92	92.2	38	1		040757000643
38	Self Development Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 N Greenfield Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Self Development Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2640	301	23	13.3		115 (38.2%)	30 (10.0%)	89 (29.6%)	41 (13.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$9,801	$00	$70	$70	$5,367	$4,363	$9,731	91.7	94.5	33	5		040023202022
39	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,556	64	24.3		1,294 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	153 (9.8%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	73 (4.7%)		$00			$00			91.1	87.2	55	16		040091103440
40	Phoenix International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E Broadway Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix International Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-2521	252	11	22.9		18 (7.1%)	52 (20.6%)	164 (65.1%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)		$00			$00			90.9	79.9	87	47		040097503596

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.