Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Alternative	4-9	6919 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7400	379	22	17.4	241 (63.6%)	10 (2.6%)	88 (23.2%)	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$8,064	$09	$02	$20	$7,571	$481	$8,053	99.5	99.5	5	4	040497002770
2	BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,185	62	19.2	99 (8.4%)	51 (4.3%)	40 (3.4%)	960 (81.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948	99.3	99.5	3	1	040083003253
3	Arizona College Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W Erie St	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5400	907	51	17.7	185 (20.4%)	26 (2.9%)	113 (12.5%)	541 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	$6,690	$599	$60	$1,258	$5,805	$227	$6,031	99.2	99.5	1	2	040187002995
4	Basha High School	Public	6-12	5990 S Val Vista Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2100	2,826	140	20.1	1,553 (55.0%)	149 (5.3%)	493 (17.4%)	403 (14.3%)	28 (1.0%)	11 (0.4%)	189 (6.7%)	$7,351	$585	$81	$1,250	$6,217	$468	$6,685	98.9	99	7	3	040187002250
5	BASIS Oro Valley	Public, Charter	5-12	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 308-5220	540	33	16.1	191 (35.4%)	15 (2.8%)	98 (18.1%)	198 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.5%)	$10,536	$392	$37	$821	$6,490	$3,617	$10,107	98.8	99.1	6	1	040081803197
6	BASIS Phoenix	Public, Charter	5-12	13231 N 22nd Street	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-9870	781	40	19.5	142 (18.2%)	26 (3.3%)	62 (7.9%)	529 (67.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$8,066	$121	$18	$260	$4,729	$3,197	$7,927	98.7	98.8	9	3	040084303351
7	BASIS Ahwatukee	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	661	53	12.4	99 (15.0%)	73 (11.0%)	48 (7.3%)	388 (58.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.1%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	98.7	98.9	8	1	040089703376
8	Horizon High School	Public	7-12	5601 E Greenway Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6000	1,767	77	22.9	1,272 (72.0%)	41 (2.3%)	292 (16.5%)	51 (2.9%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	93 (5.3%)	$6,028	$174	$129	$477	$5,187	$537	$5,724	98.6			(n/a)	040593001084
9	BASIS Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10400 N 128th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 451-7500	1,023	61	16.9	275 (26.9%)	18 (1.8%)	64 (6.3%)	573 (56.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (8.5%)	$10,234	$173	$40	$385	$5,841	$4,180	$10,021	98.5	98.4	10	1	040060803115
10	Madison Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	925 E Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 745-4000	760	32	23.7	432 (56.8%)	22 (2.9%)	197 (25.9%)	42 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.3%)	$8,752	$630	$104	$1,364	$6,055	$1,964	$8,018	98.4	97.1	23	13	040450002874
11	Candeo Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	9965 W Calle Lejos	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Candeo Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 979-6500	597	32	18.4	324 (54.3%)	15 (2.5%)	68 (11.4%)	144 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.7%)		$00			$00			98.3	95.7	28	17	040075802766
12	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1520 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 516-7747	713	37	19.2	179 (25.1%)	6 (0.8%)	59 (8.3%)	447 (62.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)		$00			$00			98.2	97.7	18	6	040003400707
13	BASIS Peoria	Public, Charter	5-12	9902 W Yearling Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 566-9100	1,021	51	20.1	123 (12.0%)	38 (3.7%)	62 (6.1%)	755 (73.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.3%)	$8,061	$207	$43	$457	$4,698	$3,113	$7,811	98	98.4	11	2	040082903278
14	Franklin Junior High School	Public	7-9	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8990	288	16	18.4	179 (62.2%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (28.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	$6,931	$20	$09	$49	$6,045	$857	$6,902	97.9	97.8	16	2	040497003005
15	Freedom Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16066 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8650	529	29	18.2	246 (46.5%)	27 (5.1%)	199 (37.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.5%)	$11,775	$147	$881	$1,175	$8,586	$2,161	$10,747	97.8	97.8	15		040269003656
16	BASIS Prescott	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1901 Prescott Lakes Pkwy	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 277-0334	610	45	13.6	425 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (19.8%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$11,345	$112	$16	$240	$7,662	$3,554	$11,217	97.7	96.3	25	9	040090303418
17	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	Public	7-12	1016 N Burk Street	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4034	572	32	18	240 (42.0%)	13 (2.3%)	116 (20.3%)	151 (26.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (8.0%)	$7,314	$00			$6,852	$462	$7,314	97.2	97.9	14	3	040340002840
18	Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	476	22	21.5	145 (30.5%)	27 (5.7%)	243 (51.1%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617	96.9	94.4	34	16	040630002129
19	BASIS Tucson North	Public, Charter	5-12	5740 E River Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 207-0076	753	49	15.2	227 (30.1%)	48 (6.4%)	233 (30.9%)	194 (25.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	$9,097	$272	$43	$586	$6,070	$2,712	$8,782	96.7	97.2	22	3	040087803350
20	Tri-City College Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	5522 Side Rd	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba:	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 777-0403	278	21	13.3	208 (74.8%)	4 (1.4%)	52 (18.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)		$00			$00			96.5	89.6	48	28	040021101975
21	Cheyenne Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	13636 N 100th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5600	953	49	19.6	748 (78.5%)	6 (0.6%)	91 (9.5%)	62 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	$5,968	$80	$482	$642	$5,322	$85	$5,406	96.1	95.2	30	9	040757001194
22	Peoria Traditional School	Public	K-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5350	380			273 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (20.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$7,393	$62	$11	$135	$6,962	$358	$7,320	96.1	93.2	35	13	040625003255
23	Keystone Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-9	1025 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Keystone Montessori Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 460-7312	203	13	15.6	92 (45.3%)	9 (4.4%)	65 (32.0%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.3%)		$00			$00			95.8			(n/a)	040016501755
24	Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	733	34	21.5	49 (6.7%)	54 (7.4%)	574 (78.3%)	36 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479	95.8	92.6	37	13	040060001283
25	BASIS Goodyear	Public, Charter	5-12	15800 W Sherman St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 276-8592	318	21	15.4	67 (21.1%)	65 (20.4%)	74 (23.3%)	93 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.4%)	$11,635	$201	$11	$413	$8,280	$3,143	$11,423	95.7	89.7	47	22	040094103502
26	Gilbert High School	Public	7-12	1101 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-0177	2,418	124	19.4	1,262 (52.2%)	70 (2.9%)	800 (33.1%)	83 (3.4%)	28 (1.2%)	14 (0.6%)	161 (6.7%)	$6,343	$96	$27	$218	$5,775	$446	$6,221	95.6	90.6	45	19	040340000258
27	Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	893	45	19.8	149 (16.7%)	160 (17.9%)	417 (46.7%)	98 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322	95	97.5	20	7	040429001391
28	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	716	53	13.6	345 (48.2%)	36 (5.0%)	148 (20.7%)	123 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.8%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	94.9	95.1	31	3	040044002681
29	BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	894	58	15.4	253 (28.3%)	59 (6.6%)	149 (16.7%)	351 (39.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.7%)	$8,723	$203	$99	$505	$6,242	$2,179	$8,420	94.8	97.6	19	10	040089803393
30	Milestones Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4707 E Robert E Lee St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Milestones Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 404-1009	186	14	13.2	69 (37.1%)	12 (6.5%)	20 (10.8%)	74 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.8%)		$00			$00			94.4	88.5	53	23	040022901918
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
41	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	474	32	15	355 (74.9%)	9 (1.9%)	54 (11.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (8.6%)	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551	90.2	88.7	52	11	040593002268
42	Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	740	45	16.6	581 (78.5%)	12 (1.6%)	84 (11.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$6,000	$249	$13	$511	$5,524	$214	$5,738	90.2	84.7	66	24	040775002434
43	Vail Blended Learning	Public	6-12	10775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1300	72	1	141.1	52 (72.2%)	1 (1.4%)	12 (16.7%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)	$9,358	$24	$10	$57	$9,201	$124	$9,325	89.9	91.3	43		040885003664
44	Desert Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	10203 E McDowell Mtn Ranch Rd	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4600	423	28	15.1	296 (70.0%)	20 (4.7%)	51 (12.1%)	35 (8.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$7,889	$356	$1,085	$1,798	$6,505		$6,447	89.6	80.4	85	41	040757000603
45	Orange Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 E Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8200	683	34	19.8	387 (56.7%)	3 (0.4%)	184 (26.9%)	41 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.2%)	$7,553	$222	$554	$998	$5,161	$1,616	$6,777	89.3	85.6	63	18	040176000116
46	Pathfinder Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2906 N Boulder Canyon	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 986-7071	554	30	18.4	473 (85.4%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$6,678	$129	$272	$530	$4,199	$2,079	$6,278	88.9	81.1	81	35	040063801796
47	Canyon Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	17359 W Surprise Farms Loop N	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8450	1,042	51	20.5	545 (52.3%)	54 (5.2%)	316 (30.3%)	31 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (8.3%)	$7,590	$143	$864	$1,151	$5,746	$836	$6,582	88.8	85.2	64	17	040269002837
48	Stetson Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	25475 N Stetson Hills Loop	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5300	887	50	17.7	572 (64.5%)	20 (2.3%)	140 (15.8%)	95 (10.7%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.7%)	$5,724	$342	$13	$697	$5,132	$238	$5,369	88.8	92.7	36	12	040775002128
49	Khalsa School	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 E River Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Khalsa Family Services	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 529-3611	238	16	14.8	146 (61.3%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (26.5%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)		$00			$00			88.8	91.5	41	8	040031702202
50	Inspiration Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 376-5400	789	42	18.7	566 (71.7%)	19 (2.4%)	111 (14.1%)	24 (3.0%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (7.2%)								88.6	85.8	62	12	040775003803
51	Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Lincoln Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1796	619	52	11.9	274 (44.3%)	49 (7.9%)	94 (15.2%)	135 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.3%)		$00			$00			88.5	78.8	93	42	040091903472
52	Sonoran Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-8	32150 N North Foothills Dr	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8400	921	51	18	571 (62.0%)	28 (3.0%)	155 (16.8%)	101 (11.0%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.6%)	$6,098	$437	$12	$885	$5,355	$295	$5,650	88.4	95.7	27	25	040775003463
53	Hearn Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	17606 N 7th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Hearn)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-9160	678	40	16.9	324 (47.8%)	44 (6.5%)	260 (38.3%)	16 (2.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.7%)		$00			$00			87.5	80.1	86	33	040010001714
54	Willie & Coy Payne Junior High	Public	7-8	7655 S Higley Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2400	1,171	59	19.9	791 (67.5%)	38 (3.2%)	220 (18.8%)	37 (3.2%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.2%)	$6,644	$426	$65	$918	$6,016	$136	$6,152	87.4	82.7	72	18	040187002478
55	Newell Barney College Preparatory School	Public	5-8	24937 S Sossaman Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6700	129	13	9.9	81 (62.8%)	3 (2.3%)	32 (24.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$7,296	$279	$03	$561	$5,960	$1,054	$7,014	87.3	57.1	204	149	040681002886
56	Esmond Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	9400 S Atterbury Wash Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3400	741	38	19.7	336 (45.3%)	24 (3.2%)	313 (42.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	$5,853	$137	$10	$285	$5,551	$154	$5,705	87	90.7	44	12	040885003432
57	Union Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	25700 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5800	873	50	17.4	550 (63.0%)	22 (2.5%)	173 (19.8%)	65 (7.4%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.8%)	$6,582	$309	$36	$654	$6,087	$150	$6,237	86.3	83.2	71	14	040775003688
58	Civano Community K-8 School	Public	K-8	10625 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1700	145	12	12.1	68 (46.9%)	1 (0.7%)	60 (41.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)	$7,204	$03	$152	$158	$6,554	$495	$7,049	86.3	91.5	42	16	040885001956
59	Stepping Stones Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	35812 N 7th St	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Stepping Stones Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 465-4910	221			191 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)		$00			$00			86.3	96.3	26	33	040018701906
60	Ward Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	1965 E Hermosa Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 491-8871	404	27	15.1	183 (45.3%)	28 (6.9%)	119 (29.5%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)		$00			$00			86.2	90	46	14	040831003112
61	Corona Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	16705 S Houghton Rd	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3500	619	31	19.7	339 (54.8%)	22 (3.6%)	204 (33.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	$5,912	$35	$26	$95	$5,647	$205	$5,852	85.2	89.1	50	11	040885002551
62	Skyview School	Public, Charter	K-8	125 S Rush St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Skyview School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 776-1730	214	16	13.3	190 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)		$00			$00			85.2	86.6	59	3	040009301086
63	Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	473	36	13.1	331 (70.0%)	6 (1.3%)	70 (14.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	$7,929	$664	$12	$1,340	$7,077	$176	$7,253	84.1	87.3	54	9	040775002358
64	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Trivium Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-4730	882	82	10.8	293 (33.2%)	63 (7.1%)	348 (39.5%)	108 (12.2%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	61 (6.9%)		$00			$00			83.7	78	100	36	040085103271
65	Happy Valley School	Public, Charter	K-8	7140 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Happy Valley School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-2900	586	31	18.9	427 (72.9%)	10 (1.7%)	69 (11.8%)	50 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)		$00			$00			83.5	86.7	58	7	040040602036
66	Santan Junior High School	Public	7-8	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4600	1,085	57	19.2	633 (58.3%)	60 (5.5%)	198 (18.2%)	81 (7.5%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.8%)	$6,762	$333	$127	$792	$6,163	$140	$6,303	83.2	77.9	101	35	040187002251
67	Sossaman Middle School	Public	7-8	18655 E Jacaranda Blvd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8500	1,094	55	19.8	721 (65.9%)	35 (3.2%)	235 (21.5%)	31 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.8%)	$6,310	$284	$67	$635	$5,238	$721	$5,959	83	77.8	103	36	040378003401
68	Sunset Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9687 W Adam Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6000	987	47	21.2	696 (70.5%)	18 (1.8%)	160 (16.2%)	51 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	$5,943	$47	$138	$233	$5,245	$513	$5,758	82.8	84	68		040625003441
69	Highland Junior High School	Public	6-8	6915 E Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4739	961	52	18.4	602 (62.6%)	26 (2.7%)	229 (23.8%)	30 (3.1%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.0%)	$5,857	$33	$532	$599	$5,509		$5,291	82.6	72.7	124	55	040340001669
70	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1251 E Southern Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 839-3402	431	34	12.7	223 (51.7%)	10 (2.3%)	122 (28.3%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.7%)		$00			$00			82.6	86.1	60	10	040007000831
71	Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)	Public	7-8	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 272-0006	47	1	47	4 (8.5%)	6 (12.8%)	34 (72.3%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,978	$712	$2,845	$4,269	$1,303	$3,119	$4,421	81.8			(n/a)	040702003485
72	Destiny School	Public, Charter	K-8	798 E Prickly Pear Dr	Globe	85501	Gila County	Destiny School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-0925	376	21	17.9	76 (20.2%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (18.9%)	8 (2.1%)	209 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)		$00			$00			81.7	64	157	85	040033901939
73	Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	770	46	16.8	464 (60.3%)	10 (1.3%)	237 (30.8%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)		$00			$00			81.6	77	106	33	040068001001
74	Explorer Middle School	Public	5-8	22401 N 40th St	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4200	607	31	19.5	473 (77.9%)	8 (1.3%)	78 (12.9%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$6,002	$187	$138	$512	$5,487	$190	$5,677	81.6	81.9	76	2	040593001230
75	Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	5-8	5858 E Sweetwater Ave	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6800	791	39	20.1	547 (69.2%)	14 (1.8%)	139 (17.6%)	26 (3.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.4%)	$6,111	$194	$100	$487	$5,382	$436	$5,818	81	74.4	115	40	040593000479
76	Kyrene Altadena Middle School	Public	4-8	14620 S. Desert Foothills Blvd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6000	857	39	22	462 (53.9%)	41 (4.8%)	201 (23.5%)	48 (5.6%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (10.4%)	$5,056	$213	$00	$426	$4,669	$174	$4,843	80.9	77.8	102	26	040423000665
77	Center for Educational Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 E Elliot Rd Ste 9	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-1940	332			198 (59.6%)	27 (8.1%)	84 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)		$00			$00			80.8	92.1	39	38	040011101594
78	Colonel Smith Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	67601 Cushing	Fort Huachuca	85613	Cochise County	Fort Huachuca Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 459-8892	258	18	14.1	129 (50.0%)	14 (5.4%)	83 (32.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.1%)	$14,902	$7,527	$688	$15,741	$5,058	$1,629	$6,687	80.7	81.2	80	2	040315000245
79	Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	13091 North 67th Avenue	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Glendale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4300	1,280	53	24.1	484 (37.8%)	89 (7.0%)	474 (37.0%)	180 (14.1%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	42 (3.3%)		$00			$00			80.6	79.5	88	9	040094803523
80	Belen Soto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18601 W Campbell Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3400	1,123	47	23.8	477 (42.5%)	54 (4.8%)	504 (44.9%)	26 (2.3%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.5%)	$5,386	$00			$4,856	$529	$5,386	80.6	76.5	109	29	040438003661
81	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	666	57	11.7	349 (52.4%)	5 (0.8%)	123 (18.5%)	95 (14.3%)	31 (4.7%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.6%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	80.5	97.4	21	60	040083103196
82	West Wing School	Public	PK, KG-8	26716 N High Desert Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5000	963	53	18.1	719 (74.7%)	17 (1.8%)	146 (15.2%)	28 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.8%)	$5,473	$418	$13	$849	$4,812	$231	$5,043	80.4	85	65	17	040775002486
83	Esperero Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8100	495	25	19.9	258 (52.1%)	9 (1.8%)	174 (35.2%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$8,440	$73	$545	$691	$5,861	$1,962	$7,822	79.7	83.4	70	13	040176001487
84	Liberty Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N Lake Valley Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4500	747	35	21.6	426 (57.0%)	1 (0.1%)	286 (38.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$8,134	$895	$189	$1,979	$5,920	$1,131	$7,050	79.7	77.6	104	20	040387001057
85	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	898	73	12.3	623 (69.4%)	3 (0.3%)	93 (10.4%)	123 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)		$00			$00			79.6	84.3	67	18	040074702795
86	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	778	41	18.9	554 (71.2%)	7 (0.9%)	186 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.1%)		$00			$00			79.5	71.2	127	41	040005300754
87	Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Veritas Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 263-1128	781	61	12.8	466 (59.7%)	17 (2.2%)	194 (24.8%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)		$00			$00			79.4	72.4	126	39	040065503096
88	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	416	31	13.4	147 (35.3%)	33 (7.9%)	120 (28.8%)	93 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)		$00			$00			78.9	83.7	69	19	040085003341
89	Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,160	56	20.7	756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176	78.7	75.5	113	24	040340000594
90	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	944	86	10.9	541 (57.3%)	17 (1.8%)	295 (31.3%)	41 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)		$00			$00			78.5	74.9	114	24	040094403504
91	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	625	102	6.1	229 (36.6%)	48 (7.7%)	264 (42.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	78.4	86.8	56	35	040885001955
92	Hillcrest Middle School	Public	7-8	22833 N 71st Ave	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3300	732	38	19.5	523 (71.4%)	17 (2.3%)	138 (18.9%)	19 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	$5,381	$507	$03	$1,017	$4,633	$237	$4,870	78.2	82.6	73	19	040775001503
93	Terramar Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	7000 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7600	934	54	17.2	615 (65.8%)	18 (1.9%)	178 (19.1%)	55 (5.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.9%)	$5,317	$284	$15	$583	$4,834	$184	$5,018	78.2	78.1	98	5	040775003098
94	Mountain Trail Middle School	Public	5-8	2323 E Mountain Gate Pass	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4600	835	39	21.4	461 (55.2%)	14 (1.7%)	250 (29.9%)	58 (6.9%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	41 (4.9%)	$6,163	$525	$176	$1,226	$5,094	$367	$5,462	77.6	65.8	151	57	040593002266
95	Leman Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7720 N Silverbell Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 639-8080	1,167	92	12.6	513 (44.0%)	32 (2.7%)	521 (44.6%)	54 (4.6%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.2%)		$00			$00			77.5	74	117	22	040094403503
96	South Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	2034 S Lindsay Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-0015	875	43	20.4	502 (57.4%)	45 (5.1%)	224 (25.6%)	28 (3.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.4%)	$6,311	$70	$463	$604	$6,025		$5,778	77.2	81.2	79	17	040340002432
97	Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 855-6325	386	32	12	105 (27.2%)	51 (13.2%)	153 (39.6%)	17 (4.4%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.4%)		$00			$00			77.1	54	213	116	040018401713
98	Copper Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	10101 E Thompson Peak Pkwy	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1400	554	40	13.8	444 (80.1%)	9 (1.6%)	52 (9.4%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$7,613	$185	$499	$870	$6,365	$563	$6,928	77.1	73	122	24	040757002115
99	Highland Lakes School	Public	PK, KG-8	19000 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4300	1,091	66	16.4	677 (62.1%)	39 (3.6%)	216 (19.8%)	52 (4.8%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	92 (8.4%)	$7,294	$615	$11	$1,240	$6,431	$238	$6,669	77	81.9	75	24	040775001873
100	Anthem School	Public	PK, KG-8	41020 N Freedom Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3700	400	27	14.8	301 (75.3%)	6 (1.5%)	62 (15.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$7,781	$680	$27	$1,386	$6,809	$265	$7,074	76.9	78.9	90	10	040775001874

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