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
381	Camelback Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7634 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Camelback Education Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-2204	598	26	23.4		43 (7.2%)	58 (9.7%)	474 (79.3%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)		$00			$00			24.5	19.2	434	53		040039002289
382	Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-8	7275 W Vineyard Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 605-8540	863	51	16.9		55 (6.4%)	245 (28.4%)	490 (56.8%)	9 (1.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.4%)	$9,614	$692	$458	$1,843	$6,955	$1,507	$8,463	24.4	17.4	453	71		040429002845
383	Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,192	81	14.7		54 (4.5%)	55 (4.6%)	1,025 (86.0%)	34 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)		$00			$00			24.1	22.7	392	9		040087503345
384	Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	768	36	21.3		15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605	24	17.4	450	66		040817003500
385	Coatimundi Middle School	Public	6-8	490 Avenida Coatimundi	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	497	22	23.1		10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	480 (96.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,568	$388	$207	$983	$6,305	$668	$6,973	23.9	27.9	354	31		040752002768
386	Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	350 E 18th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 782-2052	1,068	58	18.4		46 (4.3%)	4 (0.4%)	989 (92.6%)	17 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)		$00			$00			23.9			(n/a)		040028202232
387	Thompson Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11800 W Thompson Ranch Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8400	759	39	19.7		92 (12.1%)	112 (14.8%)	507 (66.8%)	9 (1.2%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$9,364	$741	$983	$2,465	$6,361	$1,278	$7,640	23.8	17.4	454	67		040269002402
388	Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	Public	K-8	35900 N Charbray Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7600	728	38	19.4		312 (42.9%)	38 (5.2%)	307 (42.2%)	14 (1.9%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.0%)	$6,667	$399	$273	$1,072	$5,463	$531	$5,994	23.5	30.7	335	53		040292002862
389	La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	855	32	26.7		217 (25.4%)	112 (13.1%)	480 (56.1%)	23 (2.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.4%)		$00			$00			23.1	14.7	477	88		040036103165
390	Sheely Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9450 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5270	628	36	17.3		30 (4.8%)	145 (23.1%)	423 (67.4%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$11,786	$1,240	$918	$3,397	$7,536	$2,093	$9,628	23	22.5	395	5		040849002132

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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