Best Middle Schools in Arizona

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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
461	Pendergast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 N 91st Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2400	665	34	19.5		24 (3.6%)	33 (5.0%)	580 (87.2%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$6,122	$587	$1,131	$2,304	$5,267		$4,405	16.7	20	425	36		040621000506
462	Ruth Fisher Middle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	38201 W Indian School Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5500	745	39	19.3		191 (25.6%)	38 (5.1%)	497 (66.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,769	$563	$102	$1,227	$6,914	$2,191	$9,105	16.7	16.5	465	3		040717000620
463	John M Andersen Junior High School	Public	6-8	1255 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-5300	772	48	16.2		145 (18.8%)	69 (8.9%)	453 (58.7%)	30 (3.9%)	31 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (5.1%)	$8,463	$1,109	$116	$2,334	$7,025	$213	$7,238	16.7	19.2	431	32		040187001400
464	Baker Middle School	Public	5-8	North U.S. Highway 163	Kayenta	86033	Navajo County	Kayenta Unified School District #27	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 697-2203	447	33	13.5		1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	428 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,490	$3,933	$715	$8,581	$4,526	$315	$4,842	16.5	16.3	468	4		040406001161
465	Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 E Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-5000	283	27	10.5		89 (31.4%)	31 (11.0%)	122 (43.1%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	21 (7.4%)		$00			$00			16.4	12.8	501	36		040880000863
466	Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	697	44	15.8		30 (4.3%)	85 (12.2%)	556 (79.8%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114	16.4	16.1	471	5		040087703354
467	Desert Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6855 W Meadows Loop E	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2020	1,020	56	18		66 (6.5%)	244 (23.9%)	610 (59.8%)	16 (1.6%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.1%)	$10,311	$621	$286	$1,528	$7,959	$1,445	$9,405	16.3	19.1	438	29		040429002769
468	Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 S 7th St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-4487	1,150	65	17.6		181 (15.7%)	83 (7.2%)	821 (71.4%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (3.7%)	$11,555	$690	$177	$1,557	$8,609	$2,079	$10,688	16.3	12.3	503	35		040138002492
469	Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3611 N 47th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4200	684	33	21		13 (1.9%)	24 (3.5%)	640 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,990	$2,202	$478	$4,882	$8,735	$1,575	$10,310	16.3	17.3	456	13		040168000095
470	Willcox Middle School	Public	4-8	360 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8613	302	20	15.1		76 (25.2%)	10 (3.3%)	213 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$7,191	$529	$10	$1,068	$6,485	$168	$6,653	16.2	18.5	442	28		040925000958

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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