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
221	Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	749	28	26.7		291 (38.9%)	80 (10.7%)	283 (37.8%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	63 (8.4%)								50.8	53.9	215	6		040973603835
222	Benson Middle School	Public	5-8	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-6801	286	13	22		152 (53.1%)	4 (1.4%)	111 (38.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.2%)	$11,068	$1,325	$492	$3,141	$8,003	$1,249	$9,252	50.7	53.6	216	6		040021201120
223	American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	23908 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2150	2,356	168	14		1,729 (73.4%)	48 (2.0%)	438 (18.6%)	24 (1.0%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	100 (4.2%)	$5,943	$169	$188	$525	$4,110	$1,477	$5,587	50.6	61	178	45		040011203179
224	Luke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7300 N Dysart Rd	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7300	702	37	18.9		194 (27.6%)	76 (10.8%)	313 (44.6%)	48 (6.8%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (7.0%)	$10,893	$632	$914	$2,178	$7,846	$1,501	$9,347	50.3	40	276	52		040269000200
225	Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3269 Harrison St	Kingman	86409	Mohave County	Kingman Academy Of Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 692-5265	336	15	22.4		244 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (17.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$6,585	$245	$577	$1,067	$4,750	$1,013	$5,763	50.2	54.9	210	15		040007401759
226	Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	864	52	16.5		198 (22.9%)	23 (2.7%)	599 (69.3%)	11 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300	49.9	52.8	224	2		040730003582
227	Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School	Public	4-8	360 S Twelve Oaks Blvd	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6800	565	31	18.1		268 (47.4%)	38 (6.7%)	162 (28.7%)	18 (3.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	$6,753	$212	$04	$428	$6,032	$505	$6,537	49.6	47	247	20		040423001300
228	Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	1,175	48	24.4		84 (7.1%)	201 (17.1%)	857 (72.9%)	24 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494	49.5	38.3	289	61		040089103676
229	Prescott Valley School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9500 E Lorna Ln	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Prescott Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 772-8744	433	25	17.6		208 (48.0%)	7 (1.6%)	203 (46.9%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			49.3			(n/a)		040044402321
230	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,066	58	18.3		472 (44.3%)	62 (5.8%)	375 (35.2%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.0%)		$00			$00			49.2	45.6	256	26		040096203551

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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.