Best Middle Schools in Arizona for Multi-racial Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Arizona!

Every year, the Arizona Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Multi-racial students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Multi-racial vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 23)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Multi-racial)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Multi-racial)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	95.7%	98.4%	2.72%			040060803115
2	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	91.3%	99.5%	8.15%			040187002995
3	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	87.0%	94.9%	7.97%			040044002681
4	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	82.6%	88.9%	6.34%			040885002551
5	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	78.3%	91.8%	13.59%			040176000116
6	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	73.9%	87.9%	13.95%			040378003401
7	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	69.6%	87.5%	17.93%			040340001669
8	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	65.2%	86.4%	21.20%			040593000479
9	Rincon Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	10770 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3200	712	35	20.5		291 (40.9%)	43 (6.0%)	291 (40.9%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.6%)	$5,380	$50	$06	$105	$5,141	$184	$5,324	60.9%	77.2%	16.30%			040885002991
10	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	56.5%	90.2%	33.70%			040187002478
11	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	52.2%	88.0%	35.87%			040187002251
12	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	47.8%	83.0%	35.14%			040593002266
13	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	43.5%	82.6%	39.13%			040340002432
14	Bogle Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 W Queen Creek Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5500	1,007	57	17.7		424 (42.1%)	63 (6.3%)	340 (33.8%)	78 (7.7%)	25 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.1%)	$6,893	$500	$81	$1,081	$6,042	$270	$6,312	39.1%	75.9%	36.78%			040187001533
15	Kyrene Aprende Middle School	Public	4-8	777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. Eas	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6200	834	42	19.8		366 (43.9%)	49 (5.9%)	265 (31.8%)	37 (4.4%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.4%)	$5,611	$58	$01	$118	$5,191	$360	$5,551	34.8%	65.2%	30.43%			040423000653
16	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	30.4%	83.9%	53.44%			040340000594
17	Western Sky Middle School	Public	5-8	4095 N. 144th Ave.	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6300	952	37	26		369 (38.8%)	61 (6.4%)	423 (44.4%)	25 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.1%)	$5,674	$240		$479	$4,868	$566	$5,434	26.1%	62.0%	35.87%			040438001547
18	Old Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	13299 E Colossal Cave Rd	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2400	811	40	20.3		419 (51.7%)	26 (3.2%)	277 (34.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.6%)	$5,515	$70	$123	$262	$5,068	$255	$5,323	21.7%	74.5%	52.72%			040885000909
19	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	17.4%	86.2%	68.84%			040423000665
20	Cimarron Springs Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	17032 W Surprise Farms Loop S	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8600	810	38	21.3		377 (46.5%)	61 (7.5%)	281 (34.7%)	17 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.3%)	$8,776	$208	$884	$1,301	$6,745	$938	$7,683	13.0%	70.1%	57.07%			040269003125
21	Desert Ridge Junior High	Public	7-8	10211 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2025	925	48	19.4		530 (57.3%)	34 (3.7%)	277 (29.9%)	18 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (6.3%)	$6,110	$02	$530	$533	$5,910		$5,578	8.7%	67.8%	59.06%			040340002112
22	Dr. Camille Casteel High School	Public	7-12	24901 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8100	2,816	135	20.8		1,872 (66.5%)	93 (3.3%)	605 (21.5%)	63 (2.2%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	168 (6.0%)	$6,562	$470	$80	$1,019	$5,654	$359	$6,013	4.3%	60.7%	56.34%			040187003483
23	Cooley Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8300	795	52	15.3		418 (52.6%)	61 (7.7%)	210 (26.4%)	34 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	59 (7.4%)	$6,360	$203	$85	$491	$5,417	$654	$6,071	0.0%	65.6%	65.58%			040378003381

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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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