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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)						AASA Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pensar Academy	0.0mi	Public, Charter	4-8	6135 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Pensar Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 383-4013	203	13	16.2	54.2%	23 (11.3%)	20 (9.9%)	151 (74.4%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	292^nd of 536 public middle schools	45.5%		52	216^th of 552 public middle schools	60.9%	76			28.0	40.0	49.0	38.0				19.0	31.0	23.0		$00			$00
Wigwam Creek Middle School	0.4mi	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	782	37	21.1	35.0%	170 (21.7%)	89 (11.4%)	448 (57.3%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.3%)	37.4	282^nd of 536 public middle schools	47.4%		41.1	266^th of 552 public middle schools	51.8%	16			38.0	43.0	38.0	40.0			25.0	32.0	26.0	28.0	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396
Western Sky Middle School	2.0mi	Public	5-8	4095 N. 144th Ave.	Goodyear	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6300	952	37	26.0	23.2%	369 (38.8%)	61 (6.4%)	423 (44.4%)	25 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.1%)	49.2	220^th of 536 public middle schools	59.0%		54.3	210^th of 552 public middle schools	62.0%	10			48.0	51.0	41.0	47.0			40.0	28.0	30.0	32.0	$5,674	$240		$479	$4,868	$566	$5,434
Avondale Middle School	3.4mi	Public	5-8	1406 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4500	351	13	27.0	61.5%	29 (8.3%)	50 (14.2%)	264 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	9.7	512^th of 536 public middle schools	4.5%		11.1	523^rd of 552 public middle schools	5.3%	11			15.0	18.0	24.0	19.0			11.0	9.0	12.0	11.0	$10,663	$766	$721	$2,253	$6,809	$2,366	$9,176
Imagine Avondale Middle	3.7mi	Public, Charter	6-8	950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	164	3	54.6	50.0%	10 (6.1%)	20 (12.2%)	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)				27.0	42.0	28.0						11.0		$00			$00
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	6.2mi	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4	60.7%	14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	12.6	493^rd of 536 public middle schools	8.0%		10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%	36				24.0	24.0	24.0					8.0	6.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894
Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep	6.8mi	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	650	32	20.3	61.8%	11 (1.7%)	22 (3.4%)	608 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	9.9	509^th of 536 public middle schools	5.0%		10.7	528^th of 552 public middle schools	4.3%	19				23.0	16.0	20.0				10.0	9.0	10.0	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365
Imagine Desert West Middle	7.7mi	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8	63.2%	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	9.8	511^th of 536 public middle schools	4.7%		7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%	37			20.0	17.0	16.0	18.0			17.0		12.0	11.0		$00			$00
Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism	8.1mi	Public	6-8	6308 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4900	510	28	18.5	60.6%	14 (2.7%)	43 (8.4%)	437 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.8	519^th of 536 public middle schools	3.2%		8.1	545^th of 552 public middle schools	1.3%	26				20.0	17.0	18.0				9.0	7.0	8.0	$14,529	$2,484	$477	$5,445	$9,954	$1,614	$11,568
Santa Maria Middle School	8.5mi	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	591	26	22.7	43.1%	25 (4.2%)	87 (14.7%)	449 (76.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	12.4	495^th of 536 public middle schools	7.6%		9.1	537^th of 552 public middle schools	2.7%	42			28.0	24.0	13.0	21.0			17.0	10.0		11.0		$00			$00

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