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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Highland Junior High School	0.0mi	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	14.6%	602 (62.6%)	26 (2.7%)	229 (23.8%)	30 (3.1%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.0%)	83	66^th of 536 public middle schools	87.7%		82.6	69^th of 552 public middle schools	87.5%	3		63.0	59.0	61.0		56.0	55.0	56.0			$5,857	$33	$532	$599	$5,509		$5,291
Cooley Middle School	2.6mi	Public	6-8	1100 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8300	795	52	15.3	18.9%	418 (52.6%)	61 (7.7%)	210 (26.4%)	34 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	59 (7.4%)	56.1	183^rd of 536 public middle schools	65.9%		58.1	190^th of 552 public middle schools	65.6%	7		48.0	43.0	46.0		36.0	43.0	39.0			$6,360	$203	$85	$491	$5,417	$654	$6,071
Franklin Junior High School	3.1mi	Public	7-9	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2600	288	16	18.4	18.8%	179 (62.2%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (28.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	97	17^th of 536 public middle schools	96.8%		97.9	14^th of 552 public middle schools	97.5%	3		87.0	86.0	87.0		70.0	68.0	69.0			$6,931	$20	$09	$49	$6,045	$857	$6,902
Greenfield Junior High School	3.2mi	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	15.6%	756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	80.9	77^th of 536 public middle schools	85.6%		78.7	89^th of 552 public middle schools	83.9%	12		71.0	50.0	60.0		54.0	55.0	54.0			$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176
Imagine East Mesa Middle	4.1mi	Public, Charter	7-8	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85053	Maricopa County	Imagine Middle at East Mesa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	140	11	12.7	37.1%	57 (40.7%)	11 (7.9%)	65 (46.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	52	203^rd of 536 public middle schools	62.1%		58.4	188^th of 552 public middle schools	65.9%	15		47.0	44.0	45.0		31.0	41.0	35.0				$00			$00
Desert Ridge Junior High	4.1mi	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	22.8%	530 (57.3%)	34 (3.7%)	277 (29.9%)	18 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (6.3%)	64.2	147^th of 536 public middle schools	72.6%		60.5	178^th of 552 public middle schools	67.8%	31		57.0	49.0	54.0		41.0	39.0	40.0			$6,110	$02	$530	$533	$5,910		$5,578
Fremont Junior High School	4.8mi	Public	7-8	1001 N Power Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8300	822	46	17.9	37.5%	397 (48.3%)	37 (4.5%)	309 (37.6%)	11 (1.3%)	23 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	37 (4.5%)	41.9	253^rd of 536 public middle schools	52.8%		42	259^th of 552 public middle schools	53.1%	6		36.0	45.0	41.0		24.0	37.0	31.0			$6,870	$437	$21	$895	$6,024	$387	$6,412
Taylor Junior High School	5.2mi	Public	7-9	705 S 32nd St	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1500	908	46	19.6	51.3%	229 (25.2%)	39 (4.3%)	565 (62.2%)	10 (1.1%)	20 (2.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (3.9%)	18.9	418^th of 536 public middle schools	22.0%		19.1	435^th of 552 public middle schools	21.2%	17		36.0	24.0	30.0		17.0	8.0	13.0			$7,417	$458	$84	$1,000	$6,512	$363	$6,875
Shepherd Junior High School	5.5mi	Public	4-8	1407 N Alta Mesa Dr	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1800	581	28	20.6	28.4%	361 (62.1%)	16 (2.8%)	162 (27.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.5%)	42.4	250^th of 536 public middle schools	53.4%		45.9	244^th of 552 public middle schools	55.8%	6		48.0	38.0	43.0		32.0	23.0	28.0			$8,537	$420	$61	$900	$7,489	$568	$8,057
Smith Junior High School	6.1mi	Public	7-8	10100 E Adobe Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9900	707	42	16.8	46.1%	270 (38.2%)	29 (4.1%)	367 (51.9%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	15.9	452^nd of 536 public middle schools	15.7%		19.9	421^st of 552 public middle schools	23.7%	31		24.0	29.0	27.0		11.0	15.0	13.0			$7,326	$580	$22	$1,182	$6,370	$354	$6,725

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