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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	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
Explorer Middle School	0.0mi	Public	5-8	22401 N 40th St	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4200	607	31	19.5		473 (77.9%)	8 (1.3%)	78 (12.9%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	81.6	74^th of 552 public middle schools	86.6%		81.9	76^th of 550 public middle schools	86.2%	2		65.0	57.0		60.0	59.0	45.0	$6,002	$187	$138	$512	$5,487	$190	$5,677
Mountain Trail Middle School	2.8mi	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%)	77.6	94^th of 552 public middle schools	83.0%		65.8	151^st of 550 public middle schools	72.5%	57		66.0	59.0		50.0	47.0	47.0	$6,163	$525	$176	$1,226	$5,094	$367	$5,462
Sonoran Trails Middle School	3.4mi	Public	6-8	5555 East Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85054	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 272-8600	615	32	19.4		486 (79.0%)	4 (0.7%)	88 (14.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	55	207^th of 552 public middle schools	62.5%		70	131^st of 550 public middle schools	76.2%	76		47.0	44.0		40.0	36.0	39.0	$2,721	$60	$60	$181	$2,035	$566	$2,600
Sunrise Middle School	4.8mi	Public	5-8	4960 E Acoma Dr	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6100	390	25	15.7		192 (49.2%)	16 (4.1%)	133 (34.1%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	65.3	155^th of 552 public middle schools	71.9%		72.5	125^th of 550 public middle schools	77.3%	30		53.0	53.0		41.0	42.0	43.0	$9,127	$870	$218	$1,959	$7,702	$337	$8,039
Greenway Middle School	4.8mi	Public	5-8	3002 E Nisbet Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2400	646	38	17.0		62 (9.6%)	52 (8.0%)	497 (76.9%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	12.6	507^th of 552 public middle schools	8.2%		11.4	515^th of 550 public middle schools	6.4%	8		21.0	21.0		13.0	15.0	12.0	$8,288	$510	$191	$1,210	$7,055	$533	$7,588
Desert Shadows Middle School	6.0mi	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%)	81	75^th of 552 public middle schools	86.4%		74.4	115^th of 550 public middle schools	79.1%	40		63.0	58.0		56.0	61.0	45.0	$6,111	$194	$100	$487	$5,382	$436	$5,818
Mountain Sky Middle School	6.7mi	Public	7-8	16225 N 7th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6100	672	32	21.1		235 (35.0%)	58 (8.6%)	320 (47.6%)	10 (1.5%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	36.6	293^rd of 552 public middle schools	46.9%		27.9	353^rd of 550 public middle schools	35.8%	60		42.0	38.0		24.0	26.0	30.0	$6,668	$408	$103	$919	$5,323	$834	$6,157
Cocopah Middle School	7.4mi	Public	6-8	6615 E Cholla St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4400	861	44	19.5		654 (76.0%)	29 (3.4%)	104 (12.1%)	46 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.7%)	92	37^th of 552 public middle schools	93.3%		92.2	38^th of 550 public middle schools	93.1%	1	72.0	71.0	67.0	74.0	69.0	69.0	54.0	$6,404	$81	$437	$599	$5,468	$418	$5,886
Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program	7.5mi	Public, Charter	4-8	4530 E Gold Dust Ave	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	The Farm at Mission Montessori Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 699-4950	43	4	10.7		25 (58.1%)	1 (2.3%)	12 (27.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)								(n/a)	89.0		80.0						$00			$00
Shea Middle School	7.5mi	Public	5-8	2728 E Shea Blvd	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3500	476	33	14.4		227 (47.7%)	20 (4.2%)	187 (39.3%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.5%)	38.5	279^th of 552 public middle schools	49.5%		31.1	331^st of 550 public middle schools	39.8%	52		40.0	39.0		29.0	21.0	35.0	$9,578	$632	$185	$1,449	$8,078	$683	$8,761

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