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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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
Mountain Trail Middle School	0.0mi	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	21.4%	461 (55.2%)	14 (1.7%)	250 (29.9%)	58 (6.9%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	41 (4.9%)	82.3	69^th of 536 public middle schools	87.1%		77.6	94^th of 552 public middle schools	83.0%	25		64.0	64.0	64.0		45.0	59.0	52.0	$9,118	$392	$261	$653	$6,329	$2,136	$8,465
Explorer Middle School	2.8mi	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	8.9%	473 (77.9%)	8 (1.3%)	78 (12.9%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	89.2	45^th of 536 public middle schools	91.6%		81.6	74^th of 552 public middle schools	86.6%	29		67.0	62.0	64.0		61.0	67.0	64.0	$11,013	$446	$354	$800	$7,354	$2,859	$10,213
Sonoran Trails Middle School	4.9mi	Public	6-8	5555 East Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 272-8600	615	32	19.4	8.1%	486 (79.0%)	4 (0.7%)	88 (14.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	68.8	132^nd of 536 public middle schools	75.4%		55	207^th of 552 public middle schools	62.5%	75	59.0	60.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	43.0	40.0	45.0	$10,492	$274	$250	$524	$6,872	$3,096	$9,968
Deer Valley Middle School	4.9mi	Public	7-8	21100 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3300	448	27	16.5	51.1%	143 (31.9%)	26 (5.8%)	230 (51.3%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	31 (6.9%)	15.9	451^st of 536 public middle schools	15.9%		19.7	422^nd of 552 public middle schools	23.6%	29		27.0	26.0	27.0		14.0	13.0	14.0	$9,676	$906	$51	$957	$7,861	$858	$8,718
Greenway Middle School	5.0mi	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	59.4%	62 (9.6%)	52 (8.0%)	497 (76.9%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	11.6	498^th of 536 public middle schools	7.1%		12.6	507^th of 552 public middle schools	8.2%	9		21.0	19.0	21.0		12.0	13.0	12.0	$11,499	$1,203	$315	$1,518	$7,368	$2,614	$9,982
Mountain Sky Middle School	5.1mi	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	44.3%	235 (35.0%)	58 (8.6%)	320 (47.6%)	10 (1.5%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	29.6	334^th of 536 public middle schools	37.7%		36.6	293^rd of 552 public middle schools	46.9%	41		38.0	27.0	33.0		27.0	23.0	25.0	$15,689	$1,965	$07	$1,972	$11,278	$2,440	$13,717
Sunrise Middle School	6.2mi	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	28.5%	192 (49.2%)	16 (4.1%)	133 (34.1%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	63.1	156^th of 536 public middle schools	70.9%		65.3	155^th of 552 public middle schools	71.9%	1		56.0	48.0	52.0		40.0	40.0	40.0	$13,717	$600	$360	$960	$9,452	$3,305	$12,757
Desert Foothills Middle School	7.6mi	Public	7-8	3333 W Banff Ln	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5500	621	41	15.1	42.5%	205 (33.0%)	52 (8.4%)	312 (50.2%)	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	26.8	355^th of 536 public middle schools	33.8%		26.3	362^nd of 552 public middle schools	34.4%	7		32.0	28.0	30.0		22.0	28.0	25.0	$20,285	$2,639	$108	$2,747	$14,333	$3,205	$17,538
Desert Shadows Middle School	7.6mi	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	13.4%	547 (69.2%)	14 (1.8%)	139 (17.6%)	26 (3.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.4%)	81.4	76^th of 536 public middle schools	85.8%		81	75^th of 552 public middle schools	86.4%	1		69.0	54.0	61.0		58.0	51.0	54.0	$10,489	$476	$284	$759	$7,170	$2,559	$9,729
Shea Middle School	7.6mi	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	34.0%	227 (47.7%)	20 (4.2%)	187 (39.3%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.5%)	33.3	306^th of 536 public middle schools	42.9%		38.5	279^th of 552 public middle schools	49.5%	27		44.0	30.0	37.0		22.0	28.0	25.0	$14,230	$1,053	$436	$1,490	$9,617	$3,124	$12,740

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