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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 85139

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At a glance

Schools

1,838

Students

Top rankedMaricopa Wells Middle School431^st of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Biggest riser

Maricopa Wells Middle School up 29 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85139 zip code in Arizona is home to a single middle school, Maricopa Wells Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Maricopa Unified School District. This school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 621 out of 854 Arizona middle schools in 2022-2023 to 431 out of 552 in 2024-2025, while maintaining a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Maricopa Wells Middle School struggles, with proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels falling below both district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in 8th grade Science (19%), 6th grade ELA (26%), 7th grade ELA (37%), and 8th grade ELA (34%) were all lower than the district and state averages. Similarly, the school's proficiency rates in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Math ranged from 8% to 15%, significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high dropout rate of 5.2% for the 2023-2024 school year.

While the school's student-teacher ratio of 19.5 for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state average, its per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,772, which is in line with the state average. Overall, Maricopa Wells Middle School appears to be a struggling school, with declining performance and a need for improvement in its educational programs and resources to better serve the students in the 85139 zip code.

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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	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 (2023)	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
Maricopa Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	45725 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7100	940	46	20.4	57.0%	197 (21.0%)	167 (17.8%)	435 (46.3%)	14 (1.5%)	50 (5.3%)	11 (1.2%)	66 (7.0%)	19.2	431^st of 552 public middle schools	21.9%		17.1	460^th of 550 public middle schools	16.4%	29	26.0	37.0	34.0	8.0	15.0	11.0	19.0	$9,772	$291	$965	$1,548	$7,439	$1,076	$8,515
Desert Wind Middle School	Public	6-8	35565 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7110	898	43	21.0	51.9%	197 (21.9%)	171 (19.0%)	408 (45.4%)	20 (2.2%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (8.4%)	15.6	476^th of 552 public middle schools	13.8%		14	487^th of 550 public middle schools	11.5%	11	28.0	25.0	27.0	12.0	8.0	13.0	22.0	$8,733	$267	$954	$1,489	$6,582	$929	$7,512

Cities Near Zip Code 85139

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maricopa	5.47 mi	25	59^th
Stanfield	11.12 mi	1
Bapchule	13.31 mi	3
Casa Grande	16.8 mi	31	81^st
Sacaton	21.31 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.