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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 85259

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School

518

Students

Top rankedMountainside Middle School109^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Summary:

The 85259 zip code in Scottsdale, Arizona is home to a single high-performing middle school, Mountainside Middle School. This school consistently outperforms the Scottsdale Unified District and the state of Arizona in key academic metrics, ranking in the top 25% of middle schools statewide.

Mountainside Middle School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years, indicating its ability to sustain high levels of academic achievement. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates in 8th grade Science, as well as 6th-8th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, surpassing both district and state averages. Additionally, Mountainside Middle School has a relatively low dropout rate of 5.2% and an efficient student-teacher ratio of 16.4 to 1, suggesting the school is effectively supporting and engaging its students.

Overall, Mountainside Middle School appears to be a standout performer in the Scottsdale area, providing a high-quality education to its students and consistently outpacing its peers in academic outcomes. Parents in the 85259 zip code can be confident that their children will receive a strong educational foundation at this top-performing middle school.

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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
Mountainside Middle School	Public	6-8	11256 N 128th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5500	518	32	16.1	10.9%	369 (71.2%)	24 (4.6%)	56 (10.8%)	43 (8.3%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	74.8	109^th of 552 public middle schools	80.3%		81.3	78^th of 550 public middle schools	85.8%	31	55.0	65.0	63.0	44.0	48.0	50.0	45.0	$7,591	$71	$438	$579	$6,525	$557	$7,082

Cities Near Zip Code 85259

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scottsdale	0.42 mi	62	12^th
Fountain Hills	4.61 mi	8	49^th
Paradise Valley	8.74 mi	3	3^rd
Phoenix	9.66 mi	494	57^th
Mesa	9.71 mi	164	47^th

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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.

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