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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Maricopa County, Arizona

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Maricopa County, Arizona, drawn from 78 qualifying public middle schools. Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy leads the list at +33.0pp, against a median of -1.0pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
78
Maricopa County, Arizona
Top 3-yr change
+33.0pp
Median 3-yr change
-1.0pp
MOST IMPROVED · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted AcademyPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)20521.5%54.5%+33.0pp
2MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESTEMPE, AZTempe School District (4258)33438.5%58.0%+19.5pp
3Willie & Coy Payne Jr. HighQUEEN CREEK, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)1,17147.0%62.5%+15.5pp
4Mountain Trail Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)83542.5%55.5%+13.0pp
5Imagine Cortez Park MiddlePHOENIX, AZCortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)2528.5%19.0%+10.5pp
6Santan Junior High SchoolCHANDLER, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)1,08548.5%58.0%+9.5pp
7Highland Jr High SchoolMESA, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)96151.0%60.0%+9.0pp
8Carson Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)9465.0%13.5%+8.5pp
9Desert Ridge Jr. HighMESA, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)92539.5%47.0%+7.5pp
10Desert Canyon Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZScottsdale Unified District (4240)42357.5%65.0%+7.5pp
11Shepherd Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)58130.5%37.5%+7.0pp
12Royal Palm Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZWashington Elementary School District (4260)46525.0%32.0%+7.0pp
13Shea Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)47626.0%32.5%+6.5pp
14VISTA COLLEGE PREP SUENO PARKPHOENIX, AZVista College Preparatory Inc. (91948)53821.5%27.5%+6.0pp
15Madison Meadows SchoolPHOENIX, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)84644.5%49.5%+5.0pp
16Ingleside Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZScottsdale Unified District (4240)78947.5%52.5%+5.0pp
17Geneva Epps Mosley Middle SchoolTEMPE, AZTempe School District (4258)6948.0%12.0%+4.0pp
18Pensar AcademyLitchfield Park, AZPensar Academy (92972)20329.5%33.0%+3.5pp
19Franklin Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)28877.5%81.0%+3.5pp
20Cocopah Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZScottsdale Unified District (4240)86167.0%70.5%+3.5pp
21Bogle Junior High SchoolCHANDLER, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)1,00748.5%51.5%+3.0pp
22Kino Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)8059.0%12.0%+3.0pp
23Avondale Middle SchoolAVONDALE, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)35114.5%17.0%+2.5pp
24Greenfield Junior High SchoolGILBERT, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)1,16052.5%54.5%+2.0pp
25Madison Park SchoolPhoenix, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)52825.5%27.5%+2.0pp
26Greenway Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)64615.5%17.5%+2.0pp
27Sunrise Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)39045.0%47.0%+2.0pp
28Mountainside Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZScottsdale Unified District (4240)51853.0%55.0%+2.0pp
29Imagine East Mesa MiddleMESA, AZImagine Middle at East Mesa Inc. (88369)14045.0%46.5%+1.5pp
30Granada Elementary School-East CampusPHOENIX, AZAlhambra Elementary District (4280)68315.0%16.5%+1.5pp
31Explorer Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)60758.5%60.0%+1.5pp
32Deer Valley Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZDeer Valley Unified District (4246)44819.0%20.5%+1.5pp
33Desert Shadows Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)79158.5%59.5%+1.0pp
34Palo Verde Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZWashington Elementary School District (4260)79718.0%19.0%+1.0pp
35Rhodes Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)59915.5%16.0%+0.5pp
36Mesquite Jr High SchoolGILBERT, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)64832.5%32.5%+0.0pp
37Sevilla Elementary School-West CampusPHOENIX, AZAlhambra Elementary District (4280)66621.0%20.5%-0.5pp
38South Valley Jr. HighGILBERT, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)87557.0%56.0%-1.0pp
39Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZKyrene Elementary District (4267)79242.0%41.0%-1.0pp
40Mountain Sky Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZWashington Elementary School District (4260)67234.0%33.0%-1.0pp
41Wilson Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZWilson Elementary District (4261)44117.0%16.0%-1.0pp
42Sossaman Middle SchoolQUEEN CREEK, AZHigley Unified School District (4248)1,09459.5%58.0%-1.5pp
43Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolTEMPE, AZTempe School District (4258)64514.5%13.0%-1.5pp
44Kyrene Middle SchoolTEMPE, AZKyrene Elementary District (4267)75934.5%32.5%-2.0pp
45Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolLitchfield Park, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)78236.0%34.0%-2.0pp
46Arizona College Prep Middle SchoolCHANDLER, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)90791.5%89.0%-2.5pp
47Cooley Middle SchoolGILBERT, AZHigley Unified School District (4248)79547.5%45.0%-2.5pp
48Poston Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)78229.5%27.0%-2.5pp
49Stapley Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)89949.5%47.0%-2.5pp
50Osborn Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZOsborn Elementary District (4262)41822.5%20.0%-2.5pp
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