Arizona schools ranked by test score
Latest AASA year (2024-25). 141 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 45.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona College Prep Middle School CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Middle | 91.0% | +45.6pp |
| 2 | MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES TEMPE · Tempe School District (4258) | Middle | 73.0% | +27.6pp |
| 3 | Orange Grove Middle School TUCSON · Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) | Middle | 71.0% | +25.6pp |
| 4 | Cocopah Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Middle | 70.0% | +24.6pp |
| 5 | Esperero Canyon Middle School TUCSON · Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) | Middle | 69.0% | +23.6pp |
| 6 | Kyrene Altadena Middle School Phoenix · Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | Middle | 67.0% | +21.6pp |
| 7 | Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy PHOENIX · Cartwright Elementary District (4282) | Middle | 67.0% | +21.6pp |
| 8 | Desert Canyon Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Middle | 66.0% | +20.6pp |
| 9 | Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High QUEEN CREEK · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Middle | 66.0% | +20.6pp |
| 10 | Corona Foothills Middle School Corona de Tucson · Vail Unified District (4413) | Middle | 65.0% | +19.6pp |
| 11 | Highland Jr High School MESA · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Middle | 65.0% | +19.6pp |
| 12 | Sossaman Middle School QUEEN CREEK · Higley Unified School District (4248) | Middle | 64.0% | +18.6pp |
| 13 | Mountain Trail Middle School PHOENIX · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 63.0% | +17.6pp |
| 14 | Santan Junior High School CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Middle | 63.0% | +17.6pp |
| 15 | Desert Sky Middle School TUCSON · Vail Unified District (4413) | Middle | 62.0% | +16.6pp |
| 16 | Lawrence W Cross Middle School TUCSON · Amphitheater Unified District (4406) | Middle | 62.0% | +16.6pp |
| 17 | Mountainside Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Middle | 62.0% | +16.6pp |
| 18 | Desert Shadows Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 61.0% | +15.6pp |
| 19 | Explorer Middle School PHOENIX · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 61.0% | +15.6pp |
| 20 | Hillcrest Middle School GLENDALE · Deer Valley Unified District (4246) | Middle | 59.0% | +13.6pp |
| 21 | Rincon Vista Middle School TUCSON · Vail Unified District (4413) | Middle | 59.0% | +13.6pp |
| 22 | South Valley Jr. High GILBERT · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Middle | 59.0% | +13.6pp |
| 23 | Greenfield Junior High School GILBERT · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Middle | 58.0% | +12.6pp |
| 24 | Madison Meadows School PHOENIX · Madison Elementary District (4270) | Middle | 58.0% | +12.6pp |
| 25 | Snowflake Junior High School SNOWFLAKE · Snowflake Unified District (4391) | Middle | 58.0% | +12.6pp |
| 26 | Acorn Montessori Charter School Prescott Valley · Acorn Montessori Charter School (79437) | Middle | 57.0% | +11.6pp |
| 27 | Bogle Junior High School CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Middle | 57.0% | +11.6pp |
| 28 | Snowflake Intermediate School SNOWFLAKE · Snowflake Unified District (4391) | Middle | 57.0% | +11.6pp |
| 29 | Emily Gray Junior High School TUCSON · Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) | Middle | 56.0% | +10.6pp |
| 30 | Ingleside Middle School PHOENIX · Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Middle | 56.0% | +10.6pp |
| 31 | Old Vail Middle School VAIL · Vail Unified District (4413) | Middle | 56.0% | +10.6pp |
| 32 | Desert Ridge Jr. High MESA · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Middle | 54.0% | +8.6pp |
| 33 | Verrado Middle School BUCKEYE · Litchfield Elementary District (4281) | Middle | 54.0% | +8.6pp |
| 34 | Wakefield Middle School TUCSON · Tucson Unified District (4403) | Middle | 54.0% | +8.6pp |
| 35 | Sunrise Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 53.0% | +7.6pp |
| 36 | Imagine East Mesa Middle MESA · Imagine Middle at East Mesa Inc. (88369) | Middle | 52.0% | +6.6pp |
| 37 | Kyrene Aprende Middle School Chandler · Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | Middle | 52.0% | +6.6pp |
| 38 | Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School CHANDLER · Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | Middle | 51.0% | +5.6pp |
| 39 | Mohave Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Middle | 51.0% | +5.6pp |
| 40 | St Johns Middle School St Johns · St Johns Unified District (4153) | Middle | 51.0% | +5.6pp |
| 41 | Cooley Middle School GILBERT · Higley Unified School District (4248) | Middle | 50.0% | +4.6pp |
| 42 | Satori Charter School TUCSON · Satori Inc. (85454) | Middle | 50.0% | +4.6pp |
| 43 | Thatcher Middle School Thatcher · Thatcher Unified District (4219) | Middle | 50.0% | +4.6pp |
| 44 | Western Sky Middle School Goodyear · Litchfield Elementary District (4281) | Middle | 50.0% | +4.6pp |
| 45 | Capps Elementary School HEBER · Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) | Middle | 49.0% | +3.6pp |
| 46 | Fountain Hills Middle School FOUNTAIN HLS · Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) | Middle | 49.0% | +3.6pp |
| 47 | Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle School KINGMAN · Kingman Academy Of Learning (4383) | Middle | 49.0% | +3.6pp |
| 48 | Queen Creek Junior High School QUEEN CREEK · Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | Middle | 49.0% | +3.6pp |
| 49 | Round Valley Middle School Eagar · Round Valley Unified District (4155) | Middle | 48.0% | +2.6pp |
| 50 | Center for Academic Success #4 - Douglas 5-8 DOUGLAS · Center for Academic Success Inc. (4191) | Middle | 47.0% | +1.6pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the AASA % Passing threshold on the latest available AASA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Arizona, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.