2010 City Rankings - Arizona Middle Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by Arizona to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for middle schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all middle schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
AIMS Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corona De Tucson, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 420 | 92.48 |  | |
| 2 | Centennial Park, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 469 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 89.21 |  2 |
| 3 | Waddell, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 955 | 86.09 | 14 | |
| 4 | Vail, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,388 | 84.85 |  1 | |
| 5 | Elgin, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 125 | 83.70 | 4 | |
| 6 | Thatcher, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 198 | 81.08 | 4 | |
| 7 | Anthem, Arizona Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 4,171 | 79.03 | 1 | |
| 8 | Clarkdale, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 373 | 76.46 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun City, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 996 | 75.09 | 4 | |
| 10 | Pomerene, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 74.08 | 3 | |
| 11 | Chandler, Arizona Middle Schools: 14 | Total Enrollment: 11,034 | 73.65 | 1 | |
| 12 | Gilbert, Arizona Middle Schools: 15 | Total Enrollment: 10,606 | 72.97 | | |
| 13 | Fort Huachuca, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 319 | 71.82 | | |
| 14 | Congress, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 118 | 70.93 | 7 | |
| 15 | Scottsdale, Arizona Middle Schools: 16 | Total Enrollment: 8,140 | 69.54 | 4 | |
| 16 | Peoria, Arizona Middle Schools: 21 | Total Enrollment: 18,245 | 69.50 | 6 | |
| 17 | Sedona, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 961 | 68.85 | 1 | |
| 18 | Desert Hills, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 998 | 67.05 | 14 | |
| 19 | Cave Creek, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 720 | 66.77 | 14 | |
| 20 | Elfrida, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 66.63 | 20 | |
| 21 | Litchfield Park, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,553 | 65.99 | 6 | |
| 22 | Prescott Valley, Arizona Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 2,159 | 65.77 | 41 | |
| 23 | Surprise, Arizona Middle Schools: 16 | Total Enrollment: 13,668 | 65.56 | 8 | |
| 24 | Parks, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 108 | 65.31 | 9 | |
| 25 | St. David, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 329 | 65.25 | 26 | |
| 26 | Solomon, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 176 | 64.20 | 26 | |
| 27 | Morenci, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 497 | 63.67 | 1 | |
| 28 | Sahuarita, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,264 | 61.28 | 5 | |
| 29 | Vernon, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 110 | 61.22 | 13 | |
| 30 | Lakeside, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 409 | 60.34 | 5 | |
| 31 | Fountain Hills, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 643 | 59.77 | 20 | |
| 32 | Colorado City, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 385 | 59.40 | 18 | |
| 33 | Higley, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,498 | 59.03 | 14 | |
| 34 | Queen Creek, Arizona Middle Schools: 13 | Total Enrollment: 10,698 | 58.53 | 9 | |
| 35 | Tempe, Arizona Middle Schools: 12 | Total Enrollment: 5,912 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 58.08 | 11 |
| 36 | Mesa, Arizona Middle Schools: 35 | Total Enrollment: 23,375 | 58.08 | 6 | |
| 37 | Eagar, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 311 | 57.61 | 7 | |
| 38 | Cottonwood, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,066 | 57.42 | 19 | |
| 39 | Prescott, Arizona Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 1,735 | 56.37 | 10 | |
| 40 | Benson, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 331 | 56.31 | 3 | |
| 41 | Payson, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 577 | 55.81 | 9 | |
| 42 | Green Valley, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 520 | 55.55 | 17 | |
| 43 | St. Johns, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 334 | 55.53 | 15 | |
| 44 | Hereford, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 639 | 55.50 | 20 | |
| 45 | Snowflake, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 392 | 55.24 | 17 | |
| 46 | Miami, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 182 | 54.71 | 12 | |
| 47 | Concho, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 191 | 54.59 | 33 | |
| 48 | Picacho, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 195 | 54.51 | 3 | |
| 49 | Sierra Vista, Arizona Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 2,388 | 53.91 | 7 | |
| 50 | Goodyear, Arizona Middle Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 5,567 | 53.67 | 9 | |
| 51 | Roll, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 152 | 53.58 | 9 | |
| 52 | Wickenburg, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 247 | 53.53 | 7 | |
| 53 | Mohave Valley, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 418 | 53.49 | 37 | |
| 54 | Dewey, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 529 | 52.60 | 13 | |
| 55 | Glendale, Arizona Middle Schools: 37 | Total Enrollment: 26,761 | 52.56 | 2 | |
| 56 | Red Rock, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 305 | 51.33 | 20 | |
| 57 | Lake Havasu City, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,572 | 51.12 | 2 | |
| 58 | Safford, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 581 | 50.87 | 33 | |
| 59 | Apache Junction, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,662 | 49.60 | 18 | |
| 60 | Flagstaff, Arizona Middle Schools: 12 | Total Enrollment: 3,036 | 48.44 | 11 | |
| 61 | Nogales, Arizona Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,776 | 47.91 | 8 | |
| 62 | Yuma, Arizona Middle Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 5,881 | 47.67 | 11 | |
| 63 | Black Canyon City, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 200 | 46.60 | 24 | |
| 64 | Dateland, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 46.31 | 44 | |
| 65 | Globe, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 805 | 46.24 | 9 | |
| 66 | San Manuel, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 164 | 46.21 | 22 | |
| 67 | Holbrook, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 362 | 45.92 | 8 | |
| 68 | Cornville, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 331 | 45.88 | 14 | |
| 69 | Casa Grande, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,500 | 45.79 | 7 | |
| 70 | Tucson, Arizona Middle Schools: 67 | Total Enrollment: 31,698 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 45.53 | |
| 71 | Bullhead City, Arizona Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,945 | 45.11 | 11 | |
| 72 | Bagdad, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 402 | 45.00 | 25 | |
| 73 | Avondale, Arizona Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 7,387 | 43.63 | 22 | |
| 74 | Topock, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 147 | 43.58 | 10 | |
| 75 | Ehrenberg, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 154 | 43.53 | 7 | |
| 76 | Pine, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 123 | 42.95 | 15 | |
| 77 | Chino Valley, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 841 | 42.46 | 12 | |
| 78 | Laveen, Arizona Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 4,436 | 42.33 | 2 | |
| 79 | Phoenix, Arizona Middle Schools: 148 | Total Enrollment: 94,654 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 42.32 | 10 |
| 80 | Buckeye, Arizona Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 6,567 | 41.84 | 9 | |
| 81 | Palo Verde, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 499 | 41.69 | 9 | |
| 82 | Camp Verde, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 531 | 41.67 | 22 | |
| 83 | Duncan, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 239 | 41.58 | 45 | |
| 84 | Huachuca City, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 466 | 41.08 | 27 | |
| 85 | Rimrock, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 356 | 40.54 | 6 | |
| 86 | Maricopa, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,405 | 39.74 | 8 | |
| 87 | El Mirage, Arizona Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,488 | 39.36 | 16 | |
| 88 | Show Low, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 931 | 37.58 | 7 | |
| 89 | Florence, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,656 | 37.45 | 3 | |
| 90 | Tolleson, Arizona Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,045 | 37.09 | 10 | |
| 91 | Kearny, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 177 | 36.98 | 1 | |
| 92 | Rio Rico, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 493 | 36.90 | 14 | |
| 93 | Kingman, Arizona Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,826 | 36.86 | 6 | |
| 94 | Bisbee, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 178 | 35.15 | 9 | |
| 95 | Willcox, Arizona Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 441 | 35.08 | 2 | |
| 96 | Arlington, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 271 | 34.87 | 30 | |
| 97 | Williams, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 425 | 34.48 | 12 | |
| 98 | Stanfield, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 706 | 34.15 | 7 | |
| 99 | Wittmann, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 499 | 33.84 | 16 | |
| 100 | Grand Canyon, Arizona Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 197 | 33.51 | 4 | |
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