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La Cima Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

La Cima Middle School is a public middle school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 354 students. It is part of the Amphitheater Unified District, which is ranked 131 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Amphitheater Unified District, La Cima Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 411-624 out of 605-854 schools over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating below-average performance. The school struggles across multiple student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom 40-50% of Arizona middle schools. Additionally, the school's performance for Asian, African American, and special education students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of the state.

Compared to other nearby schools in the Amphitheater Unified District, Amphitheater Middle School and Lawrence W. Cross Middle School have significantly higher rankings, proficiency rates, and overall performance. La Cima Middle School also has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, as well as consistently higher dropout rates than the state average. These factors suggest that targeted interventions and a focus on addressing the needs of underperforming student subgroups could potentially help the school improve its academic outcomes and overall ranking within the state.

337

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5600 N La Canada Dr
Tucson, AZ 85704-1628

(520) 696-6730

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend La Cima Middle School usually attend:

High:

Amphitheater High School

Feeder schools for La Cima Middle School:

Elementary:	E C Nash School
	Lulu Walker School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

14.5%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg40%

Arizona avg34%

437^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Amphitheater Unified District

131^st of 289Amphitheater Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	437 of 552	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	479 of 550	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	608 of 854	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	512 of 605	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	624 of 832	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	411 of 605	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	359 of 711	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	258 of 695	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.4	340 of 677	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.8	335 of 521	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.3	352 of 690	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.9	411 of 787	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	452 of 772	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	397 of 685	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	370 of 692	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	381 of 663	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	403 of 573	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	143 of 192	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	364 of 404	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	87 of 145	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	285 of 395	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	341 of 386	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	555 of 806	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	550 of 820	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	351 of 466	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	313 of 624	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	245 of 345	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	286 of 329	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	581 of 760	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	321 of 392	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	527 of 802	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	253 of 387	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	255 of 543	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.4	28 of 64	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	120 of 257	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	256 of 344	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	256 of 320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	524 of 717	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	321 of 369	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	326 of 379	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	351 of 370	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	642 of 810	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	672 of 818	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	326 of 435	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	326 of 617	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.4	446 of 650	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	240 of 390	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	316 of 363	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	478 of 789	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	62 of 178	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	489 of 675	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	626 of 780	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	286 of 337	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2023)56th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)40th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2021)38th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)31st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2021)30th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Science21%-9 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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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	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
La Cima Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 N La Canada Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6730	337	30	11.2		49 (14.5%)	22 (6.5%)	235 (69.7%)	9 (2.7%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	18.9	437^th of 552 public middle schools	20.8%		14.6	479^th of 550 public middle schools	12.9%	42	31.0	30.0	33.0	12.0	12.0	13.0	21.0		$00			$00
Flowing Wells Junior High School	Public	7-8	4545 N La Cholla Blvd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8550	758	42	17.9		171 (22.6%)	19 (2.5%)	546 (72.0%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	44.7	251^st of 552 public middle schools	54.5%		36.7	298^th of 550 public middle schools	45.8%	47		44.0	40.0		30.0	36.0	31.0	$6,972	$534	$865	$1,933	$5,684		$5,573
Lawrence W Cross Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 W Chapala Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5920	827	44	18.7		477 (57.7%)	17 (2.1%)	261 (31.6%)	19 (2.3%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.8%)	73.4	112^th of 552 public middle schools	79.7%		68.6	137^th of 550 public middle schools	75.1%	25	67.0	61.0	59.0	42.0	49.0	43.0	44.0		$00			$00
Amphitheater Middle School	Public	6-8	315 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6230	432	29	14.7		62 (14.4%)	59 (13.7%)	259 (60.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.8%)	11.8	517^th of 552 public middle schools	6.3%		9.8	528^th of 550 public middle schools	4.0%	11	19.0	17.0	27.0	9.0			17.0		$00			$00
Satori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	3727 N 1st Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Satori Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 293-7555	97	10	9.7		58 (59.8%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (23.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.4%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Orange Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 E Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8200	683	34	19.8		387 (56.7%)	3 (0.4%)	184 (26.9%)	41 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.2%)	89.3	45^th of 552 public middle schools	91.8%		85.6	63^rd of 550 public middle schools	88.5%	18	71.0	76.0	68.0	56.0	56.0	62.0	59.0	$7,553	$222	$554	$998	$5,161	$1,616	$6,777
Pima Partnership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1346 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership A	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 326-2528	34	5	6.8		3 (8.8%)	1 (2.9%)	26 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Tortolita Middle School	Public	7-8	4101 W Hardy Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4600	512	33	15.7		227 (44.3%)	14 (2.7%)	239 (46.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	32.5	314^th of 552 public middle schools	43.1%		31.2	329^th of 550 public middle schools	40.2%	15		42.0	35.0		22.0	26.0	24.0	$11,754	$750	$372	$1,872	$9,231	$1,401	$10,632
Paulo Freire Freedom School - University	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E. University Blvd.	Tucson	85705	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-7552	73	8	9.7		37 (50.7%)	4 (5.5%)	27 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	72.5	118^th of 552 public middle schools	78.6%		69.6	132^nd of 550 public middle schools	76.0%	14	50.0		55.0				55.0	$9,564	$1,107	$520	$2,734	$6,850	$1,087	$7,937
Doolen Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6900	490	40	12.3		111 (22.7%)	94 (19.2%)	206 (42.0%)	26 (5.3%)	12 (2.4%)	14 (2.9%)	27 (5.5%)	16.1	471^st of 552 public middle schools	14.7%		14.4	482^nd of 550 public middle schools	12.4%	11	28.0	28.0	27.0	16.0	12.0	11.0	18.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about La Cima Middle School

What is the racial makeup of La Cima Middle School?

Students at La Cima Middle School are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of La Cima Middle School attend?

Students who attend La Cima Middle School usually go on to attend Amphitheater High School

Is La Cima Middle School a good school?

La Cima Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Arizona middle schools.

How many students attend La Cima Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended La Cima Middle School.

What district is La Cima Middle School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

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