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Pat Tillman Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Pat Tillman Middle School is a public elementary school serving 636 students in grades PK-8 in the Balsz Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is located in a low-income area, with 99.85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's challenges, there are some interesting comparisons to nearby schools. The other schools in the Balsz Elementary District, such as Brunson-Lee Elementary, Griffith Elementary, and David Crockett Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Additionally, the lower spending per student at Pat Tillman Middle School ($4,655) compared to nearby schools in the same district may contribute to the academic underperformance.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 14-17% of students projected to be proficient or better in English Language Arts and 8-17% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40-42% and 27-42%, respectively. The school has also seen a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 3.3% in 2020-2021 to a projected 5.2% in 2023-2024. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students at this school.

598

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4309 E Belleview Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008

(602) 629-6500

District: Balsz Elementary District

Students who attend Pat Tillman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Camelback High School

Feeder schools for Pat Tillman Middle School:

Elementary:	Brunson-Lee Elementary School
	David Crockett Elementary School
	Griffith Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

African American:

16.6%

American Indian:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2016) to 18th (2018)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Arizona avg36%

544^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

281^st of 289Balsz Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	19.7	913 of 1109	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	804 of 1106	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	727 of 1079	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	689 of 955	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	940 of 1079	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	823 of 1158	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	961 of 1141	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	885 of 1075	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	970 of 1090	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	1021 of 1062	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	544 of 552	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	535 of 550	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	803 of 854	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	573 of 605	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	739 of 832	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	534 of 605	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	591 of 711	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	567 of 695	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	463 of 677	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	17.8	448 of 521	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	518 of 690	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	664 of 787	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.4	457 of 772	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	353 of 685	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.6	509 of 692	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	574 of 663	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.6	378 of 400	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	392 of 573	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	96 of 125	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	381 of 404	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	170 of 606	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	391 of 395	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	374 of 386	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	774 of 806	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	476 of 494	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	746 of 820	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	448 of 466	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	544 of 624	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.7	48 of 166	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	331 of 345	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	317 of 329	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	726 of 760	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	361 of 392	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	670 of 802	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	317 of 387	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	438 of 543	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.1	133 of 257	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	330 of 344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	306 of 320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	357 of 503	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	372 of 379	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	767 of 810	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	463 of 476	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	686 of 818	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	400 of 435	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	523 of 617	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	292 of 384	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	550 of 650	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	120 of 159	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	203 of 390	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	96 of 108	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	359 of 363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	528 of 789	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	113 of 178	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	490 of 675	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	715 of 780	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)72nd percentile+61 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+60 vs school

Homeless (2021)48th percentile+37 vs school

White (2023)27th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2023)25th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)24th percentile+18 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)8th percentile~ school

African American (2023)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-25 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-21 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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Pat Tillman Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4309 E Belleview Street	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6500	598	35	17.2		21 (3.5%)	99 (16.6%)	404 (67.6%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.7%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)				14.0	17.0	17.0				8.0				15.0		$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	Public, Charter	K-5	701 N 44th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Lincoln	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-1798	712	47	15.1		269 (37.8%)	37 (5.2%)	163 (22.9%)	168 (23.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.0%)	93	50^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.5	26^th of 912 public elementary schools	97.1%	24	60.0	76.0	77.0				65.0	78.0	92.0				66.0			$00			$00
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 N 48th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6900	412	26	15.8		11 (2.7%)	71 (17.2%)	283 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	7.8	893^rd of 909 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	17.0	21.0					17.0									$00			$00
Griffith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6700	422	29	14.5		16 (3.8%)	61 (14.5%)	297 (70.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	13.9	809^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.5	790^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.4%	19	16.0						30.0	23.0								$00			$00
Balsz Online Academy (B.O.A.)	Public, Virtual	K-8	4825 E Roosevelt St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 629-6400	6	5	5.8		0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
David Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6600	466	27	17.2		18 (3.9%)	169 (36.3%)	239 (51.3%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	13.7	814^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.5%		15.8	769^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.7%	45		25.0	27.0					15.0					24.0			$00			$00
Gateway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 N 35th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4665	577	35	16.3		13 (2.3%)	42 (7.3%)	493 (85.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$12,761	$2,203	$671	$5,077	$7,644	$2,243	$9,887
Papago School	Public	PK, KG-8	2013 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6100	757	42	18.2		38 (5.0%)	43 (5.7%)	642 (84.8%)	10 (1.3%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6.4	903^rd of 909 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.7	899^th of 912 public elementary schools	1.4%	4		16.0		14.0	20.0	15.0	20.0				12.0	16.0			$11,287	$1,761	$375	$3,896	$6,961	$2,190	$9,151
Wilson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	415 N 30th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Wilson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 683-2500	413	25	16.5		10 (2.4%)	62 (15.0%)	316 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)	13.0						31.0								$26,100	$4,896	$1,860	$11,652	$16,280	$3,065	$19,345
The Creighton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2802 E. McDowell Roaad	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6060	411	24	17.4		12 (2.9%)	13 (3.2%)	369 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)					26.0	28.0	29.0								$13,562	$2,220	$625	$5,064	$8,225	$2,493	$10,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Pat Tillman Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Pat Tillman Middle School?

Students at Pat Tillman Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% American Indian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Pat Tillman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Pat Tillman Middle School.

What district is Pat Tillman Middle School in?

Balsz Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Pat Tillman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pat Tillman Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Camelback High School

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