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Western Valley Middle School

Q: Is Western Valley Middle School a good school?

Western Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Western Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Western Valley Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Western Valley Middle School?

Students at Western Valley Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Western Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Western Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Sierra Linda High School

Public Grades 6-8

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Western Valley Middle School is a public middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 524 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fowler Elementary District, which is ranked 263 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Valley Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 543 and 822 out of 550-854 schools over the past several years. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the time period analyzed. Its academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 10% in 6th grade ELA, 9% in 7th grade ELA, and 10% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 41%, 42%, and 40%, respectively. The school also has consistently high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 6.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

The challenges faced by Western Valley Middle School are not unique, as the nearby schools within the same Fowler Elementary District and other nearby districts also perform poorly, with most of them ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Arizona middle schools. This suggests that the issues may be indicative of broader systemic challenges within the local education system. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive and collaborative approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

553

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6250 W Durango St
Phoenix, AZ 85043-6580

(623) 707-2200

District: Fowler Elementary District

Students who attend Western Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sierra Linda High School

Feeder schools for Western Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Fowler Elementary School
	Western Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

African American:

10.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg13%

Arizona avg38%

552^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Fowler Elementary District

263^rd of 289Fowler 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	552 of 552	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	543 of 550	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	822 of 854	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	595 of 605	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	750 of 832	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	543 of 605	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	580 of 711	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	574 of 695	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	440 of 521	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	570 of 690	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	629 of 787	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	530 of 772	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.7	580 of 685	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	587 of 692	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	507 of 663	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	367 of 400	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	36 of 125	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	715 of 806	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	492 of 494	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	743 of 820	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	435 of 466	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	514 of 624	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	95 of 166	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	345 of 345	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	322 of 329	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	733 of 760	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	390 of 392	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	691 of 802	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	345 of 387	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	424 of 543	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	472 of 717	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	425 of 503	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.6	785 of 810	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	475 of 476	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	727 of 818	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	414 of 435	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	502 of 617	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.5	477 of 789	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.2	414 of 675	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	610 of 780	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	390 of 436	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+41 vs school

Foster Care (2021)43rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2021)40th percentile+30 vs school

White (2023)39th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)34th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2023)11th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Science9%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Western Valley Middle School

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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
Western Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2200	553	28	19.7		19 (3.4%)	60 (10.8%)	440 (79.6%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	4.8	552^nd of 552 public middle schools	0.0%		7.9	543^rd of 550 public middle schools	1.3%	9				10.0	9.0	10.0								9.0		$00			$00
Kings Ridge School	Public	2-8	3650 S 64th Ln	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-8960	371	20	18.5		13 (3.5%)	68 (18.3%)	270 (72.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	12.7	503^rd of 552 public middle schools	8.9%		13.9	488^th of 550 public middle schools	11.3%	15			27.0	16.0	29.0	19.0			32.0				27.0		$6,594	$304	$634	$1,241	$5,046	$611	$5,656
Santa Maria Middle School	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	591	26	22.7		25 (4.2%)	87 (14.7%)	449 (76.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9.1	537^th of 552 public middle schools	2.7%		8.5	539^th of 550 public middle schools	2.0%	2				18.0	20.0	19.0				12.0		9.0		8.0		$00			$00
Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)	Public	7-8	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 272-0006	47	1	47.0		4 (8.5%)	6 (12.8%)	34 (72.3%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	71^st of 552 public middle schools	87.1%					(n/a)					67.0	59.0						52.0			$7,978	$712	$2,845	$4,269	$1,303	$3,119	$4,421
Imagine Desert West Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8		7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%		9.9	526^th of 550 public middle schools	4.4%	22				10.0	13.0	19.0								12.0		$00			$00
Vista College Prep Sueno Park	Public, Charter	5-8	1720 N 45th Ave.	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-6273	538	28	19.2		3 (0.6%)	61 (11.3%)	467 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31.5	322^nd of 552 public middle schools	41.7%		19.7	427^th of 550 public middle schools	22.4%	105			13.0	25.0	44.0	41.0			15.0	34.0	27.0	20.0		13.0	$8,083	$463	$1,412	$2,337	$4,809	$1,399	$6,208
Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	703	34	20.9		31 (4.4%)	127 (18.1%)	495 (70.4%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	12.8	501^st of 552 public middle schools	9.2%		11.5	512^th of 550 public middle schools	6.9%	11	25.0	20.0	12.0	16.0	19.0	28.0	29.0	14.0	15.0			11.0		16.0	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	553	27	20.4		7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	526 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	490^th of 552 public middle schools	11.2%		8.3	540^th of 550 public middle schools	1.8%	50				19.0	23.0	31.0				13.0	11.0	13.0		17.0		$00			$00
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4		14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%		9.6	530^th of 550 public middle schools	3.6%	1					25.0	20.0					7.0	4.0		14.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894
Isaac Middle School	Public	6-8	3402 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6800	474	23	20.6		4 (0.8%)	15 (3.2%)	451 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.3	536^th of 552 public middle schools	2.9%		9.1	534^th of 550 public middle schools	2.9%	2				17.0	13.0	22.0				10.0		14.0		9.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Western Valley Middle School?

Students at Western Valley Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Western Valley Middle School in?

Fowler Elementary District

What high school do graduates of Western Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Western Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Sierra Linda High School

How many students attend Western Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Western Valley Middle School.

Is Western Valley Middle School a good school?

Western Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Arizona middle schools.

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