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Isaac Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Isaac Middle School is a public middle school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 487 students. The school is part of the Isaac Elementary District, which is ranked 274 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Isaac Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Arizona middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Isaac Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages across various standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 12% in the district and 30% statewide. Similarly, in English Language Arts, the proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were 17%, 13%, and 22%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 18%, 18%, and 26%, and the state averages of 41%, 42%, and 40%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 4.8% to 6.1% between the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 school years, significantly higher than the state average for middle schools.

When comparing Isaac Middle School to other nearby middle schools, such as Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes, a school within the same district, it becomes clear that Isaac Middle School is underperforming significantly. Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes outperforms Isaac Middle School across various academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. Despite being in operation for many years, Isaac Middle School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance or ranking among Arizona middle schools, indicating a need for significant intervention and support.

474

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3402 W McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85009-2317

(602) 455-6800

District: Isaac Elementary District

Students who attend Isaac Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carl Hayden High School

Feeder schools for Isaac Middle School:

Elementary:	Esperanza Elementary School
	J B Sutton Elementary School
	Mitchell Elementary School
	P T Coe Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

African American:

3.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg16%

Arizona avg35%

536^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

274^th of 289Isaac 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	9.3	536 of 552	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	534 of 550	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	797 of 854	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	584 of 605	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	797 of 832	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	603 of 605	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	669 of 711	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	664 of 695	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	539 of 677	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	509 of 521	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	591 of 690	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	613 of 787	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	604 of 772	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	506 of 685	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	507 of 692	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	534 of 663	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	201 of 400	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	294 of 404	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	380 of 395	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	766 of 806	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	493 of 494	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	755 of 820	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	465 of 466	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	613 of 624	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	329 of 345	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	313 of 329	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	709 of 760	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	377 of 392	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	753 of 802	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	387 of 387	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	526 of 543	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	667 of 717	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	493 of 503	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	363 of 379	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	763 of 810	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	433 of 476	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	791 of 818	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	435 of 435	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	594 of 617	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.5	228 of 390	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	173 of 178	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	483 of 780	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)50th percentile+43 vs school

Native American (2021)42nd percentile+37 vs school

White (2021)38th percentile+34 vs school

Asian (2021)27th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-16 vs state

Science9%-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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th 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
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
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
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
Granada Elementary School-East Campus	Public	4-8	3022 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-0110	683	35	19.5		11 (1.6%)	62 (9.1%)	566 (82.9%)	23 (3.4%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	15.1	480^th of 552 public middle schools	13.0%		11.9	508^th of 550 public middle schools	7.6%	28	13.0	15.0	19.0	29.0	13.0	8.0	16.0	18.0	14.0	23.0	$7,878	$1,347	$229	$2,923	$5,624	$678	$6,302
Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy	Public	6-8	4315 N Maryvale Pkwy	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1700	205	13	16.0		10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	181 (88.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	71.5	124^th of 552 public middle schools	77.5%		76.6	108^th of 550 public middle schools	80.4%	16			76.0	60.0			38.0	45.0		39.0	$14,152	$3,715	$436	$7,865	$8,443	$1,559	$10,002
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	666	34	19.5		18 (2.7%)	58 (8.7%)	532 (79.9%)	35 (5.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.5%)	20.6	411^th of 552 public middle schools	25.5%		28.5	346^th of 550 public middle schools	37.1%	65	17.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	19.0	22.0	10.0	26.0	14.0	29.0	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467
Imagine Camelback Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5050 N. 19th Ave.	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Imagine Camelback Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 344-4620	169	8	21.1		3 (1.8%)	32 (18.9%)	122 (72.2%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	511^th of 552 public middle schools	7.4%					(n/a)		20.0	20.0	24.0								$00			$00
Choice Learning Academy	Public	4-8	5330 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 246-0699	462	25	18.4		23 (5.0%)	77 (16.7%)	320 (69.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	11.3	522^nd of 552 public middle schools	5.4%		7.4	545^th of 550 public middle schools	0.9%	23			17.0	19.0	41.0			13.0	40.0	15.0	$9,315	$1,970	$290	$4,231	$6,140	$915	$7,055
Osborn Middle School	Public	7-8	1102 W Highland Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2400	418	24	17.7		48 (11.5%)	54 (12.9%)	268 (64.1%)	11 (2.6%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	17.3	458^th of 552 public middle schools	17.0%		19.1	436^th of 550 public middle schools	20.7%	22			26.0	28.0			13.0	14.0		20.0	$7,635	$1,635	$140	$3,410	$5,463	$397	$5,860
ASU Preparatory Academy - Phoenix Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	450	41	10.9		25 (5.6%)	58 (12.9%)	349 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	14.5	485^th of 552 public middle schools	12.1%		16.6	464^th of 550 public middle schools	15.6%	21	22.0	25.0	30.0	23.0		11.0			17.0	14.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Isaac Middle School

What high school do graduates of Isaac Middle School attend?

Students who attend Isaac Middle School usually go on to attend Carl Hayden High School

What district is Isaac Middle School in?

Isaac Elementary District

How many students attend Isaac Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Isaac Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Isaac Middle School?

Students at Isaac Middle School are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Isaac Middle School a good school?

Isaac Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Arizona middle schools.

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