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Alice Vail Middle School

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Alice Vail Middle School ranks 341 st of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Alice Vail Middle School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 573 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 208 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Alice Vail Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 341 and 479 out of 552-854 schools, and a 1-3 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alice Vail Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of 8th graders at Alice Vail were proficient or better in Science, compared to 17% for the district and 30% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is particularly low, with only 16% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 13% for the district and 27% for the state. Additionally, Alice Vail Middle School has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 3.9% to 6.6% between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average dropout rate for middle schools.

The nearby middle schools in the Tucson Unified District, such as Gridley Middle School, Doolen Middle School, and Utterback Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state average, with similar low test scores and high dropout rates. However, the Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School, which is also within the Tucson Unified District but has a magnet program, significantly outperforms Alice Vail Middle School and the other nearby schools in academic metrics. This suggests that the quality of education at Alice Vail Middle School is not an isolated issue, but rather a systemic problem within the Tucson Unified District.

573

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5350 E 16th St
Tucson, AZ 85711-4404

(520) 584-5400

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Alice Vail Middle School usually attend:

High:	Rincon High School
	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Feeder schools for Alice Vail Middle School:

Elementary:	Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School
	Howell Peter Elementary
	Lineweaver Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.9%

White:

27.1%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 34% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg19%

Arizona avg34%

341^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Middle Schools in the Tucson Unified District

208^th of 289Tucson 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	29.2	341 of 552	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	369 of 550	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	479 of 854	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	427 of 605	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	404 of 832	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	413 of 605	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	417 of 711	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	364 of 695	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	395 of 677	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	257 of 521	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.2	425 of 690	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	387 of 787	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.5	470 of 772	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.3	437 of 685	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.6	462 of 692	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	313 of 663	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	312 of 400	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	267 of 573	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.1	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.6	192 of 247	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	132 of 192	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	245 of 404	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	330 of 395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	318 of 386	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	502 of 806	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	379 of 494	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	466 of 820	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	363 of 466	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	391 of 624	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	221 of 345	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	240 of 329	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	545 of 760	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	308 of 392	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	459 of 802	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	354 of 387	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	420 of 543	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	97 of 257	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	230 of 344	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	232 of 320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	485 of 717	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	262 of 379	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	276 of 370	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	417 of 810	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	398 of 476	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	349 of 818	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	340 of 435	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	357 of 617	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.7	255 of 384	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	358 of 650	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.2	188 of 390	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.2	100 of 108	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	312 of 363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	430 of 789	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.6	178 of 178	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	204 of 277	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	377 of 675	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	378 of 446	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.8	310 of 780	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	228 of 337	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	226 of 436	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

Foster Care (2022)25th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile-22 vs school

African American (2023)22nd percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile-30 vs school

Homeless (2023)12th percentile-31 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)7th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 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 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 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
Alice Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	5350 E 16th St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5400	573	40	14.5		155 (27.1%)	64 (11.2%)	286 (49.9%)	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	10 (1.7%)	34 (5.9%)	29.2	341^st of 552 public middle schools	38.2%		25.6	369^th of 550 public middle schools	32.9%	28			35.0	40.0	35.0			26.0	25.0	16.0		23.0		$00			$00
Future Investment Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1854 S Alvernon Way	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Griffin Foundation Inc. The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 790-8400	32	5	6.4		2 (6.3%)	2 (6.3%)	26 (81.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)													$23,339	$2,150	$5,097	$9,398	$11,112	$4,979	$16,091
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	5831 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4100	427	28	15.4		117 (27.4%)	26 (6.1%)	246 (57.6%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	48.3	233^rd of 552 public middle schools	57.8%		40.3	274^th of 550 public middle schools	50.2%	41			48.0	42.0	49.0			34.0	21.0	40.0		36.0		$00			$00
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
Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3500	270	22	12.3		20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	216 (80.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)					17.0					12.0				$00			$00
Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 E Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-5000	283	27	10.5		89 (31.4%)	31 (11.0%)	122 (43.1%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	21 (7.4%)	16.4	465^th of 552 public middle schools	15.8%		12.8	501^st of 550 public middle schools	8.9%	36			29.0	23.0	25.0				13.0			18.0		$00			$00
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	1300 E 6th St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1800	794	48	16.6		138 (17.4%)	57 (7.2%)	541 (68.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	25.2	375^th of 552 public middle schools	32.1%		26.6	362^nd of 550 public middle schools	34.2%	13			30.0	32.0	32.0			27.0	18.0	17.0		28.0		$00			$00
Gridley Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Harrison Rd	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4600	501	34	14.5		191 (38.1%)	42 (8.4%)	209 (41.7%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	35 (7.0%)	25.8	369^th of 552 public middle schools	33.2%		22.1	400^th of 550 public middle schools	27.3%	31			32.0	36.0	34.0			26.0	20.0	19.0		20.0		$00			$00
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	768	36	21.3		15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	24	384^th of 552 public middle schools	30.4%		17.4	450^th of 550 public middle schools	18.2%	66	45.0	27.0	31.0	46.0	32.0	40.0	37.0	13.0	21.0	16.0	23.0	14.0	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Vail Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Alice Vail Middle School?

Students at Alice Vail Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 27% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Alice Vail Middle School in?

Tucson Unified District

What high school do graduates of Alice Vail Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alice Vail Middle School usually go on to attend Rincon High School

Is Alice Vail Middle School a good school?

Alice Vail Middle School ranks 341^st of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alice Vail Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Alice Vail Middle School.

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