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Old Vail Middle School

Q: Is Old Vail Middle School a good school?

Old Vail Middle School ranks 141 st of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Old Vail Middle School is a public middle school located in Vail, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 802 students. The school is part of the Vail Unified District, which is ranked 61 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Old Vail Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 52-145 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (AASA and AzSCI) is generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 54% of 8th-grade students at Old Vail Middle School were proficient or better in AzSCI/Science, compared to the district average of 54% and the state average of 30%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including Female, Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, and its performance for Military Connected students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 9th out of 110 Arizona middle schools in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools in the Vail Unified District, such as Corona Foothills Middle School and Rincon Vista Middle School, Old Vail Middle School performs significantly better. However, the school's per-student spending has decreased over the past few years, from $7,812 in 2018-2019 to $5,515 in 2021-2022, which may be a factor to consider as it could potentially impact the school's ability to maintain its high academic performance and support for various student subgroups.

811

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,515

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13299 E Colossal Cave Rd
Vail, AZ 85641-9001

(520) 879-2400

District: Vail Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

34.2%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (49% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Vail Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg55%

Arizona avg34%

141^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 26%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Vail Unified District

61^st of 289Vail 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	68.6	141 of 552	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	116 of 550	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	77 of 854	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	145 of 605	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	143 of 832	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	83 of 605	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	52 of 711	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	59 of 695	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	95 of 677	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	131 of 521	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	81.0	125 of 690	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	89 of 787	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	61 of 772	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	62 of 685	90.9%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	84 of 692	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.5	74 of 663	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.9	41 of 400	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	71 of 129	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	194 of 573	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	73 of 247	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	45 of 192	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.4	263 of 404	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.4	18 of 145	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	102 of 395	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	77 of 386	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	55 of 806	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	65.8	141 of 494	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	118 of 820	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	61 of 466	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	41 of 624	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	82 of 345	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	74 of 329	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	73 of 760	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	57.7	144 of 392	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	110 of 802	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	60 of 387	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	33 of 543	93.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.0	76 of 257	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	122 of 344	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	87 of 320	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	94 of 717	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	165 of 369	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.1	32 of 503	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	179 of 379	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	119 of 370	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.9	102 of 810	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	152 of 476	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.8	157 of 818	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	97 of 435	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	55 of 617	91.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.5	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	38 of 143	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	78.0	34 of 384	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	60.0	71 of 211	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	111 of 650	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	95.2	1 of 43	97.7%	★★★★★

Native American

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

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	245 of 363	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	146 of 789	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	55 of 178	69.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	129 of 277	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	84 of 288	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	73 of 675	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	166 of 446	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	169 of 780	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	77 of 337	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	39 of 436	91.1%	★★★★★

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)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)88th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)70th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2021)70th percentile-12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)69th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-22 vs school

Native American (2021)42nd percentile-41 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile-58 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Science49%+19 vs state

Mathematics42%+14 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
Old Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	13299 E Colossal Cave Rd	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2400	811	40	20.3		419 (51.7%)	26 (3.2%)	277 (34.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.6%)	68.6	141^st of 552 public middle schools	74.5%		74.2	116^th of 550 public middle schools	78.9%	25			56.0	58.0	54.0			49.0	35.0	42.0		49.0	$5,515	$70	$123	$262	$5,068	$255	$5,323
Desert Sky Middle School	Public	6-8	9850 E Rankin Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2700	743	37	20.3		288 (38.8%)	32 (4.3%)	328 (44.1%)	16 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	67 (9.0%)	75.6	106^th of 552 public middle schools	80.8%		78.8	91^st of 550 public middle schools	83.5%	15			58.0	65.0	61.0			47.0	40.0	53.0		49.0	$5,733	$76	$232	$383	$5,282	$144	$5,425
Rincon Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	10770 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3200	712	35	20.5		291 (40.9%)	43 (6.0%)	291 (40.9%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.6%)	71.4	126^th of 552 public middle schools	77.2%		77.1	105^th of 550 public middle schools	80.9%	21			55.0	67.0	54.0			42.0	46.0	42.0		50.0	$5,380	$50	$06	$105	$5,141	$184	$5,324
Corona Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	16705 S Houghton Rd	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3500	619	31	19.7		339 (54.8%)	22 (3.6%)	204 (33.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	85.2	61^st of 552 public middle schools	88.9%		89.1	50^th of 550 public middle schools	90.9%	11			62.0	62.0	72.0			52.0	46.0	70.0		67.0	$5,912	$35	$26	$95	$5,647	$205	$5,852
Secrist Middle School	Public	6-8	3400 S Houghton Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-5300	248	20	12.5		71 (28.6%)	26 (10.5%)	121 (48.8%)	8 (3.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)								(n/a)				29.0	30.0									$00			$00
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School	Public	5-8	5385 E Littletown Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4900	435	22	19.4		26 (6.0%)	27 (6.2%)	358 (82.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	15.7	475^th of 552 public middle schools	13.9%		10.1	522^nd of 550 public middle schools	5.1%	47			25.0	28.0	26.0					12.0		14.0	$7,924	$712	$56	$1,480	$6,594	$562	$7,156
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
Academy of Tucson Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2300 N Tanque Verde Loop Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 749-1413	143	12	11.9		50 (35.0%)	9 (6.3%)	66 (46.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.8%)	28.2	352^nd of 552 public middle schools	36.2%					(n/a)			41.0	30.0	27.0									$00			$00
Emily Gray Junior High School	Public	7-8	11150 E Tanque Verde Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-3838	420	24	17.8		293 (69.8%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (23.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.3%)	72.2	119^th of 552 public middle schools	78.4%		70.1	130^th of 550 public middle schools	76.4%	11				60.0	54.0				46.0	50.0		42.0	$9,266	$351	$932	$1,634	$6,725	$1,259	$7,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Vail Middle School

Is Old Vail Middle School a good school?

Old Vail Middle School ranks 141^st of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Old Vail Middle School in?

Vail Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Old Vail Middle School?

Students at Old Vail Middle School are 52% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Old Vail Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Old Vail Middle School.

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