Summary:
The Morenci Unified District in Arizona is home to a single middle school, Fairbanks Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school's performance metrics and rankings suggest it is not among the top-performing middle schools in the state, its mixed academic outcomes and resource allocation challenges present opportunities for improvement.
Fairbanks Middle School has been ranked between 301 and 376 out of 552-854 Arizona middle schools in the past three school years and holds a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating it is below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and mathematics were generally lower than the state averages, with the exception of 8th grade English language arts, where the school exceeded the state average. Additionally, the school had a relatively high dropout rate of 5.2% in the 2023-2024 school year.
In terms of resources, Fairbanks Middle School's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $7,858, which is below the state average. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 9.1 is relatively low, suggesting a good level of staffing resources. Overall, the performance and resource allocation challenges at Fairbanks Middle School indicate that the Morenci Unified District may need to focus on improving student engagement, support, and academic interventions to better support student success.
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