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Heritage Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in Chino Valley, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 495 students. The school is part of the Chino Valley Unified District, which is ranked 214 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 30%. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 7% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.1% to 6.1% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, Heritage Middle School struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with the school's rankings for White, Male, and Special Education students in the bottom 20% of Arizona middle schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Bradshaw Mountain Middle School and Prescott Mile High Middle School, Heritage Middle School consistently underperforms. These nearby schools, while not top-performing, generally have higher academic achievement and better serve their student populations. The significant achievement gaps observed for certain student subgroups at Heritage Middle School suggest that the school may not be equitably serving all of its students, which is an area that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions.

461

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,402

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1076 N Road 1 W
Chino Valley, AZ 86323-6066

(928) 636-4464

District: Chino Valley Unified District

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chino Valley High School

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Del Rio Elementary School
	Territorial Early Childhood Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

30.4%

American Indian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg35%

438^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

214^th of 289Chino Valley 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	18.8	438 of 552	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	443 of 550	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	542 of 854	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	422 of 605	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	366 of 832	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	271 of 605	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	273 of 711	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	255 of 695	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	223 of 677	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.1	232 of 521	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.7	232 of 690	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	355 of 787	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	303 of 772	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.1	309 of 685	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.1	330 of 692	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.4	275 of 663	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.3	341 of 573	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	302 of 395	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	313 of 386	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	517 of 806	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	343 of 494	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	381 of 820	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	200 of 466	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	205 of 624	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	98 of 166	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	637 of 760	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	332 of 392	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	461 of 802	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	170 of 387	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	231 of 543	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.4	30 of 257	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	242 of 320	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	466 of 717	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	252 of 369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	179 of 503	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	346 of 379	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	334 of 370	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	590 of 810	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	381 of 476	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	361 of 818	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	278 of 435	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	272 of 617	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	44.1	142 of 211	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	366 of 650	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	72.9	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	307 of 363	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	383 of 789	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.6	137 of 178	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	273 of 277	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	280 of 288	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	588 of 675	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	411 of 446	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	411 of 780	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	259 of 337	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	281 of 436	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)76th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+22 vs school

Foster Care (2021)41st percentile-15 vs school

African American (2021)40th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2023)19th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-21 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

Mathematics10%-18 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
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	1076 N Road 1 W	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-4464	461	22	20.9		299 (64.9%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	18.8	438^th of 552 public middle schools	20.7%		18.5	443^rd of 550 public middle schools	19.5%	5			39.0	22.0	31.0			13.0		7.0		19.0	$5,402	$773	$39	$1,585	$4,299	$291	$4,590
Pronghorn Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Robert Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(928) 759-4600	500	27	18.5		301 (60.2%)	2 (0.4%)	162 (32.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Glassford Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	6901 Panther Path	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 759-4600	0	24	14.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$10,242	$1,348	$627	$3,323	$6,968	$1,300	$8,268
Acorn Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	8556 E Loos Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 775-0238	294	13	22.6		169 (57.5%)	2 (0.7%)	112 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	58.4	187^th of 552 public middle schools	66.1%		47.2	246^th of 550 public middle schools	55.3%	59	72.0	55.0	39.0	57.0	61.0	54.0	43.0			34.0	38.0	36.0	$41,611	$5,296	$1,092	$11,684	$26,344	$8,879	$35,223
Prescott Mile High Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Granite St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 717-3241	482	27	17.6		339 (70.3%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	40.4	270^th of 552 public middle schools	51.1%		32.3	322^nd of 550 public middle schools	41.5%	52				41.0	42.0				25.0	25.0		36.0	$9,218	$702	$184	$1,587	$6,606	$1,727	$8,333
Bradshaw Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	12255 E Turquoise Cir	Dewey	86327	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 759-4900	417	26	15.9		250 (60.0%)	5 (1.2%)	149 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	27.1	359^th of 552 public middle schools	35.0%		16.4	466^th of 550 public middle schools	15.3%	107			31.0	25.0	33.0			30.0	17.0	30.0		25.0	$10,486	$1,023	$183	$2,230	$7,577	$1,704	$9,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 65% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Heritage Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Arizona middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Heritage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually go on to attend Chino Valley High School

What district is Heritage Middle School in?

Chino Valley Unified District

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Heritage Middle School.

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