Pinon Accelerated Middle School

Pinon Accelerated Middle School is a public middle school in Pinon, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 255 students. The school is part of the Pinon Unified District, which is ranked 481 out of 540 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pinon Accelerated Middle School consistently performs well below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 3% to 19% in English Language Arts and 3% to 9% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 37% to 42% and 27% to 31%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also significantly lower than the state average, with only 7% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27%. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.8% to 10% over the past five school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Pinon Accelerated Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 512 and 806 out of 854 middle schools in the state over the past decade, and has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, ranging from $7,685 to $11,424 per student, the academic performance remains poor, suggesting that the allocation and utilization of resources may not be effectively addressing the needs of the student population.