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Imagine Cortez Park Middle

Q: Is Imagine Cortez Park Middle a good school?

Imagine Cortez Park Middle ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Imagine Cortez Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Imagine Cortez Park Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Imagine Cortez Park Middle?

Students at Imagine Cortez Park Middle are 53% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 14% African American, 5% White.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Imagine Cortez Park Middle is a public charter middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 254 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. district, which is ranked 272 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Imagine Cortez Park Middle consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade ELA proficiency rates were 21%, 30%, and 17%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41%, 42%, and 40%. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with rankings for Asian and Special Education students among the lowest in the state. In contrast, the school performs relatively better for White and Multi-racial students.

Compared to nearby schools like Desert Foothills Middle School and Madison Meadows School, Imagine Cortez Park Middle generally performs worse in academic proficiency. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in its dropout rate, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 5.2% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average and nearby schools. These factors contribute to the school's overall 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

252

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 W Dunlap Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85051-5303

(602) 589-9840

District: Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.2%

Asian:

26.2%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (18% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Arizona avg35%

495^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 289Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. 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	13.4	495 of 552	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	393 of 550	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	521 of 854	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	413 of 605	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	609 of 832	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	433 of 605	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	425 of 711	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	385 of 695	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	403 of 677	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	302 of 521	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.9	471 of 690	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	382 of 787	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	421 of 772	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	428 of 685	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.4	312 of 692	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.8	384 of 663	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	314 of 400	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	229 of 573	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.5	246 of 247	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	190 of 192	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	351 of 404	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	115 of 145	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	191 of 606	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	529 of 806	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	394 of 494	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	594 of 820	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	338 of 466	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	330 of 624	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	484 of 760	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	699 of 802	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	207 of 387	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	162 of 543	70.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	22 of 64	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.1	70 of 257	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	279 of 344	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	213 of 320	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	359 of 717	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	241 of 369	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.9	519 of 810	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	349 of 476	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	577 of 818	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	310 of 435	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	350 of 617	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	213 of 384	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	233 of 650	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	306 of 675	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	339 of 780	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)66th percentile+27 vs school

White (2023)55th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)36th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)36th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)34th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)26th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2023)22nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)21st percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics15%-13 vs state

Science13%-17 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th 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
Imagine Cortez Park Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-9840	252	12	21.0		13 (5.2%)	36 (14.3%)	134 (53.2%)	66 (26.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	13.4	495^th of 552 public middle schools	10.3%		22.7	393^rd of 550 public middle schools	28.5%	102		21.0	30.0	17.0		16.0	14.0			13.0		$00			$00
Palo Verde Middle School	Public	7-8	7502 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2500	797	44	18.1		80 (10.0%)	119 (14.9%)	518 (65.0%)	46 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	15.3	478^th of 552 public middle schools	13.4%		14.1	484^th of 550 public middle schools	12.0%	6			25.0	24.0			13.0	14.0		18.0	$7,569	$743	$125	$1,611	$5,717	$984	$6,701
Cholla Middle School	Public	5-8	3120 W Cholla St	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5400	681	38	17.8		146 (21.4%)	76 (11.2%)	385 (56.5%)	23 (3.4%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	20.3	413^th of 552 public middle schools	25.2%		30.5	337^th of 550 public middle schools	38.7%	76			30.0	25.0			22.0	20.0		15.0	$7,511	$638	$159	$1,434	$5,468	$1,246	$6,714
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	2133 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 612-3327	188	13	14.4		20 (10.6%)	35 (18.6%)	124 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)	28.0	26.0			30.0			26.0
Royal Palm Middle School	Public	5-8	8520 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3200	465	27	17.2		54 (11.6%)	53 (11.4%)	304 (65.4%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	31.7	319^th of 552 public middle schools	42.2%		27	359^th of 550 public middle schools	34.7%	40		27.0	36.0	41.0		28.0	27.0	28.0		23.0	$7,243	$1,692	$309	$3,694	$4,369	$872	$5,241
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	666	34	19.5		18 (2.7%)	58 (8.7%)	532 (79.9%)	35 (5.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.5%)	20.6	411^th of 552 public middle schools	25.5%		28.5	346^th of 550 public middle schools	37.1%	65	17.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	19.0	22.0	10.0	26.0	14.0	29.0	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467
Desert Foothills Middle School	Public	7-8	3333 W Banff Ln	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5500	621	41	15.1		205 (33.0%)	52 (8.4%)	312 (50.2%)	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	26.3	362^nd of 552 public middle schools	34.4%		30.6	336^th of 550 public middle schools	38.9%	26			37.0	29.0			22.0	18.0		25.0	$7,585	$582	$243	$1,406	$5,460	$1,302	$6,761
Choice Learning Academy	Public	4-8	5330 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 246-0699	462	25	18.4		23 (5.0%)	77 (16.7%)	320 (69.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	11.3	522^nd of 552 public middle schools	5.4%		7.4	545^th of 550 public middle schools	0.9%	23			17.0	19.0	41.0			13.0	40.0	15.0	$9,315	$1,970	$290	$4,231	$6,140	$915	$7,055
Madison Meadows School	Public	5-8	225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7600	846	41	20.4		518 (61.2%)	13 (1.5%)	224 (26.5%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.4%)	67	150^th of 552 public middle schools	72.8%		62.3	167^th of 550 public middle schools	69.6%	17	59.0	59.0	61.0	52.0	47.0	42.0	46.0	29.0	50.0	49.0	$9,728	$879	$103	$1,861	$6,589	$2,157	$8,746
Imagine Camelback Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5050 N. 19th Ave.	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Imagine Camelback Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 344-4620	169	8	21.1		3 (1.8%)	32 (18.9%)	122 (72.2%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	511^th of 552 public middle schools	7.4%					(n/a)		20.0	20.0	24.0								$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine Cortez Park Middle

What district is Imagine Cortez Park Middle in?

Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc.

How many students attend Imagine Cortez Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Imagine Cortez Park Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Cortez Park Middle?

Students at Imagine Cortez Park Middle are 53% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 14% African American, 5% White.

Is Imagine Cortez Park Middle a good school?

Imagine Cortez Park Middle ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Arizona middle schools.

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