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Amphitheater Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Amphitheater Middle School is a public school in Tucson serving 432 students in grades 6–8, in the Amphitheater Unified District. In 2025–26, 21% of students were proficient in ELA and 8% in math, compared with 41% and 33% statewide and 45% and 39% districtwide. The central concern is that results are especially low in math, where proficiency was 25 percentage points below the state and 31 points below the district.

Amphitheater’s results are among the lowest in nearby comparisons, though ELA proficiency improves across its grades. Nearby schools serving middle grades averaged 45% in ELA and 29% in math, compared with Amphitheater’s 21% and 8%. Within the school, ELA proficiency rose from 16% in grade 6 to 25% in grade 8, but remained below same-grade nearby averages in every grade. Eighth-grade science is a relative bright spot in the school’s trend: proficiency reached 17% in 2024–25, up from 4% two years earlier, although it was still below the state’s 30% and all nearby schools with reported results. For example, Lawrence W. Cross Middle School had 55% ELA and 40% math proficiency, while La Cima Middle School had 27% and 10%.

SchoolDigger ranked Amphitheater at the 5th statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26, close to its 4th–6th percentile range over the past three years and down 15 percentile points from 2017–18. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 14.7, near the nearby-school average of 14.1; its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 89% in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s group rankings showed a stronger relative standing for English Language Learner students in 2020–21: the school ranked at the 51st percentile for that group versus the 11th overall. Its Native American student ranking fell from the 69th percentile in 2017–18 to the 29th in 2022–23, even as the overall percentile was low in both years.

432

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

315 E Prince Rd
Tucson, AZ 85705-3639

(520) 696-6230

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend Amphitheater Middle School usually attend:

High:

Amphitheater High School

Feeder schools for Amphitheater Middle School:

Elementary:	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School
	Helen Keeling Elementary School
	L M Prince School
	Rio Vista Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

14.4%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg42%

Arizona avg37%

510^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Amphitheater Unified District

131^st of 267Amphitheater 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
2026	9.8	510 of 536	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	517 of 552	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	528 of 550	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	820 of 854	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	589 of 605	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	743 of 832	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	544 of 605	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	567 of 711	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	604 of 695	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	580 of 677	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	533 of 690	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	593 of 787	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	576 of 772	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	485 of 685	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	448 of 692	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.8	505 of 663	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.6	393 of 400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	438 of 573	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	92 of 125	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	220 of 247	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	306 of 404	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	372 of 395	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	373 of 386	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	771 of 806	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	481 of 494	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	738 of 820	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	430 of 466	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	505 of 624	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	297 of 338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	330 of 345	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	325 of 329	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	741 of 760	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	723 of 802	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	342 of 387	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	477 of 543	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.2	117 of 257	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	314 of 344	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	304 of 320	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	698 of 717	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	787 of 810	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	476 of 476	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	710 of 818	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	411 of 435	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	551 of 617	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	374 of 384	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	517 of 650	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	113 of 159	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	254 of 390	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	423 of 789	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	665 of 675	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	637 of 780	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	323 of 337	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	357 of 436	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)54th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2021)46th percentile+36 vs school

Native American (2023)29th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2023)11th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-25 vs state

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

I really like this school because everyone is nice (staff and students) and I got to make a lot of friends here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Amphitheater Middle School	Public	6-8	315 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6230	432	29	14.7	70.4%	62 (14.4%)	59 (13.7%)	259 (60.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.8%)	9.8	510^th of 536 public middle schools	4.9%		11.8	517^th of 552 public middle schools	6.3%	7				16.0	19.0	25.0	21.0				9.0			8.0		$00			$00
Satori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	3727 N 1st Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Satori Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 293-7555	97	10	9.7	28.9%	58 (59.8%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (23.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.4%)								(n/a)					72.0		51.0							30.0		$00			$00
Pima Partnership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1346 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership A	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 326-2528	34	5	6.8	64.7%	3 (8.8%)	1 (2.9%)	26 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Paulo Freire Freedom School - University	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E. University Blvd.	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-7552	73	8	9.7	31.5%	37 (50.7%)	4 (5.5%)	27 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)								(n/a)				58.0	50.0		50.0								$9,564	$1,107	$520	$2,734	$6,850	$1,087	$7,937
Doolen Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6900	490	40	12.3	62.2%	111 (22.7%)	94 (19.2%)	206 (42.0%)	26 (5.3%)	12 (2.4%)	14 (2.9%)	27 (5.5%)	17.3	440^th of 536 public middle schools	17.9%		16.1	471^st of 552 public middle schools	14.7%	31				28.0	32.0	25.0	29.0				15.0	17.0	11.0	14.0		$00			$00
Flowing Wells Junior High School	Public	7-8	4545 N La Cholla Blvd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8550	758	42	17.9	56.6%	171 (22.6%)	19 (2.5%)	546 (72.0%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	43.3	246^th of 536 public middle schools	54.1%		44.7	251^st of 552 public middle schools	54.5%	5					41.0	39.0	40.0					24.0	42.0	33.0	$6,972	$534	$865	$1,933	$5,684		$5,573
La Cima Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 N La Canada Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6730	337	30	11.2	58.5%	49 (14.5%)	22 (6.5%)	235 (69.7%)	9 (2.7%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	14	478^th of 536 public middle schools	10.8%		18.9	437^th of 552 public middle schools	20.8%	41				25.0	32.0	24.0	27.0				11.0	10.0	10.0	10.0		$00			$00
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	1300 E 6th St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1800	794	48	16.6	54.4%	138 (17.4%)	57 (7.2%)	541 (68.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	26.5	361^st of 536 public middle schools	32.6%		25.2	375^th of 552 public middle schools	32.1%	14				32.0	39.0	33.0	35.0				25.0	21.0	16.0	20.0		$00			$00
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown	Public, Charter	6-8	47 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 352-0057	54	4	13.5	40.7%	18 (33.3%)	1 (1.9%)	27 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)															$8,340	$1,073	$622	$2,769	$6,428	$217	$6,644
Orange Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 E Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8200	683	34	19.8	7.9%	387 (56.7%)	3 (0.4%)	184 (26.9%)	41 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.2%)	90.6	39^th of 536 public middle schools	92.7%		89.3	45^th of 552 public middle schools	91.8%	6				71.0	73.0	72.0	72.0				63.0	49.0	71.0	61.0	$7,553	$222	$554	$998	$5,161	$1,616	$6,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Amphitheater Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Amphitheater Middle School?

Students at Amphitheater Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 14% White, 14% African American, 4% Asian, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Amphitheater Middle School a good school?

Amphitheater Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Amphitheater Middle School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

How many students attend Amphitheater Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Amphitheater Middle School.

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Students who attend Amphitheater Middle School usually go on to attend Amphitheater High School

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