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Imagine Avondale Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

Summary

Imagine Avondale Middle is a public charter middle school in Avondale, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 186 students. The school is part of the Imagine Avondale Middle Inc. district, which is ranked 251 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Imagine Avondale Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 444 and 577 out of 552-854 schools over the past several years. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 24% in 6th grade ELA, 23% in 7th grade ELA, and 32% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 41%, 42%, and 40%, respectively. The school has also had relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 9.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pensar Academy and Western Sky Middle School, Imagine Avondale Middle generally performs worse across various metrics, including statewide ranking, academic achievement, and dropout rates. This underperformance may be attributed to a combination of factors, including the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and its relatively low per-student spending compared to the state average.

164

Students ?

54.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

50.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.
Avondale, AZ 85323

(623) 344-1730

District: Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

African American:

12.2%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (9% vs 5%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Arizona avg37%

Not ranked this year

Imagine Avondale Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	18.4	444 of 552	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	577 of 854	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	484 of 605	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	485 of 832	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	284 of 605	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	434 of 711	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	339 of 695	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.8	354 of 677	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	342 of 521	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.4	523 of 690	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	663 of 787	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	553 of 772	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	614 of 685	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	527 of 692	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.8	164 of 400	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	193 of 573	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	35 of 125	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.5	47 of 145	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	126 of 606	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	660 of 806	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	501 of 820	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	271 of 466	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	338 of 624	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	493 of 760	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	254 of 392	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	381 of 802	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	186 of 387	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	298 of 543	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	517 of 717	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	336 of 503	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	428 of 810	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.2	429 of 476	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	445 of 818	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	225 of 435	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	427 of 617	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	139 of 143	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.9	513 of 650	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	345 of 390	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.0	344 of 789	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	630 of 675	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	550 of 780	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	289 of 436	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)68th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2023)59th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2021)56th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2023)47th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2022)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)28th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)21st percentile-21 vs school

Female (2023)18th percentile-14 vs school

Native American (2021)12th percentile-30 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics11%-22 vs state

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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 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 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
Imagine Avondale Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	164	3	54.6	50.0%	10 (6.1%)	20 (12.2%)	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)				27.0	42.0	28.0						11.0		$00			$00
Avondale Middle School	Public	5-8	1406 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4500	351	13	27.0	61.5%	29 (8.3%)	50 (14.2%)	264 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	9.7	512^th of 536 public middle schools	4.5%		11.1	523^rd of 552 public middle schools	5.3%	11			15.0	18.0	24.0	19.0			11.0	9.0	12.0	11.0	$10,663	$766	$721	$2,253	$6,809	$2,366	$9,176
Pensar Academy	Public, Charter	4-8	6135 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Pensar Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 383-4013	203	13	16.2	54.2%	23 (11.3%)	20 (9.9%)	151 (74.4%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	292^nd of 536 public middle schools	45.5%		52	216^th of 552 public middle schools	60.9%	76			28.0	40.0	49.0	38.0				19.0	31.0	23.0		$00			$00
Western Sky Middle School	Public	5-8	4095 N. 144th Ave.	Goodyear	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6300	952	37	26.0	23.2%	369 (38.8%)	61 (6.4%)	423 (44.4%)	25 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.1%)	49.2	220^th of 536 public middle schools	59.0%		54.3	210^th of 552 public middle schools	62.0%	10			48.0	51.0	41.0	47.0			40.0	28.0	30.0	32.0	$5,674	$240		$479	$4,868	$566	$5,434
Wigwam Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	782	37	21.1	35.0%	170 (21.7%)	89 (11.4%)	448 (57.3%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.3%)	37.4	282^nd of 536 public middle schools	47.4%		41.1	266^th of 552 public middle schools	51.8%	16			38.0	43.0	38.0	40.0			25.0	32.0	26.0	28.0	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4	60.7%	14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	12.6	493^rd of 536 public middle schools	8.0%		10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%	36				24.0	24.0	24.0					8.0	6.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894
Santa Maria Middle School	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	591	26	22.7	43.1%	25 (4.2%)	87 (14.7%)	449 (76.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	12.4	495^th of 536 public middle schools	7.6%		9.1	537^th of 552 public middle schools	2.7%	42			28.0	24.0	13.0	21.0			17.0	10.0		11.0		$00			$00
Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	650	32	20.3	61.8%	11 (1.7%)	22 (3.4%)	608 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	9.9	509^th of 536 public middle schools	5.0%		10.7	528^th of 552 public middle schools	4.3%	19				23.0	16.0	20.0				10.0	9.0	10.0	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365
Imagine Desert West Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8	63.2%	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	9.8	511^th of 536 public middle schools	4.7%		7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%	37			20.0	17.0	16.0	18.0			17.0		12.0	11.0		$00			$00
Kings Ridge School	Public	2-8	3650 S 64th Ln	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-8960	371	20	18.5	58.2%	13 (3.5%)	68 (18.3%)	270 (72.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.8	340^th of 536 public middle schools	36.6%		12.7	503^rd of 552 public middle schools	8.9%	163		16.0	47.0	24.0	25.0	28.0		25.0	28.0			18.0	$6,594	$304	$634	$1,241	$5,046	$611	$5,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine Avondale Middle

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Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.

How many students attend Imagine Avondale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended Imagine Avondale Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Avondale Middle?

Students at Imagine Avondale Middle are 77% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

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