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Ash Fork Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Ash Fork Middle School is a small public middle school in Ash Fork, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of just 74. Despite its small size, this school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top quarter of Arizona middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ash Fork Middle School has shown strong academic performance, with higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in several subjects and grade levels. In 2022-2023, the school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate was 39%, significantly higher than the state average of 27%. The school's 7th and 8th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates were also higher than the state average, at 50% and 54%, respectively, compared to the state's 42%. In mathematics, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rate was 54%, much higher than the state's 27%. The school has also maintained low dropout rates, with a 2% rate in 2019-2020 and 0% rates in several previous years.

Ash Fork Middle School's strong performance is particularly noteworthy given that 77.03% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite this, the school's low-income students ranked 84 out of 717 Arizona middle schools in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating. The school has also shown impressive performance among specific student subgroups, such as female students and Hispanic students, who ranked 103 out of 806 and 149 out of 760 Arizona middle schools, respectively, also with 4-star ratings.

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,793

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46999 N. Fifth Street
Ash Fork, AZ 86320

(928) 637-2561

District: Ash Fork Joint Unified District

Students who attend Ash Fork Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ash Fork High School

Feeder schools for Ash Fork Middle School:

Elementary:

Ash Fork Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

45.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (57% vs 35% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2015) to 74th (2023)

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Arizona avg35%

Not ranked this year

Ash Fork Middle School 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
2023	67.0	222 of 854	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	123 of 605	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	108 of 832	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	78 of 605	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	164 of 711	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	182 of 695	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	54.7	252 of 677	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	85.6	61 of 521	88.3%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	209 of 690	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	282 of 787	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.5	455 of 772	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	403 of 685	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.3	566 of 692	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	524 of 663	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2023	82.4	103 of 806	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	75 of 820	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	40.2	332 of 624	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.9	149 of 760	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	115 of 802	85.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	231 of 257	10.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.5	84 of 717	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	36 of 369	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	55 of 503	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	326 of 810	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	207 of 818	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.5	132 of 789	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	331 of 675	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	160 of 446	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	90 of 780	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)88th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)87th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2021)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)60th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-36 vs school

Homeless (2021)10th percentile-77 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Ash Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	46999 N. Fifth Street	Ash Fork	86320	Yavapai County	Ash Fork Joint Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 637-2561	66	4	16.5		36 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$4,793	$76	$629	$781	$4,416		$4,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Ash Fork Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ash Fork Middle School?

Students at Ash Fork Middle School are 55% White, 45% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Ash Fork Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ash Fork Middle School usually go on to attend Ash Fork High School

What district is Ash Fork Middle School in?

Ash Fork Joint Unified District

How many students attend Ash Fork Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 66 students attended Ash Fork Middle School.

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2023–24 dropout ratesJun 30, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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