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Sinagua Middle School

Q: Is Sinagua Middle School a good school?

Sinagua Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Sinagua Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Sinagua Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sinagua Middle School?

Students at Sinagua Middle School are 38% White, 32% Hispanic, 24% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Sinagua Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sinagua Middle School usually go on to attend Coconino High School

Public Grades 6-8

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Sinagua Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 1,013 students in Flagstaff, Arizona; the supplied nearby comparison, Mount Elden Middle School, serves the same grades and enrolls 678. The clearest academic concern is math: in 2025–26, 15% of Sinagua students were proficient, compared with 26% in the Flagstaff Unified District, 33% statewide and 23% at Mount Elden. Math is Sinagua’s weakest subject relative to each comparison group.

Sinagua’s English results also trailed each comparison: 26% were proficient in ELA, versus 34% in the district, 41% statewide and 32% at Mount Elden. Science was a relative bright spot in 2024–25: 24% of Sinagua eighth graders were proficient, slightly above the district’s 23% and Mount Elden’s 22%, though below the state’s 30%. Within Sinagua, grade 8 had its strongest ELA and math results, at 31% and 17%. Even so, grade 8 math remained 9 points below Mount Elden; the gap was larger in grade 7, where results were 13% versus 26%.

Science improved to 24% in 2024–25 after falling from 22% in 2022–23 to 17% in 2023–24. Sinagua’s student-teacher ratio also declined, from 17.8 in 2022–23 to 16.5 in 2024–25, but remained higher than Mount Elden’s 14.5. SchoolDigger ranked Sinagua at the 15th statewide percentile and gave it 1 star in 2025–26, compared with Mount Elden’s 32nd percentile and 2 stars; Sinagua’s overall percentile was 48 in 2015–16. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for students with low socioeconomic status was especially low: 0 percentile in 2025–26, compared with 15 overall, and it was also low in 2024–25 and 2022–23. For military-connected students, the measure was notably higher than Sinagua’s overall ranking in each year with matching data, including 68 versus 29 in 2020–21.

1,013

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,914

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

3950 E Butler Ave
Flagstaff, AZ 86004-7852

(928) 527-5500

District: Flagstaff Unified District

Students who attend Sinagua Middle School usually attend:

High:

Coconino High School

Feeder schools for Sinagua Middle School:

Elementary:	John Q Thomas Elementary School
	Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School
	Thomas M Knoles Elementary School
	W F Killip Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.5%

Hispanic:

32.1%

American Indian:

24.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

Arizona avg37%

453^rd of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Flagstaff Unified District

181^st of 267Flagstaff 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	15.9	453 of 536	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	439 of 552	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	462 of 550	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	597 of 854	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	528 of 605	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	587 of 832	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	358 of 605	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	368 of 711	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	422 of 695	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	352 of 677	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	361 of 521	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.9	344 of 690	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.2	473 of 787	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	474 of 772	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	355 of 685	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.7	282 of 692	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	551 of 573	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	258 of 404	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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
2026	10.8	346 of 370	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	349 of 395	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	358 of 386	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	601 of 806	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	459 of 494	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	562 of 820	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	344 of 466	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	399 of 624	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.9	52 of 166	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	293 of 338	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	300 of 345	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	296 of 329	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	690 of 760	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	375 of 392	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	680 of 802	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	265 of 387	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	406 of 543	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.3	105 of 257	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	327 of 328	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	342 of 344	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	703 of 717	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	358 of 369	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	391 of 503	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	340 of 370	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	336 of 379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	338 of 370	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	570 of 810	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	434 of 476	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	604 of 818	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	276 of 435	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	295 of 617	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.5	15 of 110	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	46 of 143	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.1	241 of 384	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	155 of 211	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	306 of 650	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.9	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	152 of 159	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	241 of 390	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.7	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.6	362 of 363	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	352 of 789	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	139 of 178	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	244 of 270	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	237 of 277	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	258 of 288	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	437 of 675	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	407 of 446	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	507 of 780	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	219 of 337	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	219 of 436	49.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2023)89th percentile+59 vs school

Military Connected (2023)86th percentile+56 vs school

Foster Care (2021)69th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2021)59th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2021)36th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

Native American (2023)4th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2021)4th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics15%-18 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Wonderful School and kids!!!! Strong principal/school leadership, Challenging academic programs, Excellent teachers, Friendly office staff ...A+++ rating Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, January 25, 2014

This school is horrible. Run in a militant style punishing children for forgetting simple things such as an ID lanyard with two hours of detention after school. Making children wear backpacks the size of a mountain because there is not enough time between classes. Allowing bullying and harassment to continue to physical means then giving the girl who fought back the boy who attacked her suspension when she said I thought he was going to beat me up. What is ETL(elect to learn) nothing more than a fancy name for detention but it is not used for what we as parents think detention is. Was not detention for the bad kids, the ones who acted out or were disrespectful? How can honor students constantly end up in detention? 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	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
Sinagua Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 E Butler Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 527-5500	1,013	61	16.5	36.4%	390 (38.5%)	5 (0.5%)	325 (32.1%)	3 (0.3%)	248 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	15.9	453^rd of 536 public middle schools	15.5%		18.7	439^th of 552 public middle schools	20.5%	14	21.0	25.0	31.0	26.0	15.0	13.0	17.0	15.0	$6,914	$471	$10	$953	$5,510	$923	$6,433
Mount Elden Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-8250	678	47	14.5	42.2%	194 (28.6%)	10 (1.5%)	209 (30.8%)	3 (0.4%)	230 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	26.5	362^nd of 536 public middle schools	32.5%		19.2	430^th of 552 public middle schools	22.1%	68	24.0	33.0	38.0	32.0	17.0	26.0	26.0	23.0	$8,306	$352	$22	$726	$7,035	$898	$7,933

Frequently Asked Questions about Sinagua Middle School

What high school do graduates of Sinagua Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sinagua Middle School usually go on to attend Coconino High School

What district is Sinagua Middle School in?

Flagstaff Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Sinagua Middle School?

Students at Sinagua Middle School are 38% White, 32% Hispanic, 24% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Sinagua Middle School a good school?

Sinagua Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Arizona middle schools.

How many students attend Sinagua Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Sinagua Middle School.

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