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San Luis Middle School

Q: Is San Luis Middle School a good school?

San Luis Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend San Luis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended San Luis Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of San Luis Middle School?

Students at San Luis Middle School are 99% Hispanic.

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

Students who attend San Luis Middle School usually go on to attend San Luis High School

Public Grades 6-8

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

San Luis Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Gadsden Elementary District in San Luis, Arizona, with 613 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

San Luis Middle School underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 11% of 8th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 13% for the district and 30% statewide. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 95.79% to 95.84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Interestingly, when compared to the nearby Southwest Junior High School, also in the Gadsden Elementary District, the data shows that Southwest Junior High School consistently outperforms San Luis Middle School on academic measures.

The data on subgroup performance at San Luis Middle School reveals some concerning trends, with the school's ranking for female students and special education students being particularly low. The school's ranking for English Language Learners and migrant students has also fluctuated significantly, suggesting that the school may not be consistently meeting the needs of these student populations. The high percentage of low-income students and the relatively low spending per student at San Luis Middle School may be contributing factors to the school's overall academic underperformance.

620

Students ?

31.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,757

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1135 N. Main St
San Luis, AZ 85349

(928) 627-6921

District: Gadsden Elementary District

Students who attend San Luis Middle School usually attend:

High:

San Luis High School

Feeder schools for San Luis Middle School:

Elementary:	Arizona Desert Elementary School
	Gadsden Elementary School
	Rio Colorado Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Arizona avg33%

459^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Gadsden Elementary District

222^nd of 289Gadsden Elementary 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
2025	16.9	459 of 552	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	472 of 550	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	638 of 854	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	487 of 605	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	519 of 832	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	529 of 605	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	621 of 711	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	510 of 695	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	542 of 677	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	403 of 521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	559 of 690	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	673 of 787	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	672 of 772	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	624 of 685	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	652 of 692	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	639 of 663	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.9	145 of 606	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	14.5	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	366 of 395	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	368 of 386	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	620 of 806	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	404 of 494	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	460 of 820	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	402 of 466	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	529 of 624	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	272 of 345	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	265 of 329	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	538 of 760	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	287 of 392	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	427 of 802	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	329 of 387	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	459 of 543	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	250 of 344	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	264 of 320	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	493 of 717	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	268 of 369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	428 of 503	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	338 of 379	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	333 of 370	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	657 of 810	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	424 of 476	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	541 of 818	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.6	421 of 435	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	552 of 617	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2024	14.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	24.6	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.5	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	31.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	357 of 363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	216 of 789	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	657 of 780	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)76th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

White (2021)16th percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-24 vs school

Migrant (2025)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 vs state

Science11%-19 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	620	20	31.0		4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	616 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	459^th of 552 public middle schools	16.8%		15.3	472^nd of 550 public middle schools	14.2%	13		28.0	26.0		14.0	20.0	11.0	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045
Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	652	29	22.4		2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	308^th of 552 public middle schools	44.2%		32.3	320^th of 550 public middle schools	41.8%	12		45.0	36.0		26.0	28.0	15.0	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957
Somerton Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 North Somerton Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6100	697	31	22.4		6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	665 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.8	452^nd of 552 public middle schools	18.1%		13.2	496^th of 550 public middle schools	9.8%	44		30.0	30.0		16.0	14.0	12.0	$7,412	$390	$51	$831	$5,885	$1,085	$6,971
Crane Middle School	Public	6-8	4450 W 32nd St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3200	554	25	22.1		45 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	489 (88.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	19.4	425^th of 552 public middle schools	23.0%		20.5	419^th of 550 public middle schools	23.8%	6		27.0	28.0		19.0	14.0	21.0	$8,658	$880	$331	$2,090	$5,798	$1,649	$7,447
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3300	646	29	22.2		61 (9.4%)	7 (1.1%)	560 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	28.3	351^st of 552 public middle schools	36.4%		23	390^th of 550 public middle schools	29.1%	39		42.0	30.0		28.0	18.0	17.0	$8,510	$768	$276	$1,812	$5,851	$1,615	$7,466
R Pete Woodard Junior High School	Public	6-8	2250 S 8th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7200	614	29	21.0		76 (12.4%)	13 (2.1%)	495 (80.6%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	20.1	416^th of 552 public middle schools	24.6%		21.8	403^rd of 550 public middle schools	26.7%	13	26.0	30.0	28.0	21.0	15.0	21.0	21.0	$6,431	$1,213	$1,244	$3,669	$3,968	$06	$3,974
Gila Vista Junior High School	Public	6-8	2245 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7100	551	22	24.8		86 (15.6%)	7 (1.3%)	440 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	13.9	492^nd of 552 public middle schools	10.9%		13.7	490^th of 550 public middle schools	10.9%	2	26.0	31.0	25.0	11.0	8.0	7.0	16.0	$7,251	$1,020	$1,379	$3,419	$4,503	$349	$4,852
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Public	6-8	450 S 4th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7000	364	21	17.1		10 (2.7%)	8 (2.2%)	341 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	533^rd of 552 public middle schools	3.4%					(n/a)	19.0	20.0		12.0				$9,764	$1,706	$1,308	$4,721	$6,208	$542	$6,750

Frequently Asked Questions about San Luis Middle School

Is San Luis Middle School a good school?

San Luis Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is San Luis Middle School in?

Gadsden Elementary District

How many students attend San Luis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended San Luis Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of San Luis Middle School?

Students at San Luis Middle School are 99% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of San Luis Middle School attend?

Students who attend San Luis Middle School usually go on to attend San Luis High School

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025

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2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025

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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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