Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Summary:

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is a public middle school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving around 845 students in grades 5-8 and is part of the Kyrene Elementary District.

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School has a diverse student population, with 43.2% White, 10.41% African American, 28.88% Hispanic, 2.25% Asian, 3.91% Native American, 0.47% Pacific Islander, and 10.89% two or more races. The school's academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 40% to 57% and in Mathematics from 28% to 39% across grades, generally higher than the state averages but lower than the Kyrene Elementary District averages. Over the past 10 years, the school has ranked between 113 and 257 out of 605-854 Arizona middle schools, with a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to other middle schools in the Kyrene Elementary District, such as Kyrene Middle School and Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School, Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School performs similarly in terms of academic proficiency and statewide rankings. However, the school outperforms middle schools in the Chandler Unified and Tempe School Districts. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, and the increasing free/reduced lunch rate, from 12.1% in 2021-2022 to 23.91% in 2022-2023, may indicate a need for additional resources and support to address the unique needs of this growing population of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 2720 E Liberty Ln
       Phoenix, AZ  85048-8269


(480) 541-5800

District: Kyrene Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
214th of 533 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,640 Help


Students who attend Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School usually attend:

High:    Desert Vista High School

Feeder schools for Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School:

Elementary:    Kyrene De Los Lagos School
    Kyrene del Milenio

Student/teacher ratio:  17.0 Help
Number of students:  845

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.2%
Hispanic:
28.9%
Two or more races:
10.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.9% Help


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Compare Details Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School ranks better than 59.8% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Kyrene Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.42. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (43.2%), Hispanic (28.9%), two or more races (10.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is 17, which is the 2nd best among 6 middle schools in the Kyrene Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School employs 49.6 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is $5,640. 3 middle schools in the Kyrene Elementary District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School 214th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Kyrene Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kyrene Elementary District 122nd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 84.48 83rd 663 87.5%
2010 84.71 86th 692 87.6%
2011 83.19 94th 685 86.3%
2012 81.33 104th 772 86.5%
2013 81.23 109th 787 86.1%
2014 82.26 113th 690 83.6%
2015 71.03 132nd 521 74.7%
2016 77.61 125th 677 81.5%
2017 73.10 153rd 695 78.0%
2018 73.57 159th 711 77.6%
2019 62.37 209th 605 65.5%
2021 67.25 212th 832 74.5%
2022 54.05 245th 605 59.5%
2023 62.25 257th 854 69.9%
2024 51.42 214th 533 59.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.29 29th 43 32.6%
2019 17.45 13th 14 7.1%
2021 58.62 197th 650 69.7%
2022 47.91 123rd 211 41.7%
2023 43.15 228th 384 40.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.61 78th 178 56.2%
2021 56.00 170th 789 78.5%
2023 31.69 232nd 363 36.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.50 166th 503 67.0%
2022 45.15 183rd 369 50.4%
2023 41.64 366th 717 49.0%
2024 37.95 162nd 314 48.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.53 205th 257 20.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.73 169th 624 72.9%
2019 57.89 181st 466 61.2%
2021 67.33 210th 820 74.4%
2022 48.55 232nd 494 53.0%
2023 57.15 269th 806 66.6%
2024 38.10 216th 379 43.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.82 135th 617 78.1%
2019 54.09 178th 435 59.1%
2021 64.22 223rd 818 72.7%
2022 47.73 227th 476 52.3%
2023 64.49 229th 810 71.7%
2024 42.60 186th 356 47.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.92 37th 42 11.9%
2021 45.31 244th 404 39.6%
2022 35.30 139th 192 27.6%
2023 33.07 193rd 247 21.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.01 17th 125 86.4%
2019 39.06 7th 9 22.2%
2021 42.43 274th 573 52.2%
2023 24.22 317th 400 20.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.29 107th 543 80.3%
2019 53.93 145th 387 62.5%
2021 61.55 209th 802 73.9%
2022 54.50 157th 392 59.9%
2023 54.67 271st 760 64.3%
2024 51.74 118th 322 63.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.68 164th 390 57.9%
2022 13.23 40th 49 18.4%
2023 35.15 97th 159 39.0%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.36 55th 108 49.1%
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Rank History for White students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.93 94th 436 78.4%
2019 57.22 140th 337 58.5%
2021 71.31 170th 780 78.2%
2022 46.57 251st 446 43.7%
2023 62.14 211th 675 68.7%
2024 37.88 172nd 273 37.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 651 25 19 40 11 n/a n/a 0 746
1994 856 42 33 62 10 n/a n/a 0 1003
1995 631 31 17 56 6 n/a n/a 0 741
1996 631 31 17 56 6 n/a n/a 0 741
1997 688 37 26 61 11 n/a n/a 0 823
1998 797 44 40 72 20 n/a n/a 0 973
1999 822 56 57 96 19 n/a n/a 0 1050
2000 836 54 72 106 21 n/a n/a 0 1089
2001 818 65 74 97 19 n/a n/a 0 1073
2002 789 75 80 115 22 n/a n/a 0 1081
2003 789 75 80 115 22 n/a n/a 0 1081
2004 771 83 75 119 26 n/a n/a 0 1074
2005 793 91 78 117 22 n/a n/a 0 1101
2006 791 100 89 146 30 n/a n/a 0 1156
2007 744 116 90 156 30 n/a n/a 0 1136
2008 748 123 94 179 38 n/a n/a 0 1182
2009 686 127 93 169 29 n/a n/a 0 1104
2010 655 134 103 175 37 n/a n/a 0 1104
2011 600 133 108 205 37 1 1 0 1085
2012 634 130 91 220 33 2 13 0 1123
2013 631 122 69 229 37 1 30 0 1119
2014 598 120 52 216 38 1 38 0 1063
2015 582 120 48 225 40 1 48 0 1064
2016 561 145 41 224 33 2 68 0 1074
2017 556 135 41 224 26 4 73 0 1059
2018 500 137 40 225 26 5 80 0 1013
2019 509 123 40 287 30 3 92 0 1084
2020 435 118 33 285 34 2 99 0 1006
2021 396 102 23 267 29 4 94 0 915
2022 374 92 26 252 32 3 97 0 876
2023 365 88 19 244 33 4 92 0 845

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 746 37.7 19.8 n/a
1994 1003 51.3 19.6 n/a
1995 741 38.3 19.3 n/a
1996 741 38.3 19.3 n/a
1997 823 46.3 17.8 n/a
1998 973 51.7 18.8 n/a
1999 1050 54.7 19.2 n/a
2000 1089 57.0 19.1 n/a
2001 1073 57.0 18.8 n/a
2002 1081 55.3 19.5 8
2003 1081 55.3 19.5 8
2004 1074 54.0 19.9 9.8
2005 1101 58.3 18.9 14.8
2006 1156 56.5 20.5 17.1
2007 1136 50.0 22.7 13.1
2008 1182 52.5 22.5 13.5
2009 1104 62.3 17.7 14
2010 1104 60.3 18.3 19.1
2011 1085 55.3 19.6 22.9
2012 1123 66.7 16.8 25.8
2013 1119 53.9 20.7 21.4
2014 1063 51.4 20.6 23.9
2015 1064 52.0 20.4 24.9
2016 1074 50.0 21.4 25.1
2017 1059 52.8 20.0 32.8
2018 1013 56.4 17.9 24.9
2019 1084 57.0 19.0 24.9
2020 1006 55.2 18.2 25
2021 915 50.2 18.2 n/a
2022 876 50.8 17.2 12.1
2023 845 49.6 17.0 23.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 746 37.7 19.8 n/a
1994 1003 51.3 19.6 n/a
1995 741 38.3 19.3 n/a
1996 741 38.3 19.3 n/a
1997 823 46.3 17.8 n/a
1998 973 51.7 18.8 n/a
1999 1050 54.7 19.2 n/a
2000 1089 57.0 19.1 n/a
2001 1073 57.0 18.8 n/a
2002 1081 55.3 19.5 8
2003 1081 55.3 19.5 8
2004 1074 54.0 19.9 9.8
2005 1101 58.3 18.9 14.8
2006 1156 56.5 20.5 17.1
2007 1136 50.0 22.7 13.1
2008 1182 52.5 22.5 13.5
2009 1104 62.3 17.7 14
2010 1104 60.3 18.3 19.1
2011 1085 55.3 19.6 22.9
2012 1123 66.7 16.8 25.8
2013 1119 53.9 20.7 21.4
2014 1063 51.4 20.6 23.9
2015 1064 52.0 20.4 24.9
2016 1074 50.0 21.4 25.1
2017 1059 52.8 20.0 32.8
2018 1013 56.4 17.9 24.9
2019 1084 57.0 19.0 24.9
2020 1006 55.2 18.2 25
2021 915 50.2 18.2 n/a
2022 876 50.8 17.2 12.1
2023 845 49.6 17.0 23.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $289 (3.7%) $60 (0.8%) $637 (8.2%) $5,967 (76.7%) $1,461 (18.8%) $7,428 (95.5%) $7,776
2020 $191 (4.0%) n/a $383 (8.0%) $4,504 (93.7%) $111 (2.3%) $4,615 (96.0%) $4,806
2021 $993 (18.7%) $01 (0.0%) $1,987 (37.5%) $4,081 (76.9%) $229 (4.3%) $4,310 (81.3%) $5,304
2022 $230 (4.1%) $00 (0.0%) $461 (8.2%) $5,084 (90.1%) $326 (5.8%) $5,410 (95.9%) $5,640

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 209th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 257th of 854 Middle schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1084845
 22%
African American12388
 28.5%
American Indian3033
 10%
Asian4019
 52.5%
Hispanic287244
 15%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White509365
 28.3%
Two or More Races9292
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.9%23.9%
 1%


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Students who attend Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School usually go on to attend Desert Vista High School

Students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School are 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School ranks 214th of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 845 students attended Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School.


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