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Wade Carpenter Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Wade Carpenter Middle School serves 547 students in grades 6–8 in Nogales, Arizona. In 2025–2026, 24% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 14% in math, below both the Nogales Unified District and Arizona in each subject. The most important finding is that both current all-grades results trail the district and state, with math the clearest concern: Wade’s math proficiency was 11 percentage points below the district and 19 points below the state.

Among nearby schools, Wade had the lowest all-grades ELA and math results and the lowest 8th-grade science result. Its ELA proficiency was 24%, compared with 39% at Desert Shadows Middle School and 36% at Coatimundi Middle School; math was 14%, versus 28% and 19%. Science is the relative bright spot: Wade’s 8th-grade result was 13%, just 1 point below Coatimundi, though 10 points below Desert Shadows and 17 below the state. Results also vary by grade: 6th-grade ELA was 23 points below the state, while 7th-grade math was 15 points below the district.

Science proficiency rose from 12% in 2022–2023 to 18% the next year, then fell to 13% in 2024–2025; its gap with the state widened again, from 15 points to 17. SchoolDigger ranked Wade 465th of 536 schools in 2025–2026, at the 13th percentile and 1 star, below both nearby schools, which received 2 stars. Its student-teacher ratio was the lowest of the three at 21.8, while its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 94% in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students swung from the 69th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 18th in 2022–2023; its ranking for Homeless Students fell from the 57th to the 2nd percentile over those years, indicating sharply different reported assessments of how well the school serves these groups. ELA and math results are available for only one year, and no nearby lunch-rate comparison was supplied.

547

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,882

Per pupil spending ?

57.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

595 W Kino St
Nogales, AZ 85621-1629

(520) 287-0820

District: Nogales Unified District

Students who attend Wade Carpenter Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nogales High School

Feeder schools for Wade Carpenter Middle School:

Elementary:	A J Mitchell Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Mary L Welty Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg29%

Arizona avg37%

465^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

206^th of 267Nogales 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	15.0	465 of 536	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	491 of 552	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	483 of 550	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	664 of 854	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	502 of 605	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	720 of 832	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	547 of 605	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	564 of 711	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	581 of 695	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	565 of 677	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	498 of 521	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	62.9	246 of 690	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	335 of 787	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	226 of 772	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	62.3	235 of 685	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.0	349 of 692	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.1	252 of 663	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	119 of 145	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	187 of 606	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	314 of 370	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	347 of 395	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	351 of 386	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	631 of 806	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	410 of 494	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	659 of 820	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	433 of 466	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	479 of 624	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	302 of 338	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	293 of 345	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	276 of 329	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	570 of 760	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	315 of 392	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	656 of 802	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	341 of 387	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	404 of 543	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	110 of 257	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	265 of 328	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	283 of 344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	257 of 320	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	506 of 717	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	276 of 369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	350 of 370	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	359 of 379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	350 of 370	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	682 of 810	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	436 of 476	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	735 of 818	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	418 of 435	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	501 of 617	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	155 of 178	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.9	641 of 780	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)18th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2023)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-19 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 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
Wade Carpenter Middle School	Public	6-8	595 W Kino St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0820	547	25	21.8	57.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	546 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	465^th of 536 public middle schools	13.2%		14	491^st of 552 public middle schools	11.1%	26	18.0	33.0	22.0	24.0	14.0	14.0	16.0	14.0	$5,882	$359	$44	$762	$4,962	$517	$5,479
Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Blvd. del Rey David	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2646	784	34	23.0	44.9%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	779 (99.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	276^th of 536 public middle schools	48.5%		45.8	245^th of 552 public middle schools	55.6%	31	35.0	51.0	32.0	39.0	18.0	39.0	28.0	28.0	$6,426	$333	$34	$701	$5,522	$537	$6,059
Coatimundi Middle School	Public	6-8	490 Avenida Coatimundi	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	497	22	23.1	47.3%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	480 (96.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27.3	348^th of 536 public middle schools	35.1%		23.9	385^th of 552 public middle schools	30.3%	37	33.0	41.0	33.0	36.0	33.0	13.0	13.0	19.0	$7,568	$388	$207	$983	$6,305	$668	$6,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Wade Carpenter Middle School

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Wade Carpenter Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Wade Carpenter Middle School in?

Nogales Unified District

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Students who attend Wade Carpenter Middle School usually go on to attend Nogales High School

How many students attend Wade Carpenter Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Wade Carpenter Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Wade Carpenter Middle School?

Students at Wade Carpenter Middle School are 100% Hispanic.

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