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San Carlos Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
Summary

San Carlos Middle School is a public middle school in San Carlos, Arizona, serving 322 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Carlos Unified District, which is ranked 538 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Carlos Middle School stands out for its overwhelmingly Native American student population, making up 99.07% of the student body, in contrast to the nearby High Desert Middle School, which has a more diverse student body. Academically, San Carlos Middle School consistently performs poorly on standardized tests, with only 3-5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, significantly lower than state averages. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 9.4% to 17.6% in recent years, compared to 5.4% at High Desert Middle School.

Additionally, San Carlos Middle School serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.94% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, higher than the 54.79% reported for High Desert Middle School. These factors suggest that San Carlos Middle School is facing significant challenges in providing effective educational opportunities and support for its students, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and resources to improve outcomes.

295
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
68.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 100 San Carlos Ave
       San Carlos, AZ  85550

(928) 475-2315

District: San Carlos Unified District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
98.3%
Asian:
1.0%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 36% meeting standards)
!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (9% vs 5%)
!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the Arizona average
Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?
This school23%
District avg23%
Arizona avg36%
Not ranked this year
San Carlos 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20235.9854 of 8540.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.8605 of 6050.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.4812 of 8322.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20234.8806 of 8060.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.4768 of 8206.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20236.8717 of 7170.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20236.4810 of 8100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.7472 of 4760.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6805 of 8181.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20236.8159 of 1590.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.1275 of 39029.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.8629 of 78920.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2021)20th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school
Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school
Native American (2023)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?
Mathematics100%+70 vs state
English Language Arts4%-36 vs state
Science3%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended San Carlos Middle School.

Students at San Carlos Middle School are 98% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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Latest Arizona data All new data »
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025
2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025
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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