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Sahuarita Middle School

Q: Is Sahuarita Middle School a good school?

Sahuarita Middle School ranks 316 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Sahuarita Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Sahuarita Unified District, with 509 students located in Sahuarita, Arizona. While the school has been consistently ranked in the middle range of Arizona middle schools, recent data suggests it is facing some challenges.

Sahuarita Middle School's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 30% proficiency in 8th grade science, compared to 34% for the district and 30% for the state. The school has also had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 2.5% to 6.1%, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's free/reduced lunch rate has increased significantly, from 17.2% in 2021-2022 to 39.72% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Valencia Middle School, Pistor Middle School, and schools in the Sunnyside Unified District, Sahuarita Middle School's performance is generally better. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Vail Unified District schools, such as Desert Sky Middle School and Corona Foothills Middle School, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state.

498

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,799

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 W Sahuarita Rd
Sahuarita, AZ 85629-9000

(520) 625-3502

District: Sahuarita Unified District

Students who attend Sahuarita Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sahuarita High School

Feeder schools for Sahuarita Middle School:

Elementary:	Sahuarita Intermediate School
	Sahuarita Primary School
	Sopori Elementary School
	Wrightson Ridge K-8 School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.2%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg36%

Arizona avg34%

316^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 289Sahuarita 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
2025	32.2	316 of 552	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	306 of 550	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	415 of 854	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	269 of 605	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	274 of 832	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	299 of 605	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	355 of 711	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.6	307 of 695	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.7	299 of 677	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	252 of 521	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.0	278 of 690	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	325 of 787	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	287 of 772	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	242 of 685	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	247 of 692	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	185 of 663	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	121 of 400	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	107 of 129	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	173 of 573	69.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	322 of 404	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2025	24.2	281 of 395	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	252 of 386	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	391 of 806	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	270 of 494	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	281 of 820	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	255 of 466	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	270 of 624	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	242 of 345	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	230 of 329	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	477 of 760	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	201 of 392	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	252 of 802	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	216 of 387	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	300 of 543	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	216 of 344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	234 of 320	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	489 of 717	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	106 of 369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	34.7	321 of 503	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	291 of 379	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	259 of 370	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	433 of 810	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	282 of 476	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	267 of 818	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	274 of 435	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	312 of 617	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	89 of 110	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	75 of 143	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.4	219 of 384	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	189 of 211	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	261 of 650	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	88 of 390	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	334 of 363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	265 of 789	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	60 of 178	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	212 of 277	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	190 of 288	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	372 of 675	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	241 of 446	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	228 of 780	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.1	229 of 337	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	237 of 436	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)70th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2022)69th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2021)20th percentile-47 vs school

Military Connected (2023)19th percentile-32 vs school

Foster Care (2023)19th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics25%~ state avg

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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 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Sahuarita Middle School	Public	6-8	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	498	29	17.2		139 (27.9%)	15 (3.0%)	305 (61.2%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	32.2	316^th of 552 public middle schools	42.8%		35.2	306^th of 550 public middle schools	44.4%	10			36.0	37.0	33.0			32.0	24.0	20.0		30.0	$5,799	$457	$28	$942	$5,043	$271	$5,314
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4600	590	30	19.5		21 (3.6%)	21 (3.6%)	508 (86.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	8.3	543^rd of 552 public middle schools	1.6%		6.8	549^th of 550 public middle schools	0.2%	6				13.0	18.0				6.0	7.0		13.0	$6,510	$574	$39	$1,187	$5,393	$504	$5,897
Corona Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	16705 S Houghton Rd	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3500	619	31	19.7		339 (54.8%)	22 (3.6%)	204 (33.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	85.2	61^st of 552 public middle schools	88.9%		89.1	50^th of 550 public middle schools	90.9%	11			62.0	62.0	72.0			52.0	46.0	70.0		67.0	$5,912	$35	$26	$95	$5,647	$205	$5,852
Anna Lawrence Intermediate School	Public	3-8	4850 W Jeffrey Rd	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-3900	215	20	10.8		10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	100 (46.5%)	1 (0.5%)	95 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)											33.0			$00			$00
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	768	36	21.3		15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	24	384^th of 552 public middle schools	30.4%		17.4	450^th of 550 public middle schools	18.2%	66	45.0	27.0	31.0	46.0	32.0	40.0	37.0	13.0	21.0	16.0	23.0	14.0	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School	Public	5-8	5385 E Littletown Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4900	435	22	19.4		26 (6.0%)	27 (6.2%)	358 (82.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	15.7	475^th of 552 public middle schools	13.9%		10.1	522^nd of 550 public middle schools	5.1%	47			25.0	28.0	26.0					12.0		14.0	$7,924	$712	$56	$1,480	$6,594	$562	$7,156
Apollo Middle School	Public	6-8	265 West Nebraska Street	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4500	480	33	14.5		7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.8	547^th of 552 public middle schools	0.9%		9.6	529^th of 550 public middle schools	3.8%	18				17.0	17.0				6.0			9.0	$8,739	$942	$65	$1,950	$7,035	$697	$7,732
Pistor Middle School	Public	6-8	5455 S Cardinal Ave	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-5400	579	44	13.1		31 (5.4%)	9 (1.6%)	473 (81.7%)	5 (0.9%)	50 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	5.5	551^st of 552 public middle schools	0.2%		6.6	550^th of 550 public middle schools	0.0%	1			11.0	12.0	13.0			7.0				9.0		$00			$00
Valencia Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4500	520	36	14.4		33 (6.3%)	19 (3.7%)	421 (81.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	11.7	518^th of 552 public middle schools	6.2%		8	542^nd of 550 public middle schools	1.5%	24			17.0	23.0	23.0				9.0	14.0		12.0		$00			$00
Desert Sky Middle School	Public	6-8	9850 E Rankin Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2700	743	37	20.3		288 (38.8%)	32 (4.3%)	328 (44.1%)	16 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	67 (9.0%)	75.6	106^th of 552 public middle schools	80.8%		78.8	91^st of 550 public middle schools	83.5%	15			58.0	65.0	61.0			47.0	40.0	53.0		49.0	$5,733	$76	$232	$383	$5,282	$144	$5,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Sahuarita Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Sahuarita Middle School?

Students at Sahuarita Middle School are 61% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Sahuarita Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Sahuarita Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Sahuarita Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sahuarita Middle School usually go on to attend Sahuarita High School

Is Sahuarita Middle School a good school?

Sahuarita Middle School ranks 316^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sahuarita Middle School in?

Sahuarita Unified District

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