Tonalea Middle School

Public 6-8

 6720 E Continental Dr
       Scottsdale, AZ  85257-3226


(480) 484-5800

District: Scottsdale Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
561st of 854 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,062 Help


Students who attend Tonalea Middle School usually attend:

High:    Coronado High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  442

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.0%
White:
16.7%
American Indian:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.9% Help


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Compare Details Tonalea Middle School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.02. (See more...)
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Compare Details Tonalea Middle School ranks worse than 65.7% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 6 ranked middle schools in the Scottsdale Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.59. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Tonalea Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Scottsdale Unified District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60%), White (16.7%), American Indian (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Scottsdale Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tonalea Middle School is 14.2, which is the 2nd best among 6 middle schools in the Scottsdale Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tonalea Middle School is $8,062, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Scottsdale Unified District!
Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Tonalea Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tonalea Middle School 561st of 854 Arizona public middle schools. (See Tonalea Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Scottsdale Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Scottsdale Unified District 92nd of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tonalea Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 46.47 587th 1062 44.7%
2010 51.96 518th 1090 52.5%
2011 51.11 506th 1075 52.9%
2012 43.16 690th 1141 39.5%
2013 40.81 724th 1158 37.5%
2014 34.43 717th 1079 33.5%
2015 17.74 809th 955 15.3%
2016 20.03 886th 1079 17.9%
2017 21.42 886th 1106 19.9%
2018 24.81 821st 1109 26.0%
2019 24.00 766th 1039 26.3%
2021 41.02 646th 1226 47.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.36 574th 1027 44.1%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.19 67th 155 56.8%
2021 42.98 396th 975 59.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.80 403rd 417 3.4%
2021 46.75 496th 1201 58.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.71 570th 820 30.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.50 164th 423 61.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.28 735th 1023 28.2%
2019 15.22 744th 862 13.7%
2021 45.57 591st 1219 51.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.94 180th 306 41.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.25 796th 1032 22.9%
2019 25.78 607th 850 28.6%
2021 36.47 702nd 1220 42.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.71 302nd 620 51.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.29 347th 895 61.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.51 723rd 911 20.6%
2019 25.25 533rd 709 24.8%
2021 48.31 532nd 1198 55.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.74 297th 654 54.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Pacific Islander students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.09 143rd 171 16.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.99 505th 720 29.9%
2021 41.33 700th 1161 39.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Tonalea Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 48.86 332nd 663 49.9%
2010 69.99 194th 692 72.0%
2011 71.97 180th 685 73.7%
2012 64.01 254th 772 67.1%
2013 34.11 569th 787 27.7%
2017 21.71 553rd 695 20.4%
2018 20.11 570th 711 19.8%
2019 24.79 435th 605 28.1%
2021 35.20 483rd 832 41.9%
2022 25.34 424th 605 29.9%
2023 29.59 561st 854 34.3%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.10 237th 650 63.5%
2022 34.82 172nd 211 18.5%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.79 146th 606 75.9%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.28 467th 789 40.8%
2023 29.97 251st 363 30.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.40 379th 503 24.7%
2023 32.72 463rd 717 35.4%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.86 41st 257 84.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.66 500th 624 19.9%
2019 19.84 365th 466 21.7%
2021 33.63 491st 820 40.1%
2023 24.34 597th 806 25.9%
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Rank History for middle school Foster Care students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.55 44th 166 73.5%
2023 26.90 32nd 37 13.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.67 526th 617 14.7%
2019 20.96 337th 435 22.5%
2021 37.24 451st 818 44.9%
2023 33.32 496th 810 38.8%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.90 160th 404 60.4%
2023 69.41 64th 247 74.1%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.76 101st 125 19.2%
2021 57.32 153rd 573 73.3%
2022 18.34 120th 129 7.0%
2023 21.24 330th 400 17.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.24 461st 543 15.1%
2019 25.95 287th 387 25.8%
2021 34.33 506th 802 36.9%
2023 30.71 511th 760 32.8%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.00 119th 390 69.5%
2023 36.97 91st 159 42.8%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.60 89th 108 17.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Tonalea Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.14 370th 436 15.1%
2019 18.29 284th 337 15.7%
2021 46.48 387th 780 50.4%
2023 17.06 608th 675 9.9%
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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 Tonalea Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 581 12 9 47 4 n/a n/a -30 623
1989 588 11 8 38 4 n/a n/a -33 616
1990 567 16 6 38 5 n/a n/a -53 579
1991 551 10 6 30 4 n/a n/a -30 571
1992 497 10 2 34 7 n/a n/a 1 551
1993 497 10 5 34 11 n/a n/a 0 557
1994 485 13 5 48 7 n/a n/a 0 558
1995 462 16 17 84 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1996 462 16 17 84 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1997 454 19 21 110 4 n/a n/a 0 608
1998 418 15 22 106 4 n/a n/a 0 565
1999 412 24 17 126 3 n/a n/a 0 582
2000 360 30 15 155 4 n/a n/a 0 564
2001 354 25 15 165 4 n/a n/a 0 563
2002 310 30 15 206 12 n/a n/a 0 573
2003 310 30 15 206 12 n/a n/a 0 573
2004 277 20 13 209 21 n/a n/a 0 540
2005 261 19 11 219 21 n/a n/a 0 531
2006 249 24 22 289 25 n/a n/a 0 609
2007 220 26 19 265 21 n/a n/a 0 551
2008 189 31 14 302 17 n/a n/a 0 553
2009 178 35 19 318 16 n/a n/a 0 566
2010 167 33 10 301 16 n/a n/a 0 527
2011 154 33 9 301 14 1 5 0 517
2012 156 40 6 330 14 0 5 0 551
2013 134 33 4 332 18 0 2 0 523
2014 96 21 6 264 15 0 2 0 404
2015 80 30 6 212 12 0 1 0 341
2016 86 31 5 203 10 1 3 0 339
2017 207 68 11 557 63 6 12 0 924
2018 184 74 6 530 46 2 7 0 849
2019 189 67 6 536 46 2 14 0 860
2020 201 83 11 553 49 6 17 0 920
2021 124 52 9 402 35 4 9 0 635
2022 135 77 12 497 61 2 27 0 811
2023 74 35 8 265 44 1 15 0 442

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

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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 Tonalea Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 623 41.5 15.0 n/a
1989 616 40.8 15.0 n/a
1990 579 38.3 15.1 n/a
1991 571 35.1 16.2 n/a
1992 551 34.0 16.2 n/a
1993 557 33.7 16.5 n/a
1994 558 31.4 17.8 n/a
1995 581 31.6 18.4 n/a
1996 581 31.6 18.4 n/a
1997 608 33.1 18.4 n/a
1998 565 34.6 16.3 n/a
1999 582 32.6 17.9 n/a
2000 564 35.6 15.8 n/a
2001 563 38.2 14.7 n/a
2002 573 35.2 16.3 50.4
2003 573 35.2 16.3 50.4
2004 540 32.2 16.8 58.5
2005 531 30.7 17.3 71.8
2006 609 35.3 17.3 56.7
2007 551 41.5 13.3 69.5
2008 553 41.0 13.5 65.1
2009 566 44.4 12.7 71.4
2010 527 33.8 15.5 48.6
2011 517 37.1 13.9 75.8
2012 551 46.3 11.8 78
2013 523 37.8 13.8 73.8
2014 404 30.2 13.3 79.5
2015 341 27.0 12.6 64.8
2016 339 25.0 13.5 74
2017 924 61.4 15.0 88.1
2018 849 56.7 14.9 78.8
2019 860 53.5 16.0 75.9
2020 920 56.5 16.2 73.9
2021 635 46.5 13.6 n/a
2022 811 48.9 16.5 32.2
2023 442 30.9 14.2 76.9

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 Tonalea Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 623 41.5 15.0 n/a
1989 616 40.8 15.0 n/a
1990 579 38.3 15.1 n/a
1991 571 35.1 16.2 n/a
1992 551 34.0 16.2 n/a
1993 557 33.7 16.5 n/a
1994 558 31.4 17.8 n/a
1995 581 31.6 18.4 n/a
1996 581 31.6 18.4 n/a
1997 608 33.1 18.4 n/a
1998 565 34.6 16.3 n/a
1999 582 32.6 17.9 n/a
2000 564 35.6 15.8 n/a
2001 563 38.2 14.7 n/a
2002 573 35.2 16.3 50.4
2003 573 35.2 16.3 50.4
2004 540 32.2 16.8 58.5
2005 531 30.7 17.3 71.8
2006 609 35.3 17.3 56.7
2007 551 41.5 13.3 69.5
2008 553 41.0 13.5 65.1
2009 566 44.4 12.7 71.4
2010 527 33.8 15.5 48.6
2011 517 37.1 13.9 75.8
2012 551 46.3 11.8 78
2013 523 37.8 13.8 73.8
2014 404 30.2 13.3 79.5
2015 341 27.0 12.6 64.8
2016 339 25.0 13.5 74
2017 924 61.4 15.0 88.1
2018 849 56.7 14.9 78.8
2019 860 53.5 16.0 75.9
2020 920 56.5 16.2 73.9
2021 635 46.5 13.6 n/a
2022 811 48.9 16.5 32.2
2023 442 30.9 14.2 76.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tonalea Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,384 (179.0%) $16 (2.1%) $773
2020 $2,003 (27.5%) $5,879 (80.6%) $7,293
2021 $2,324 (24.2%) $8,137 (84.7%) $9,609
2022 $1,817 (22.5%) $6,704 (83.2%) $8,062

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Tonalea Middle School

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Rankings

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Ranks 435th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 561st of 854 Middle schools
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Student Body

Number of students
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Total Students860442
 48.6%
African American6735
 47.8%
American Indian4644
 4.3%
Asian68
 33.3%
Hispanic536265
 50.6%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White18974
 60.8%
Two or More Races1415
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.9%76.9%
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Tonalea Middle School ranks 561st of 854 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Tonalea Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 17% White, 10% American Indian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Tonalea Middle School usually go on to attend Coronado High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 442 students attended Tonalea Middle School.


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