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Somerton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Somerton Middle School is a public middle school serving 650 students in grades 6-8 in Somerton, Arizona. The school is part of the Somerton Elementary District, which is ranked 217 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Somerton Middle School consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 12-30% of students proficient in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, compared to state averages of 27-42%. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25-50% of Arizona middle schools for Hispanic, White, English Learner, and Special Education students. Additionally, Somerton Middle School has had dropout rates between 4-6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Yuma and Gadsden districts also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools. This suggests broader challenges in the region. Additionally, Somerton Middle School spends $7,412 per student, which is lower than the state average, and has a higher student-teacher ratio of 17.5-18.9 compared to nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges. However, the school ranks in the top 25% of Arizona middle schools for its migrant student population, suggesting it may be effectively supporting this subgroup.

697

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,412

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1011 North Somerton Ave.
Somerton, AZ 85350

(928) 341-6100

District: Somerton Elementary District

Feeder schools for Somerton Middle School:

Elementary:	Desert Sonora Elementary School
	Encanto Learning Center
	Orange Grove Elementary School
	Tierra Del Sol Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

American Indian:

2.6%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Arizona avg33%

452^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

217^th of 289Somerton Elementary 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	17.8	452 of 552	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	496 of 550	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	618 of 854	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	425 of 605	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	506 of 832	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	394 of 605	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	451 of 711	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	412 of 695	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	446 of 677	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.5	438 of 521	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.0	470 of 690	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	534 of 787	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	510 of 772	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	528 of 685	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	548 of 692	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	484 of 663	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	121 of 145	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	78 of 606	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	31.2	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	363 of 395	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	372 of 386	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	641 of 806	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	373 of 494	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	463 of 820	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	376 of 466	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	392 of 624	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	262 of 345	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	283 of 329	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	500 of 760	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	258 of 392	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	415 of 802	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	217 of 387	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	281 of 543	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	242 of 344	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	237 of 320	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	213 of 717	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	33.8	234 of 369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	329 of 379	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	352 of 370	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	591 of 810	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	389 of 476	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	519 of 818	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	285 of 435	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	371 of 617	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	57.1	213 of 650	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	73.2	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	234 of 390	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.6	234 of 789	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	22.8	157 of 178	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	644 of 675	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.0	192 of 446	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.4	740 of 780	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)78th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2021)70th percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)67th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Migrant (2023)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Mathematics15%-12 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Somerton Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 North Somerton Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6100	697	31	22.4		6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	665 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.8	452^nd of 552 public middle schools	18.1%		13.2	496^th of 550 public middle schools	9.8%	44		30.0	30.0		16.0	14.0	12.0	$7,412	$390	$51	$831	$5,885	$1,085	$6,971
Crane Middle School	Public	6-8	4450 W 32nd St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3200	554	25	22.1		45 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	489 (88.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	19.4	425^th of 552 public middle schools	23.0%		20.5	419^th of 550 public middle schools	23.8%	6		27.0	28.0		19.0	14.0	21.0	$8,658	$880	$331	$2,090	$5,798	$1,649	$7,447
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3300	646	29	22.2		61 (9.4%)	7 (1.1%)	560 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	28.3	351^st of 552 public middle schools	36.4%		23	390^th of 550 public middle schools	29.1%	39		42.0	30.0		28.0	18.0	17.0	$8,510	$768	$276	$1,812	$5,851	$1,615	$7,466
R Pete Woodard Junior High School	Public	6-8	2250 S 8th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7200	614	29	21.0		76 (12.4%)	13 (2.1%)	495 (80.6%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	20.1	416^th of 552 public middle schools	24.6%		21.8	403^rd of 550 public middle schools	26.7%	13	26.0	30.0	28.0	21.0	15.0	21.0	21.0	$6,431	$1,213	$1,244	$3,669	$3,968	$06	$3,974
Gila Vista Junior High School	Public	6-8	2245 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7100	551	22	24.8		86 (15.6%)	7 (1.3%)	440 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	13.9	492^nd of 552 public middle schools	10.9%		13.7	490^th of 550 public middle schools	10.9%	2	26.0	31.0	25.0	11.0	8.0	7.0	16.0	$7,251	$1,020	$1,379	$3,419	$4,503	$349	$4,852
Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	652	29	22.4		2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	308^th of 552 public middle schools	44.2%		32.3	320^th of 550 public middle schools	41.8%	12		45.0	36.0		26.0	28.0	15.0	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957
San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	620	20	31.0		4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	616 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	459^th of 552 public middle schools	16.8%		15.3	472^nd of 550 public middle schools	14.2%	13		28.0	26.0		14.0	20.0	11.0	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Public	6-8	450 S 4th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7000	364	21	17.1		10 (2.7%)	8 (2.2%)	341 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	533^rd of 552 public middle schools	3.4%					(n/a)	19.0	20.0		12.0				$9,764	$1,706	$1,308	$4,721	$6,208	$542	$6,750
Castle Dome Middle School	Public	6-8	2353 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7300	939	37	25.2		198 (21.1%)	10 (1.1%)	716 (76.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	18.1	447^th of 552 public middle schools	19.0%		18.5	441^st of 550 public middle schools	19.8%	6	32.0	27.0	29.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	25.0	$5,882	$1,209	$1,221	$3,638	$3,496		$3,452
Ron Watson Middle School	Public	6-8	9851 E 28th St	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7400	548	26	20.9		172 (31.4%)	7 (1.3%)	353 (64.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	19.2	433^rd of 552 public middle schools	21.6%		22.4	397^th of 550 public middle schools	27.8%	36	32.0	34.0	30.0	14.0	14.0	9.0	20.0	$7,118	$998	$1,325	$3,320	$4,669	$127	$4,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Somerton Middle School

Is Somerton Middle School a good school?

Somerton Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Arizona middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Somerton Middle School?

Students at Somerton Middle School are 95% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Somerton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Somerton Middle School.

What district is Somerton Middle School in?

Somerton Elementary District

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