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Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School is a public school in Tucson serving 435 students in grades 5–8 in the Sunnyside Unified District. Its clearest academic concern is math: in 2025–2026, just 4% of students were proficient, compared with 14% districtwide and 33% statewide, and Lauffer’s result was below every nearby school with reported scores (6%–48%); this is the most important academic warning for families.

ELA is stronger than math but remains well below the state: Lauffer’s all-grades result was 23%, matching the district and sitting 18 points below Arizona’s 41%. It exceeded just 2 of 9 nearby schools with reported results—Apollo Middle School at 16% and Challenger Middle School at 15%—and was just below Utterback Middle School at 24%. Grade 7 is a brighter spot: Lauffer’s 31% ELA proficiency was 6 points above the district and higher than or tied with several nearby schools. Grade 6 was weaker, at 17% versus 22% districtwide. Eighth-grade science is a relative strength: Lauffer’s 14% was 1 point above the district, tied with Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School, and above Apollo and Challenger, though below the state’s 30%.

Science results have risen from 8% in 2022–2023 to 9% in 2023–2024 and 14% in 2024–2025. The state gap narrowed from 19 points to 16, while Lauffer moved from 2 points below the district to 1 point above it. SchoolDigger ranked Lauffer in the 13th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026; that is 8 points above its 2023–2024 low, but 1 point below the prior year. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.4, within the nearby range of 7.4–21.3, and its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 75% in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s 2020–2021 subgroup rankings showed stronger historical standing for English learner students (70th percentile) and homeless students (68th), compared with 12th overall; its Asian student ranking then fell from the 28th percentile to the 4th the following year. These subgroup figures are single-year snapshots with no later rankings, nearby schools serve different grade spans, and Lauffer’s grade-specific math results are suppressed.

435

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,924

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

5385 E Littletown Rd
Tucson, AZ 85756-8667

(520) 545-4900

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Students who attend Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Desert View High School

Feeder schools for Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School:

Elementary:

Craycroft Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

African American:

6.2%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (13% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg18%

Arizona avg37%

468^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Sunnyside Unified District

248^th of 267Sunnyside 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	14.5	468 of 536	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	475 of 552	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	522 of 550	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	738 of 854	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	586 of 605	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	731 of 832	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	549 of 605	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	638 of 711	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	463 of 695	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	351 of 677	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.8	400 of 521	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	54.4	298 of 690	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	364 of 787	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	337 of 772	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.3	197 of 685	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	54.4	297 of 692	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.0	230 of 663	65.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	323 of 400	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	488 of 573	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	292 of 404	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	183 of 606	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	344 of 370	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	355 of 395	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	357 of 386	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	673 of 806	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	485 of 494	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	661 of 820	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	440 of 466	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	590 of 624	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	289 of 338	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	284 of 345	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	314 of 329	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	677 of 760	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	386 of 392	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	682 of 802	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	347 of 387	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	492 of 543	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.0	83 of 257	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	281 of 344	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	311 of 320	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	626 of 717	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	350 of 369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	469 of 503	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	348 of 370	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	348 of 379	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	748 of 810	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	471 of 476	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	742 of 818	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	407 of 435	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	542 of 617	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.9	52 of 143	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	324 of 384	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	555 of 650	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	168 of 178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	601 of 675	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	440 of 446	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	645 of 780	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	418 of 436	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)70th percentile+58 vs school

Homeless (2021)68th percentile+56 vs school

Military Connected (2021)64th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2023)19th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2023)11th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics4%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 16, 2019

I LOVE the teachers my child has had and the front office staff is incredible. The principal is great with the kids and the assist principals are great. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, February 5, 2010

this is the best school because ever since i entered i have been very urgent to go to college and get a masters dig re i also want to thank Mrs. gutterez for teaching me a lot of reading and writing.

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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 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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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	56.8%	26 (6.0%)	27 (6.2%)	358 (82.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	14.5	468^th of 536 public middle schools	12.7%		15.7	475^th of 552 public middle schools	13.9%	7			17.0	31.0	20.0	23.0						4.0	$7,924	$712	$56	$1,480	$6,594	$562	$7,156
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	47.9%	15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	25.5	368^th of 536 public middle schools	31.3%		24	384^th of 552 public middle schools	30.4%	16	42.0	37.0	32.0	44.0	36.0	38.0	38.0	49.0	12.0	15.0	17.0	25.0	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605
Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3500	270	22	12.3	68.1%	20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	216 (80.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17.6	438^th of 536 public middle schools	18.3%					(n/a)			30.0	22.0	19.0	24.0					23.0	11.0		$00			$00
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	64.2%	21 (3.6%)	21 (3.6%)	508 (86.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7.1	531^st of 536 public middle schools	0.9%		8.3	543^rd of 552 public middle schools	1.6%	12				18.0	13.0	15.0				8.0	5.0	6.0	$6,510	$574	$39	$1,187	$5,393	$504	$5,897
Alice Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	5350 E 16th St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5400	573	40	14.5	53.6%	155 (27.1%)	64 (11.2%)	286 (49.9%)	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	10 (1.7%)	34 (5.9%)	21.2	404^th of 536 public middle schools	24.6%		29.2	341^st of 552 public middle schools	38.2%	63			31.0	31.0	30.0	31.0			18.0	17.0	21.0	19.0		$00			$00
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	63.1%	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.6	528^th of 536 public middle schools	1.5%		7.8	547^th of 552 public middle schools	0.9%	19				20.0	12.0	16.0				7.0	7.0	7.0	$8,739	$942	$65	$1,950	$7,035	$697	$7,732
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	23.4%	288 (38.8%)	32 (4.3%)	328 (44.1%)	16 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	67 (9.0%)	76.1	93^rd of 536 public middle schools	82.6%		75.6	106^th of 552 public middle schools	80.8%	13			59.0	66.0	57.0	60.0			46.0	50.0	48.0	48.0	$5,733	$76	$232	$383	$5,282	$144	$5,425
Wakefield Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W 44th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6280	295	21	13.9	48.5%	29 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	243 (82.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	48.7	224^th of 536 public middle schools	58.2%		57.7	194^th of 552 public middle schools	64.9%	30			48.0	54.0	41.0	48.0			38.0	28.0	25.0	31.0		$00			$00
Las Puertas Community School	Public, Charter	6-10	100 W 37th St	Tucson	85752	Pima County	StrengthBuilding Partners	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 546-9296	40	5	7.4	80.0%	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (60.0%)	1 (2.5%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Rincon Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	10770 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3200	712	35	20.5	22.9%	291 (40.9%)	43 (6.0%)	291 (40.9%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.6%)	73.6	104^th of 536 public middle schools	80.6%		71.4	126^th of 552 public middle schools	77.2%	22			67.0	55.0	67.0	64.0			55.0	30.0	46.0	44.0	$5,380	$50	$06	$105	$5,141	$184	$5,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School

How many students attend Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School.

Is Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School a good school?

Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Arizona middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School usually go on to attend Desert View High School

What is the racial makeup of Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School?

Students at Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School are 82% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

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