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Doolen Middle School

Q: Is Doolen Middle School a good school?

Doolen Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Doolen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Doolen Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Doolen Middle School?

Students at Doolen Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 23% White, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Doolen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Doolen Middle School usually go on to attend Catalina High School

Public Grades 6-8

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Doolen Middle School is a public middle school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 208 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Doolen Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

Doolen Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 17% for the district and 30% for the state. Similarly, in Math, only 11-16% of students across grades 6-8 were proficient or better, compared to 13-15% for the district and 27-29% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Arizona middle schools for Asian, African American, and Special Education students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Doolen Middle School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools within the Tucson Unified District, such as Alice Vail Middle School and Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School. These schools consistently outperform Doolen in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings among Arizona middle schools. Additionally, Doolen Middle School's per-student spending has decreased from $10,449 in 2018-2019 to $7,920 in 2019-2020, which may be contributing to the school's struggles, while nearby schools like Amphitheater Middle School have higher per-student spending.

490

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 N Country Club Rd
Tucson, AZ 85716-2504

(520) 232-6900

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Doolen Middle School usually attend:

High:	Catalina High School
	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Feeder schools for Doolen Middle School:

Elementary:	Blenman Elementary School
	Cragin Elementary School
	Davidson Elementary School
	John B Wright Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.0%

White:

22.7%

African American:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Arizona avg34%

471^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Middle Schools in the Tucson Unified District

208^th of 289Tucson 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	16.1	471 of 552	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	482 of 550	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	588 of 854	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	485 of 605	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	662 of 832	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	502 of 605	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	415 of 711	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	365 of 695	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	420 of 677	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	324 of 521	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.8	521 of 690	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.2	484 of 787	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.5	528 of 772	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	535 of 685	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	600 of 692	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	523 of 663	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	382 of 400	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	454 of 573	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	112 of 125	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	2.9	247 of 247	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	368 of 404	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	12.8	348 of 395	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	345 of 386	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	637 of 806	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	722 of 820	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	401 of 466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	395 of 624	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	291 of 345	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	257 of 329	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	651 of 760	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	634 of 802	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	350 of 387	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	313 of 543	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	32.6	172 of 257	33.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	331 of 344	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	302 of 320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	629 of 717	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	361 of 369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	341 of 379	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	343 of 370	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	538 of 810	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.3	421 of 476	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	578 of 818	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	393 of 435	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	322 of 617	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.4	233 of 384	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	75 of 211	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	430 of 650	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	96 of 108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	350 of 363	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	609 of 789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	215 of 277	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	255 of 288	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	350 of 675	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	384 of 446	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	581 of 780	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	255 of 337	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	200 of 436	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)80th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)39th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)11th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)4th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science18%-12 vs state

Mathematics13%-15 vs state

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Schools Near Doolen Middle School

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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
Doolen Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6900	490	40	12.3		111 (22.7%)	94 (19.2%)	206 (42.0%)	26 (5.3%)	12 (2.4%)	14 (2.9%)	27 (5.5%)	16.1	471^st of 552 public middle schools	14.7%		14.4	482^nd of 550 public middle schools	12.4%	11	28.0	28.0	27.0	16.0	12.0	11.0	18.0		$00			$00
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	1300 E 6th St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1800	794	48	16.6		138 (17.4%)	57 (7.2%)	541 (68.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	25.2	375^th of 552 public middle schools	32.1%		26.6	362^nd of 550 public middle schools	34.2%	13	30.0	32.0	32.0	27.0	18.0	17.0	28.0		$00			$00
Satori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	3727 N 1st Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Satori Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 293-7555	97	10	9.7		58 (59.8%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (23.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.4%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Paulo Freire Freedom School - University	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E. University Blvd.	Tucson	85705	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-7552	73	8	9.7		37 (50.7%)	4 (5.5%)	27 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	72.5	118^th of 552 public middle schools	78.6%		69.6	132^nd of 550 public middle schools	76.0%	14	50.0		55.0				55.0	$9,564	$1,107	$520	$2,734	$6,850	$1,087	$7,937
Pima Partnership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1346 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership A	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 326-2528	34	5	6.8		3 (8.8%)	1 (2.9%)	26 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Amphitheater Middle School	Public	6-8	315 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6230	432	29	14.7		62 (14.4%)	59 (13.7%)	259 (60.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.8%)	11.8	517^th of 552 public middle schools	6.3%		9.8	528^th of 550 public middle schools	4.0%	11	19.0	17.0	27.0	9.0			17.0		$00			$00
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown	Public, Charter	6-8	47 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 352-0057	54	4	13.5		18 (33.3%)	1 (1.9%)	27 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)								$8,340	$1,073	$622	$2,769	$6,428	$217	$6,644
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	5831 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4100	427	28	15.4		117 (27.4%)	26 (6.1%)	246 (57.6%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	48.3	233^rd of 552 public middle schools	57.8%		40.3	274^th of 550 public middle schools	50.2%	41	48.0	42.0	49.0	34.0	21.0	40.0	36.0		$00			$00
Future Investment Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1854 S Alvernon Way	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Griffin Foundation Inc. The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 790-8400	32	5	6.4		2 (6.3%)	2 (6.3%)	26 (81.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)								$23,339	$2,150	$5,097	$9,398	$11,112	$4,979	$16,091
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		155 (27.1%)	64 (11.2%)	286 (49.9%)	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	10 (1.7%)	34 (5.9%)	29.2	341^st of 552 public middle schools	38.2%		25.6	369^th of 550 public middle schools	32.9%	28	35.0	40.0	35.0	26.0	25.0	16.0	23.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Doolen Middle School

What high school do graduates of Doolen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Doolen Middle School usually go on to attend Catalina High School

What district is Doolen Middle School in?

Tucson Unified District

How many students attend Doolen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Doolen Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Doolen Middle School?

Students at Doolen Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 23% White, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

Is Doolen Middle School a good school?

Doolen Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Arizona middle schools.

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