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Gridley Middle School

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Gridley Middle School ranks 369 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Gridley Middle School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 514 students in grades 6-8. 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. Gridley Middle School has had a fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 242 to 560 out of Arizona middle schools, and a 1 to 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gridley Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 17% for the district and 30% for the state. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.9% to 6.6%, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, Gridley Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school struggling with White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona middle schools for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools in the Tucson Unified District, such as Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School and Alice Vail Middle School, Gridley Middle School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and better rankings. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Gridley Middle School, which has increased from 33.99% in 2021-2022 to 57.74% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may be facing challenges related to resource allocation, teacher quality, and student support services that could be impacting its academic performance.

501

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 S Harrison Rd
Tucson, AZ 85748-4514

(520) 731-4600

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Gridley Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Gridley Middle School:

Elementary:	Gale Elementary School
	Harold Steele Elementary School
	Soleng Tom Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

38.1%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 34% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg19%

Arizona avg34%

369^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	25.8	369 of 552	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	400 of 550	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	560 of 854	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	472 of 605	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	522 of 832	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	434 of 605	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	315 of 711	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	377 of 695	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.3	275 of 677	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	242 of 521	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.5	351 of 690	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.5	310 of 787	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	305 of 772	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.3	233 of 685	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.7	188 of 692	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	169 of 663	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	352 of 400	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	421 of 573	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	195 of 247	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	198 of 404	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	107 of 606	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	296 of 395	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	310 of 386	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	541 of 806	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	366 of 494	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	498 of 820	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	358 of 466	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	274 of 624	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	237 of 345	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	256 of 329	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	564 of 760	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	310 of 392	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	505 of 802	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	330 of 387	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	335 of 543	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.2	34 of 64	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	225 of 344	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	243 of 320	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	542 of 717	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	312 of 379	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	323 of 370	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	568 of 810	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	408 of 476	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	517 of 818	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	364 of 435	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	319 of 617	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	97 of 143	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	355 of 384	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	424 of 650	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2021	48.4	45 of 108	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	300 of 363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	608 of 789	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	172 of 178	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	263 of 277	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	267 of 288	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	583 of 675	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	416 of 446	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	602 of 780	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	309 of 337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	269 of 436	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2022)88th percentile+66 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)82nd percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2021)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2023)21st percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)12th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-6 vs state

Science20%-10 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
Gridley Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Harrison Rd	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4600	501	34	14.5		191 (38.1%)	42 (8.4%)	209 (41.7%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	35 (7.0%)	25.8	369^th of 552 public middle schools	33.2%		22.1	400^th of 550 public middle schools	27.3%	31	32.0	36.0	34.0	26.0	20.0	19.0	20.0		$00			$00
Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 E Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-5000	283	27	10.5		89 (31.4%)	31 (11.0%)	122 (43.1%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	21 (7.4%)	16.4	465^th of 552 public middle schools	15.8%		12.8	501^st of 550 public middle schools	8.9%	36	29.0	23.0	25.0		13.0		18.0		$00			$00
Secrist Middle School	Public	6-8	3400 S Houghton Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-5300	248	20	12.5		71 (28.6%)	26 (10.5%)	121 (48.8%)	8 (3.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)								(n/a)		29.0	30.0						$00			$00
Academy of Tucson Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2300 N Tanque Verde Loop Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 749-1413	143	12	11.9		50 (35.0%)	9 (6.3%)	66 (46.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.8%)	28.2	352^nd of 552 public middle schools	36.2%					(n/a)	41.0	30.0	27.0						$00			$00
Emily Gray Junior High School	Public	7-8	11150 E Tanque Verde Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-3838	420	24	17.8		293 (69.8%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (23.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.3%)	72.2	119^th of 552 public middle schools	78.4%		70.1	130^th of 550 public middle schools	76.4%	11		60.0	54.0		46.0	50.0	42.0	$9,266	$351	$932	$1,634	$6,725	$1,259	$7,983
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
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
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		291 (40.9%)	43 (6.0%)	291 (40.9%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.6%)	71.4	126^th of 552 public middle schools	77.2%		77.1	105^th of 550 public middle schools	80.9%	21	55.0	67.0	54.0	42.0	46.0	42.0	50.0	$5,380	$50	$06	$105	$5,141	$184	$5,324
Esperero Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8100	495	25	19.9		258 (52.1%)	9 (1.8%)	174 (35.2%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	79.7	83^rd of 552 public middle schools	85.0%		83.4	70^th of 550 public middle schools	87.3%	13	67.0	72.0	67.0	39.0	52.0	48.0	53.0	$8,440	$73	$545	$691	$5,861	$1,962	$7,822
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gridley Middle School

What district is Gridley Middle School in?

Tucson Unified District

What high school do graduates of Gridley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gridley Middle School usually go on to attend Sahuaro High School

Is Gridley Middle School a good school?

Gridley Middle School ranks 369^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gridley Middle School?

Students at Gridley Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 38% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Gridley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Gridley Middle School.

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