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Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School ranks 233 rd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 410 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Tucson Unified District, the school has consistently ranked in the top half of Arizona middle schools over the past decade, with a peak ranking of 97 out of 677 schools in 2015-2016.

Ida Flood Dodge outperforms the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in proficiency rates across most grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate is 36%, compared to 17% for the district and 30% for the state. However, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 3.9% to 6.6%. The school serves a diverse student population, with significant representation from Hispanic, White, and Asian students, but its performance varies across different student subgroups.

While Ida Flood Dodge generally outperforms nearby middle schools in the Tucson Unified District, such as Utterback Middle School, Gridley Middle School, and Mansfeld Middle Magnet School, it lags behind the higher-performing Esperero Canyon Middle School, which is part of the Catalina Foothills Unified District.

427

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5831 E Pima St
Tucson, AZ 85712-5600

(520) 731-4100

District: Tucson Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.6%

White:

27.4%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2024 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2025) from a 50th-percentile low (2024)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tucson Unified District

✓Above the Arizona median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg19%

Arizona avg34%

233^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	48.3	233 of 552	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	274 of 550	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	258 of 854	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	297 of 605	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	324 of 832	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	149 of 605	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	142 of 711	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	141 of 695	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	97 of 677	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	145 of 521	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	101 of 690	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	124 of 787	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	96 of 772	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	101 of 685	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	79 of 692	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	133 of 663	79.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	194 of 400	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	205 of 573	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.5	101 of 247	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.0	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	311 of 404	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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	40.6	208 of 395	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	265 of 386	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	267 of 806	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	253 of 494	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	235 of 820	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	132 of 466	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	113 of 624	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	158 of 345	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	178 of 329	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	261 of 760	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	210 of 392	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	247 of 802	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	61 of 387	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	55 of 543	89.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.0	103 of 257	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	192 of 344	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	178 of 320	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	243 of 717	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	214 of 369	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	213 of 379	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	212 of 370	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	236 of 810	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	36.2	285 of 476	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	421 of 818	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	131 of 435	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	143 of 617	76.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	123 of 143	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	214 of 384	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	148 of 211	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	206 of 650	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.9	49 of 159	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	236 of 390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.8	207 of 363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	456 of 789	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	56 of 178	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	87 of 277	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	130 of 288	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	92 of 675	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	208 of 446	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	295 of 780	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	75 of 337	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	45 of 436	89.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2021)60th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)59th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)52nd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile-27 vs school

Military Connected (2021)14th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Science36%+6 vs state

Mathematics32%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 12, 2018

This school was not a very good school my son went there back in August N he Struggled for almost 4months told them he had IEP they didn’t do nothing tell last min N I removed him N took him to a different school all his teachers that he had there in mean time didn’t seem be trying to help him he was failing everything N now he’s A N B student N doing really good N I’m glade I made the right choice N moved him Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Dodge is definitely one of the best middle schools in TUSD. We open-enrolled our 2 sons out of district because we didn't think Dodge was a good fit for our oldest son at the time and didn't like any of the other options for middle schools in the district. However, our daughter attended Dodge and had a very good experience for the most part. She was accepted at both the Doolen GATE program and Dodge but we chose Dodge because we liked that the school stressed college and that the teachers did their best to prepare the students for high school. When we visited during 5th grade, my daughter was very taken in by Ms. Ponticelli whose class was doing a unit on Greece. Unfortunately, Ms. Ponticelli as well as 2 other 6th grade teachers along with Ms. White, the orchestra teacher, have just officially retired. Another thing I really like about Dodge is that it is a 5 'R' school (Reading • Writing • Arithmetic • Respect • Responsibility). The R&R cards encourage and reward good behavior and my daughter loved accumulating points on her card. As I previously mentioned, Dodge is one of the top middle schools in TUSD and the A+ rating it just received is an attestation to this. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I am a student at Dodge and am dismayed to inform anyone with high hopes of finding excellence and tradition at dodge that they will find no such thing here. Dodge is a filthy domicile with filthy children and hidden drug dealing and also hidden gangs. The staff are unaware of such groups but we, the students are certainly familiar with the kind. Racial groups are of vary high popularity here and you/your child WILL be judged on the color of his/her skin. I advise you with much dis-concern to avoid Dodge and speard the word of its horrific and minuscule education. Thank you. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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		20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	216 (80.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)			17.0			12.0			$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

How many students attend Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School?

Students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School are 58% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Is Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School a good school?

Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School ranks 233^rd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School in?

Tucson Unified District

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