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Willcox Middle School

Public Grades 4-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Willcox Middle School is a public middle school in Willcox, Arizona, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Willcox Unified District, which is ranked 260 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willcox Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in state assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, ranging from 17% to 26% proficiency compared to the state averages of 30% to 42%. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.9% to 6.5% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female and Hispanic students generally performing better than their male and White counterparts, respectively. However, African American students and English Language Learners have the lowest rankings among the subgroups. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.7% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's overall academic challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instructional practices, provide targeted interventions, and allocate resources effectively to support the diverse needs of the student population.

302

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,191

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 N Bisbee Ave
Willcox, AZ 85643-1507

(520) 384-8613

District: Willcox Unified District

Students who attend Willcox Middle School usually attend:

High:

Willcox High School

Feeder schools for Willcox Middle School:

Elementary:

Willcox Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

White:

25.2%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

826^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

470^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

260^th of 289Willcox 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	826 of 909	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1021 of 1245	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	859 of 1000	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	837 of 1226	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	737 of 1039	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	499 of 1109	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.5	563 of 1106	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.9	870 of 1079	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	781 of 955	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	965 of 1079	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	980 of 1158	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	1055 of 1141	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	971 of 1075	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	837 of 1090	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	764 of 1062	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	99 of 289	65.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.0	154 of 975	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	53 of 155	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	1002 of 1219	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1039 of 1219	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	669 of 862	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	522 of 1023	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	1060 of 1170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	676 of 716	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	889 of 1198	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	572 of 709	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	460 of 911	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	1066 of 1116	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.7	343 of 820	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	1063 of 1216	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	703 of 1220	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	732 of 850	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	456 of 1032	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.7	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.6	12 of 60	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	552 of 1201	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	854 of 1024	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	772 of 800	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	857 of 1161	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.8	304 of 720	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	470 of 552	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	442 of 550	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	610 of 854	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	527 of 605	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	399 of 832	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	290 of 605	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	279 of 711	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	288 of 695	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	30.8	440 of 677	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	353 of 521	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.9	519 of 690	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	529 of 787	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.0	644 of 772	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.5	556 of 685	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	538 of 692	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	442 of 663	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	496 of 573	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2023	16.4	720 of 806	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	453 of 820	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	274 of 466	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	234 of 624	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	572 of 760	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	363 of 802	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	191 of 387	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	233 of 543	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	571 of 717	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	265 of 369	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.5	152 of 503	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	462 of 810	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	337 of 818	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	232 of 435	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	246 of 617	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.6	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	71.3	107 of 650	83.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	488 of 789	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	592 of 675	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	426 of 780	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	112 of 337	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	115 of 436	73.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)84th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2022)66th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2021)54th percentile+22 vs school

Migrant (2023)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)18th percentile~ school

White (2023)17th percentile~ school

Male (2023)13th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2021)84th percentile+31 vs school

Migrant (2023)68th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile~ school

Male (2023)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)38th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2021)13th percentile-39 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2023)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-7 vs state

Science20%-12 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Willcox Middle School	Public	4-8	360 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8613	302	20	15.1		76 (25.2%)	10 (3.3%)	213 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16.2	470^th of 552 public middle schools	14.9%		18.5	442^nd of 550 public middle schools	19.6%	28	21.0	21.0	26.0	23.0	20.0	22.0	17.0	$7,191	$529	$10	$1,068	$6,485	$168	$6,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Willcox Middle School

Is Willcox Middle School a good school?

Willcox Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Arizona middle schools.

How many students attend Willcox Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Willcox Middle School.

What district is Willcox Middle School in?

Willcox Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Willcox Middle School?

Students at Willcox Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Willcox Middle School attend?

Students who attend Willcox Middle School usually go on to attend Willcox High School

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025

2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025

2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025

2023–24 dropout ratesJun 30, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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