Summary:
Zip code 85552 has one middle school, Thatcher Middle School, serving grades 7–8 with 273 students. Its 2025–26 results are above state figures in ELA, while its 2024–25 grade 8 science result is also above the state; there is no second school in the area list to compare. Most importantly, mathematics is below state levels in both grades, with the larger gap in grade 8.
Thatcher’s strongest reported comparison is grade 8 science: 43% proficient, 13 percentage points above the state’s 30% in 2024–25, though this result is from an earlier year than the ELA and math results. In 2025–26 ELA, the school is modestly ahead in both grades: grade 7 is 47% versus 43% statewide, and grade 8 is 41% versus 39%. Mathematics is the weakest comparison: grade 7 is 26% versus 27% statewide, and grade 8 is 26% versus 30%; across all grades, the figures are 26% versus 33%. The supplied all-grades state math figure differs from the state’s grade-level figures of 27% and 30%, so the grade-matched comparisons are clearer. The all-grades ELA result is 44%, compared with 41% statewide.
SchoolDigger gives Thatcher 3 stars and ranks it 256th of 536 schools, in the 52nd percentile, for 2025–26; its percentile was 62 in 2024–25 and 59 in 2023–24. That recent 10-point percentile drop describes its relative ranking, not necessarily a change in test scores. The reported student-teacher ratio is 14.1, and no free/reduced-lunch rate is supplied. Because Thatcher is the only listed school and ELA and math proficiency results cover just one year, comparisons among local schools and score trends cannot be established.
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