Altar Valley Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Tucson, Arizona
Altar Valley Middle School in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 159 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
196 students in 2022-23, 169 students in 2023-24, 159 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.5 to 11.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 196 | 11.5 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 12.0 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 159 | 11.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Arizona middle schools
Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 205 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Altar Valley Middle School enrolled 205 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 205 of the 205 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent52.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.6% of students were Hispanic, 25.2% White, 7.5% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic61.6%
- White25.2%
- American Indian7.5%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Asian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Altar Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 23% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 18% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Tucson
32 public middle schools in Tucson report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence W Cross Middle School | 827 | 18.8 | 18.9% |
| Mansfeld Middle Magnet School | 794 | 16.7 | 54.0% |
| Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School | 768 | 21.3 | 51.0% |
| Flowing Wells Junior High School | 758 | 18.0 | 60.9% |
| Desert Sky Middle School | 743 | 20.3 | 19.9% |
| Rincon Vista Middle School | 712 | 20.5 | 17.9% |
| Orange Grove Middle School | 683 | 19.8 | 8.0% |
| Challenger Middle School | 590 | 19.5 | 71.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Altar Valley Middle School
- Anna Lawrence Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 215 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Valencia Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 520 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Altar Valley Middle School with Anna Lawrence Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Altar Valley School District spends per student$15,761 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,761
- The largest public schools in ArizonaAltar Valley Middle School is the number 188 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#188 of 215
- Arizona schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Altar Valley Middle School
How many students attend Altar Valley Middle School?
159 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 196 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tucson, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Altar Valley Middle School?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Altar Valley Middle School a Title I school?
Altar Valley Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Altar Valley Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Altar Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Altar Valley Middle School in?
Altar Valley School District, NCES district ID 0404770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040477001005 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.