Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School)
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sells, Arizona
Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) in Sells, Arizona enrolled 6 students in 2024-25 with 2.5 full-time teachers, 2.4 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, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 40% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
10 students in 2022-23, 12 students in 2023-24, 6 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 10 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
2.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) enrolled 14 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
100.0% of students were American Indian in 2024-25.
- American Indian100.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20% or less | 2% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 Sells
2 public middle schools in Sells report 2024-25 enrollment; Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary School | 246 | 15.4 | 69.8% |
| Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) | 6 | 2.4 | 90.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School)
- Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 246 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Baboquivari Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 151 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) with Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Baboquivari Unified School District spends per student$21,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,062
- The largest public schools in ArizonaAlternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) is the number 213 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 215
- Arizona schools by students per teacher2.4 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.2.4:1
- 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 Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School)
How many students attend Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School)?
6 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 10 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sells, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School)?
2.4 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 Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) a Title I school?
Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) in?
Baboquivari Unified School District, NCES district ID 0403950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040395003210 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, 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.