Cactus Middle School
Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Casa Grande, Arizona
Cactus Middle School in Casa Grande, Arizona enrolled 737 students in 2024-25 with 36.5 full-time teachers, 20.2 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% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
779 students in 2022-23, 750 students in 2023-24, 737 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 36.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 779 | 38.5 | 20.2 |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 37.5 | 20.0 |
| 2024-25 | 737 | 36.5 | 20.2 |
20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 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 792 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cactus Middle School enrolled 792 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 215 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 792 of the 792 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions215
- Chronically absent57.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.0% of students were Hispanic, 19.3% White, 5.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic68.0%
- White19.3%
- Black5.4%
- Two or more races3.8%
- American Indian2.6%
- Asian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Cactus Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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% | 22% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% | 14% (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 Casa Grande
2 public middle schools in Casa Grande report 2024-25 enrollment; Cactus Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Middle School | 737 | 20.2 | 48.9% |
| Path to Potential | 1 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cactus Middle School
- Casa Grande Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 648 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Path to PotentialThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Cactus Middle School with Casa Grande Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) spends per student$10,237 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,237
- The largest public schools in ArizonaCactus Middle School is the number 45 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#45 of 215
- Arizona schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.20.2:1
- 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 Cactus Middle School
How many students attend Cactus Middle School?
737 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 779 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Casa Grande, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cactus Middle School?
20.2 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 Cactus Middle School a Title I school?
Cactus Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cactus Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Cactus Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 Cactus Middle School in?
Casa Grande Elementary District (4446), NCES district ID 0401710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040171002213 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.