Middle school (grades 6-8) · Tucson, AZ

Future Investment Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Future Investment Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 040034303003Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Future Investment Middle School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#20 of 25
middle schools in Tucson · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
85.7%
free-lunch eligible
32
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Future Investment Middle School ranks #20 of 25 middle schools in Tucson, AZ.

Enrollment

32

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

85.7%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+77% vs state

What stands out at Future Investment Middle School

Future Investment Middle School is a high-poverty, small charter middle school in Tucson, Arizona, enrolling 32 students.

Economic need is high: 85.7% of students qualify for free meals, 77% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Arizona schools, with 32 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

Its district draws 29.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Tucson's middle schools, it stands alongside Apollo Middle School (480 students): Future Investment Middle School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Its district, Griffin Foundation Inc. the (79500), also runs Children Reaching for the Sky Preparatory (61 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Future Investment Middle School compares

Future Investment Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 85.7% ▲ 77% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 32 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

32
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
85.7%
free-lunch eligible - 77% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$10,785
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 81.3%
White 6.3%
African American 6.3%
Asian 3.1%
Two or More 3.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 81.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.9, Future Investment Middle School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Griffin Foundation Inc. the (79500), which includes Future Investment Middle School.

$10,785
Per student
-18%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 5.8%
State 64.9%
Federal 29.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Future Investment Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Children Reaching for the Sky Preparatory Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Future Investment Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Griffin Foundation Inc. The (79500) · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Tucson

2 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Future Investment Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Future Investment Middle School

How many students attend Future Investment Middle School?

Future Investment Middle School has 32 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Tucson, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Future Investment Middle School?

85.7% of students at Future Investment Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Future Investment Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Future Investment Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 81.3% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Future Investment Middle School?

Future Investment Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Future Investment Middle School rank among middle schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Future Investment Middle School ranks #20 of 25 middle schools in Tucson, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Tucson on the city page.

Is Future Investment Middle School a good school?

Future Investment Middle School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Griffin Foundation Inc. the (79500)?

Besides Future Investment Middle School, Griffin Foundation Inc. the (79500) also operates Children Reaching for the Sky Preparatory (61 students). See the Griffin Foundation Inc. the (79500) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.