Imagine Superstition Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Apache Junction, Arizona

Imagine Superstition Middle in Apache Junction, Arizona enrolled 158 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

153 students in 2022-23, 148 students in 2023-24, 158 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Imagine Superstition Middle by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241482024-25158
Students enrolled at Imagine Superstition Middle by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241482024-25158
Students enrolled at Imagine Superstition Middle by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241482024-25158
Students enrolled at Imagine Superstition Middle by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241482024-25158
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23153not reportednot reported
2023-24148not reportednot reported
2024-2515811.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 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.

Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 14.4; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 14.4; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 14.4; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 14.4; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6

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 127 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Imagine Superstition Middle enrolled 127 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 127 of the 127 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent52.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.8% of students were White, 36.1% Hispanic, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.8%
  2. Hispanic36.1%
  3. Two or more races6.3%
  4. Black1.9%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Imagine Superstition Middle scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%30‑34%40.4%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%25‑29% (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 Apache Junction

2 public middle schools in Apache Junction report 2024-25 enrollment; Imagine Superstition Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cactus Canyon Junior High52718.640.9%
Imagine Superstition Middle15814.452.9%

All public schools in Apache Junction →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Imagine Superstition Middle

  1. Cactus Canyon Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 527 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Queen Creek Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 657 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Imagine Superstition Middle with Cactus Canyon Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Imagine Superstition Middle Inc. (90160) spends per student$9,647 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,647
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaImagine Superstition Middle is the number 189 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#189 of 215
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.14.4:1
  7. 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 Imagine Superstition Middle

  1. How many students attend Imagine Superstition Middle?
    158 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 153 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Apache Junction, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Imagine Superstition Middle?
    14.4 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.
  3. Is Imagine Superstition Middle a Title I school?
    Imagine Superstition Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Imagine Superstition Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Imagine Superstition Middle scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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.
  5. What district is Imagine Superstition Middle in?
    Imagine Superstition Middle Inc. (90160), NCES district ID 0400810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040081003026 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.

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