Tortolita Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Tucson, Arizona
Tortolita Middle School in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 rose 10%
539 students in 2022-23, 523 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 32.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 539 | 29.5 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 36.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 512 | 32.5 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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 346 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tortolita Middle School enrolled 519 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 86 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 346 of the 519 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions86
- Chronically absent61.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.7% of students were Hispanic, 44.3% White, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.7%
- White44.3%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Black2.7%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian0.6%
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 Tortolita Middle School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 | 32% | 41% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 38% (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 Tortolita Middle School
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.1 miles away: 827 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- La Cima Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.1 miles away: 337 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare Tortolita Middle School with Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Marana Unified School District 6 spends per student$10,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,680
- The largest public schools in ArizonaTortolita Middle School is the number 102 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#102 of 215
- Arizona schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.15.8:1
- 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 Tortolita Middle School
How many students attend Tortolita Middle School?
512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 539 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tucson, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tortolita Middle School?
15.8 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 Tortolita Middle School a Title I school?
Tortolita Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Tortolita Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Tortolita Middle School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 Tortolita Middle School in?
Marana Unified School District 6, NCES district ID 0404630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040463001131 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.