Dysart Middle School

Summary:

Dysart Middle School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Dysart Unified District in El Mirage, Arizona, with a student population of 646 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite being part of the Dysart Unified District, Dysart Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 17% to 32% at Dysart Middle School, compared to 41% to 50% for the district and 35% to 43% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is also significantly lower, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 35% compared to 33% to 40% for the district and 28% to 33% for the state. Dysart Middle School has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, and its performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female students and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Dysart Unified District, such as West Point Elementary and Marley Park Elementary, consistently outperform Dysart Middle School in academic achievement and statewide rankings. Additionally, Dysart Middle School has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.0% in 2018-2019 to 9.2% in 2021-2022, and has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 75.85% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 12950 W Varney Rd
       El Mirage, AZ  85335-3184


(623) 876-7100

District: Dysart Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
639th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,743 Help


Students who attend Dysart Middle School usually attend:

High:    Dysart High School

Feeder schools for Dysart Middle School:

Elementary:    El Mirage Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  646

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.7%
White:
14.7%
African American:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.9% Help


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Compare Details Dysart Middle School ranks worse than 70.7% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 18th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.03. (See more...)
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Compare Details Dysart Middle School ranks worse than 77.3% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.86. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.7%), White (14.7%), African American (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dysart Middle School is 17.4, which is the 4th best among 20 elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Dysart Middle School employs 37 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dysart Middle School is $9,743, which is the 10th highest among 20 elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dysart Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dysart Middle School 639th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Dysart Middle School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Dysart Middle School 412th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Dysart Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Dysart Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dysart Unified District 135th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dysart Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 47.03 576th 1062 45.8%
2010 50.71 526th 1090 51.7%
2011 45.42 577th 1075 46.3%
2012 50.12 585th 1141 48.7%
2013 59.16 468th 1158 59.6%
2014 55.24 488th 1079 54.8%
2015 29.84 633rd 955 33.7%
2016 43.62 543rd 1079 49.7%
2017 39.94 618th 1106 44.1%
2018 41.49 592nd 1109 46.6%
2019 35.63 611th 1039 41.2%
2024 24.03 639th 904 29.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.97 409th 546 25.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 12.75 536th 593 9.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.50 523rd 609 14.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.58 324th 472 31.4%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Dysart Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 36.17 435th 663 34.4%
2010 52.86 309th 692 55.3%
2011 51.31 332nd 685 51.5%
2012 56.02 320th 772 58.5%
2013 55.94 338th 787 57.1%
2014 65.22 230th 690 66.7%
2015 31.87 321st 521 38.4%
2016 60.05 226th 677 66.6%
2017 44.26 318th 695 54.2%
2018 45.89 336th 711 52.7%
2019 31.93 378th 605 37.5%
2021 44.11 380th 832 54.3%
2022 15.90 518th 605 14.4%
2023 18.33 716th 854 16.2%
2024 19.86 412th 533 22.7%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.61 244th 650 62.5%
2022 4.20 210th 211 0.5%
2023 12.23 370th 384 3.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.22 14th 606 97.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.98 105th 178 41.0%
2021 62.82 102nd 789 87.1%
2023 14.13 358th 363 1.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.91 233rd 503 53.7%
2022 17.82 327th 369 11.4%
2023 20.56 609th 717 15.1%
2024 24.71 228th 314 27.4%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.94 231st 257 10.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.37 320th 624 48.7%
2019 33.92 284th 466 39.1%
2021 45.52 368th 820 55.1%
2022 11.36 467th 494 5.5%
2023 18.96 682nd 806 15.4%
2024 13.25 336th 379 11.3%
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Rank History for middle school Foster Care students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.30 116th 166 30.1%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.24 111th 143 22.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.48 286th 617 53.6%
2019 21.35 333rd 435 23.4%
2021 44.02 375th 818 54.2%
2022 12.82 426th 476 10.5%
2023 17.27 704th 810 13.1%
2024 15.31 300th 356 15.7%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.14 368th 404 8.9%
2023 9.49 241st 247 2.4%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.34 34th 125 72.8%
2021 37.94 316th 573 44.9%
2023 12.15 384th 400 4.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.93 245th 543 54.9%
2019 37.30 225th 387 41.9%
2021 52.55 272nd 802 66.1%
2022 17.60 343rd 392 12.5%
2023 18.76 668th 760 12.1%
2024 20.55 253rd 322 21.4%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.02 174th 390 55.4%
2022 69.95 19th 49 61.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Dysart Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.16 299th 436 31.4%
2019 18.64 282nd 337 16.3%
2021 38.56 488th 780 37.4%
2023 19.44 584th 675 13.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dysart Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 155 32 5 363 0 n/a n/a -99 456
1989 156 29 6 339 1 n/a n/a -35 496
1990 128 36 10 387 1 n/a n/a -57 505
1991 110 26 5 432 0 n/a n/a -90 483
1992 137 20 4 351 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1993 110 17 3 440 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1994 111 21 2 413 1 n/a n/a 0 548
1995 117 27 6 471 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1996 117 27 6 471 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1997 113 20 6 477 2 n/a n/a 0 618
1998 116 38 5 387 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1999 138 39 7 399 4 n/a n/a 0 587
2000 201 42 12 521 7 n/a n/a 0 783
2001 318 34 13 491 14 n/a n/a 0 870
2002 457 88 17 787 29 n/a n/a 0 1378
2003 457 88 17 787 29 n/a n/a 0 1378
2004 494 106 19 692 29 n/a n/a 0 1340
2005 487 140 27 666 30 n/a n/a 0 1350
2006 572 131 21 746 41 n/a n/a 0 1511
2007 382 95 17 625 25 n/a n/a 0 1144
2008 380 88 19 680 30 n/a n/a 0 1197
2009 292 49 25 475 24 n/a n/a 0 865
2010 291 67 16 475 21 n/a n/a 0 870
2011 265 56 17 463 22 0 9 0 832
2012 268 67 16 485 25 1 17 0 879
2013 294 64 9 526 23 0 20 0 936
2014 307 48 5 536 23 2 25 0 946
2015 345 76 14 587 15 3 32 0 1072
2016 316 80 16 545 19 4 43 0 1023
2017 301 70 12 523 12 5 35 0 958
2018 249 70 12 525 12 5 43 0 916
2019 244 65 12 539 7 5 36 0 908
2020 283 75 8 489 12 4 49 0 920
2021 195 55 5 526 16 5 46 0 848
2022 99 54 5 513 7 4 35 0 717
2023 95 44 9 457 7 2 32 0 646

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dysart Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 26.5 17.2 n/a
1989 496 30.1 16.4 n/a
1990 505 29.8 16.9 n/a
1991 483 30.0 16.1 n/a
1992 512 28.7 17.8 n/a
1993 570 31.3 18.2 n/a
1994 548 27.1 20.2 n/a
1995 626 31.3 20.0 n/a
1996 626 31.3 20.0 n/a
1997 618 23.0 26.9 n/a
1998 546 28.2 19.4 n/a
1999 587 30.7 19.1 n/a
2000 783 57.2 13.7 n/a
2001 870 43.5 20.0 n/a
2002 1378 62.5 22.0 n/a
2003 1378 62.5 22.0 n/a
2004 1340 61.4 21.8 80.6
2005 1350 58.0 23.3 70.5
2006 1511 53.5 28.2 65.3
2007 1144 54.0 21.2 3
2008 1197 57.5 20.8 4.2
2009 865 52.0 16.6 66.5
2010 870 50.5 17.2 70.8
2011 832 45.2 18.3 76.7
2012 879 43.5 20.2 75.2
2013 936 50.0 18.7 76.5
2014 946 55.4 17.0 77.8
2015 1072 52.0 20.6 68
2016 1023 47.0 21.7 75.3
2017 958 49.7 19.2 75.4
2018 916 46.2 19.8 74.9
2019 908 44.3 20.4 75.9
2020 920 45.0 20.4 70.9
2021 848 44.0 19.2 n/a
2022 717 41.0 17.4 35.7
2023 646 37.0 17.4 75.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dysart Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 26.5 17.2 n/a
1989 496 30.1 16.4 n/a
1990 505 29.8 16.9 n/a
1991 483 30.0 16.1 n/a
1992 512 28.7 17.8 n/a
1993 570 31.3 18.2 n/a
1994 548 27.1 20.2 n/a
1995 626 31.3 20.0 n/a
1996 626 31.3 20.0 n/a
1997 618 23.0 26.9 n/a
1998 546 28.2 19.4 n/a
1999 587 30.7 19.1 n/a
2000 783 57.2 13.7 n/a
2001 870 43.5 20.0 n/a
2002 1378 62.5 22.0 n/a
2003 1378 62.5 22.0 n/a
2004 1340 61.4 21.8 80.6
2005 1350 58.0 23.3 70.5
2006 1511 53.5 28.2 65.3
2007 1144 54.0 21.2 3
2008 1197 57.5 20.8 4.2
2009 865 52.0 16.6 66.5
2010 870 50.5 17.2 70.8
2011 832 45.2 18.3 76.7
2012 879 43.5 20.2 75.2
2013 936 50.0 18.7 76.5
2014 946 55.4 17.0 77.8
2015 1072 52.0 20.6 68
2016 1023 47.0 21.7 75.3
2017 958 49.7 19.2 75.4
2018 916 46.2 19.8 74.9
2019 908 44.3 20.4 75.9
2020 920 45.0 20.4 70.9
2021 848 44.0 19.2 n/a
2022 717 41.0 17.4 35.7
2023 646 37.0 17.4 75.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dysart Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $555 (6.7%) $171 (2.1%) $1,282 (15.5%) $5,954 (72.1%) $1,575 (19.1%) $7,529 (91.2%) $8,255
2020 $709 (8.3%) $645 (7.6%) $2,062 (24.2%) $5,579 (65.4%) $1,596 (18.7%) $7,175 (84.1%) $8,529
2021 $875 (8.9%) $1,213 (12.3%) $2,964 (30.1%) $6,191 (62.8%) $1,573 (16.0%) $7,764 (78.8%) $9,853
2022 $797 (8.2%) $980 (10.1%) $2,574 (26.4%) $6,859 (70.4%) $1,106 (11.4%) $7,966 (81.8%) $9,743

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dysart Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 378th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 716th of 854 Middle schools
 21.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students908646
 28.9%
African American6544
 32.3%
American Indian77
Asian129
 25%
Hispanic539457
 15.2%
Pacific Islander52
 60%
White24495
 61.1%
Two or More Races3632
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.9%75.9%
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Students who attend Dysart Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Dysart High School

Students at Dysart Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Dysart Middle School ranks 639th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 646 students attended Dysart Middle School.


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