Flowing Wells Junior High School

Summary:

Flowing Wells Junior High School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 818 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Flowing Wells Unified District, which is ranked 183 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Flowing Wells Junior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 30-32%, significantly lower than the state averages of 41% and 30% respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some subgroups, such as Asian students, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona middle schools, while others, like Native American students, rank in the top 40%. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.5% in 2019-2020 to 4.1% in 2020-2021, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Lawrence W. Cross Middle School, Flowing Wells Junior High School generally underperforms. However, the school does perform relatively well for certain subgroups, such as military-connected students, suggesting that it may have some effective strategies in place for supporting specific populations, but struggles to apply these strategies more broadly. Despite the school's challenges, its spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $6,551 in 2020-2021 to $8,950 in 2019-2020, which is comparable to nearby schools but does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 4545 N La Cholla Blvd
       Tucson, AZ  85705-2009


(520) 696-8550

District: Flowing Wells Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
279th of 533 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,972 Help


Students who attend Flowing Wells Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Flowing Wells High School

Feeder schools for Flowing Wells Junior High School:

Elementary:    Centennial Elementary School
    Douglas Elementary School
    Homer Davis Elementary School
    J Robert Hendricks Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  818

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.9%
White:
24.2%
African American:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.8% Help


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Compare Details Flowing Wells Junior High School ranks worse than 52.3% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.46. (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 (68.9%), White (24.2%), African American (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Flowing Wells Junior High School is 16.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Flowing Wells Junior High School is $6,972.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Flowing Wells Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Flowing Wells Junior High School 279th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Flowing Wells Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Flowing Wells Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Flowing Wells Unified District 183rd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Flowing Wells Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 55.29 286th 663 56.9%
2010 65.30 218th 692 68.5%
2011 63.32 228th 685 66.7%
2012 61.67 274th 772 64.5%
2013 54.82 350th 787 55.5%
2014 51.55 321st 690 53.5%
2015 38.26 281st 521 46.1%
2016 57.21 239th 677 64.7%
2017 48.84 291st 695 58.1%
2018 47.32 322nd 711 54.7%
2019 48.13 274th 605 54.7%
2021 43.14 391st 832 53.0%
2022 34.09 350th 605 42.1%
2023 52.13 319th 854 62.6%
2024 37.46 279th 533 47.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.12 471st 650 27.5%
2023 28.77 301st 384 21.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.53 117th 606 80.7%
2023 23.27 116th 145 20.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.49 167th 178 6.2%
2021 54.36 186th 789 76.4%
2023 24.23 285th 363 21.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.34 187th 503 62.8%
2022 35.27 225th 369 39.0%
2023 59.95 204th 717 71.5%
2024 41.25 146th 314 53.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.36 122nd 257 52.5%
2023 24.16 49th 64 23.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.67 291st 624 53.4%
2019 46.36 229th 466 50.9%
2021 44.54 382nd 820 53.4%
2022 31.96 326th 494 34.0%
2023 48.83 326th 806 59.6%
2024 21.50 282nd 379 25.6%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.31 81st 166 51.2%
2023 3.73 37th 37 0.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.20 83rd 143 42.0%
2022 57.37 27th 68 60.3%
2023 66.41 20th 110 81.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.99 252nd 617 59.2%
2019 39.09 229th 435 47.4%
2021 42.50 389th 818 52.4%
2022 24.51 353rd 476 25.8%
2023 51.41 322nd 810 60.2%
2024 35.39 215th 356 39.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.78 226th 404 44.1%
2022 20.29 181st 192 5.7%
2023 33.98 191st 247 22.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.25 240th 573 58.1%
2022 54.76 67th 129 48.1%
2023 54.83 143rd 400 64.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.42 215th 543 60.4%
2019 54.53 142nd 387 63.3%
2021 44.88 352nd 802 56.1%
2022 32.69 241st 392 38.5%
2023 53.88 280th 760 63.2%
2024 40.67 156th 322 51.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.92 73rd 390 81.3%
2023 52.72 65th 159 59.1%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.81 77th 108 28.7%
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Rank History for White students at Flowing Wells Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.45 254th 436 41.7%
2019 34.02 230th 337 31.8%
2021 53.27 324th 780 58.5%
2022 26.60 351st 446 21.3%
2023 51.41 300th 675 55.6%
2024 22.01 219th 273 19.8%
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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 Flowing Wells Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 910 12 9 156 13 n/a n/a -64 1036
1989 919 20 12 162 14 n/a n/a -129 998
1990 867 17 8 173 15 n/a n/a 0 1080
1991 923 26 7 182 10 n/a n/a 45 1193
1992 969 29 9 232 16 n/a n/a 0 1255
1993 942 27 16 280 19 n/a n/a 0 1284
1994 978 30 12 294 18 n/a n/a 0 1332
1995 1001 37 15 304 26 n/a n/a 0 1383
1996 1001 37 15 304 26 n/a n/a 0 1383
1997 701 17 11 225 19 n/a n/a 0 973
1998 675 30 15 235 21 n/a n/a 0 976
1999 594 26 15 276 24 n/a n/a 0 935
2000 594 15 15 255 28 n/a n/a 0 907
2001 574 16 10 258 29 n/a n/a 0 887
2002 547 12 13 365 20 n/a n/a 0 957
2003 547 12 13 365 20 n/a n/a 0 957
2004 519 21 14 378 22 n/a n/a 0 954
2005 516 26 9 387 18 n/a n/a 0 956
2006 511 28 17 446 23 n/a n/a 0 1025
2007 444 29 15 472 13 n/a n/a 0 973
2008 391 33 13 453 17 n/a n/a 0 907
2009 327 23 14 421 18 n/a n/a 0 803
2010 301 16 15 445 16 n/a n/a 0 793
2011 305 29 10 453 14 0 3 0 814
2012 309 22 14 427 14 0 2 0 788
2013 294 18 13 487 17 2 5 0 836
2014 278 26 18 539 19 3 9 0 892
2015 257 29 13 532 15 1 5 0 852
2016 219 16 11 460 12 0 2 0 720
2017 234 14 13 515 11 1 10 0 798
2018 226 22 9 544 6 1 8 0 816
2019 232 15 7 566 10 3 8 0 841
2020 195 6 7 618 7 4 10 0 847
2021 201 12 10 576 7 3 8 0 817
2022 202 15 9 579 12 1 8 0 826
2023 198 20 6 564 12 2 16 0 818

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 Flowing Wells Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1036 52.0 19.9 n/a
1989 998 51.2 19.4 n/a
1990 1080 49.7 21.7 n/a
1991 1193 51.3 23.2 n/a
1992 1255 58.2 21.5 n/a
1993 1284 60.3 21.3 n/a
1994 1332 60.8 21.9 n/a
1995 1383 65.0 21.3 n/a
1996 1383 65.0 21.3 n/a
1997 973 48.0 20.3 n/a
1998 976 47.5 20.5 n/a
1999 935 47.0 19.9 n/a
2000 907 47.5 19.1 n/a
2001 887 47.5 18.7 n/a
2002 957 47.5 20.1 n/a
2003 957 47.5 20.1 n/a
2004 954 46.6 20.5 n/a
2005 956 48.0 19.9 65.2
2006 1025 45.9 22.3 60.4
2007 973 49.6 19.6 66.6
2008 907 49.7 18.2 10.7
2009 803 51.0 15.7 61.3
2010 793 45.4 17.4 67.1
2011 814 42.7 19.0 70.8
2012 788 43.5 18.1 71.6
2013 836 42.5 19.6 n/a
2014 892 42.5 20.9 78
2015 852 44.0 19.3 75.7
2016 720 44.0 16.3 73.1
2017 798 43.0 18.5 79.6
2018 816 42.0 19.4 75.9
2019 841 44.0 19.1 72.9
2020 847 43.7 19.3 75.9
2021 817 42.5 19.2 n/a
2022 826 45.5 18.1 35.4
2023 818 49.6 16.4 73.8

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 Flowing Wells Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1036 52.0 19.9 n/a
1989 998 51.2 19.4 n/a
1990 1080 49.7 21.7 n/a
1991 1193 51.3 23.2 n/a
1992 1255 58.2 21.5 n/a
1993 1284 60.3 21.3 n/a
1994 1332 60.8 21.9 n/a
1995 1383 65.0 21.3 n/a
1996 1383 65.0 21.3 n/a
1997 973 48.0 20.3 n/a
1998 976 47.5 20.5 n/a
1999 935 47.0 19.9 n/a
2000 907 47.5 19.1 n/a
2001 887 47.5 18.7 n/a
2002 957 47.5 20.1 n/a
2003 957 47.5 20.1 n/a
2004 954 46.6 20.5 n/a
2005 956 48.0 19.9 65.2
2006 1025 45.9 22.3 60.4
2007 973 49.6 19.6 66.6
2008 907 49.7 18.2 10.7
2009 803 51.0 15.7 61.3
2010 793 45.4 17.4 67.1
2011 814 42.7 19.0 70.8
2012 788 43.5 18.1 71.6
2013 836 42.5 19.6 n/a
2014 892 42.5 20.9 78
2015 852 44.0 19.3 75.7
2016 720 44.0 16.3 73.1
2017 798 43.0 18.5 79.6
2018 816 42.0 19.4 75.9
2019 841 44.0 19.1 72.9
2020 847 43.7 19.3 75.9
2021 817 42.5 19.2 n/a
2022 826 45.5 18.1 35.4
2023 818 49.6 16.4 73.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Flowing Wells Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,229 (15.1%) $7,521 (92.2%) $8,159
2020 $2,100 (23.5%) $7,550 (84.4%) $8,950
2021 $1,992 (30.4%) $5,238 (80.0%) $6,551
2022 $1,933 (27.7%) $5,573 (79.9%) $6,972

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Flowing Wells Junior High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 274th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 319th of 854 Middle schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students841818
 2.7%
African American1520
 33.3%
American Indian1012
 20%
Asian76
 14.3%
Hispanic566564
 0.4%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White232198
 14.7%
Two or More Races816
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.9%73.8%
 0.9%


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Flowing Wells Junior High School ranks 279th of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 818 students attended Flowing Wells Junior High School.

Students who attend Flowing Wells Junior High School usually go on to attend Flowing Wells High School

Students at Flowing Wells Junior High School are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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