Tortolita Middle School

Summary:

Tortolita Middle School is a public middle school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 539. The school is part of the Marana Unified District, which is ranked 152 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tortolita Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the Marana Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 35% of 7th graders and 31% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41% for the district and state. In Math, the proficiency rates were even lower at 26% for 7th grade and 25% for 8th grade, compared to 29-30% for the district and state. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 320-454 out of 533-854 Arizona middle schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state.

Tortolita Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school ranks highly for homeless and foster care students, it performs poorly for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, White, and multi-racial students, as well as for students with special education needs and low socioeconomic status. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients may be contributing to its lower academic performance. Interestingly, Marana Middle School, which is also part of the Marana Unified District, has higher test scores, a better statewide ranking, and lower dropout rates than Tortolita Middle School.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 4101 W Hardy Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85742-8917


(520) 579-4600

District: Marana Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
320th of 533 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,754 Help


Students who attend Tortolita Middle School usually attend:

High:    Mountain View High School

Feeder schools for Tortolita Middle School:

Elementary:    Butterfield Elementary School
    Degrazia Elementary School
    Ironwood Elementary School
    Quail Run Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  539

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.6%
Hispanic:
43.6%
Two or more races:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.7% Help


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Compare Details Tortolita Middle School ranks worse than 60% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.1. (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: White (45.6%), Hispanic (43.6%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tortolita Middle School is 18.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tortolita Middle School is $11,754.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tortolita Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tortolita Middle School 320th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Tortolita Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Marana Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Marana Unified District 152nd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tortolita Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 73.67 165th 663 75.1%
2010 72.00 181st 692 73.8%
2011 72.97 173rd 685 74.7%
2012 72.45 189th 772 75.5%
2013 67.11 224th 787 71.5%
2014 66.77 214th 690 69.0%
2015 49.30 223rd 521 57.2%
2016 45.00 319th 677 52.9%
2017 36.97 398th 695 42.7%
2018 40.22 384th 711 46.0%
2019 33.62 362nd 605 40.2%
2021 37.39 454th 832 45.4%
2022 27.24 400th 605 33.9%
2023 48.38 354th 854 58.5%
2024 31.10 320th 533 40.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.04 391st 650 39.8%
2023 25.51 317th 384 17.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
2023 46.40 52nd 145 64.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.28 132nd 178 25.8%
2021 38.41 466th 789 40.9%
2023 21.41 306th 363 15.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.64 309th 503 38.6%
2022 25.79 270th 369 26.8%
2023 51.05 277th 717 61.4%
2024 33.79 187th 314 40.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.14 22nd 257 91.4%
2023 69.68 9th 64 85.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.19 331st 624 47.0%
2019 31.18 301st 466 35.4%
2021 36.03 465th 820 43.3%
2022 22.88 386th 494 21.9%
2023 43.92 374th 806 53.6%
2024 19.95 295th 379 22.2%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.09 22nd 166 86.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.86 352nd 617 42.9%
2019 24.43 315th 435 27.6%
2021 39.18 431st 818 47.3%
2022 27.96 330th 476 30.7%
2023 49.76 337th 810 58.4%
2024 25.93 252nd 356 29.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.94 280th 404 30.7%
2023 38.12 165th 247 33.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.80 379th 573 33.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.08 353rd 543 35.0%
2019 31.86 247th 387 36.2%
2021 39.79 428th 802 46.6%
2022 28.90 264th 392 32.7%
2023 49.42 309th 760 59.3%
2024 26.23 221st 322 31.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.70 250th 390 35.9%
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Rank History for White students at Tortolita Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.69 322nd 436 26.1%
2019 14.17 301st 337 10.7%
2021 33.15 551st 780 29.4%
2022 15.11 401st 446 10.1%
2023 36.69 416th 675 38.4%
2024 12.14 247th 273 9.5%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Tortolita Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 589 8 6 55 1 n/a n/a 4 663
1989 601 14 6 75 1 n/a n/a -9 688
1990 661 7 5 47 n/a n/a n/a 5 725
1991 645 8 8 83 5 n/a n/a 26 775
1992 713 11 10 105 6 n/a n/a 0 845
1993 748 12 9 142 4 n/a n/a 0 915
1994 806 13 7 143 3 n/a n/a 0 972
1995 896 18 26 150 3 n/a n/a 0 1093
1996 896 18 26 150 3 n/a n/a 0 1093
1997 828 19 21 163 7 n/a n/a 0 1038
1998 803 14 19 192 16 n/a n/a 0 1044
1999 783 18 25 194 10 n/a n/a 0 1030
2000 776 24 22 181 11 n/a n/a 0 1014
2001 797 22 23 194 6 n/a n/a 0 1042
2002 795 24 25 217 15 n/a n/a 0 1076
2003 795 24 25 217 15 n/a n/a 0 1076
2004 796 33 25 260 18 n/a n/a 0 1132
2005 740 38 24 267 17 n/a n/a 0 1086
2006 734 37 24 269 12 n/a n/a 0 1076
2007 718 35 22 283 8 n/a n/a 0 1066
2008 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2009 619 42 20 287 17 n/a n/a 0 985
2010 613 35 14 280 19 n/a n/a 0 961
2011 585 28 15 311 19 2 26 0 986
2012 534 29 16 360 11 3 27 0 980
2013 522 28 15 341 13 4 23 0 946
2014 497 23 13 311 15 0 23 0 882
2015 462 26 15 316 6 1 28 0 854
2016 440 28 16 307 10 0 31 0 832
2017 422 20 17 298 10 0 28 0 795
2018 420 18 13 294 7 0 22 0 774
2019 394 13 13 337 7 0 30 0 794
2020 299 18 10 299 7 0 32 0 665
2021 259 15 11 261 11 0 20 0 577
2022 245 11 10 236 7 0 26 0 535
2023 246 11 10 235 7 0 30 0 539

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 Tortolita Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 663 29.3 22.6 n/a
1989 688 30.5 22.5 n/a
1990 725 35.5 20.4 n/a
1991 775 38.0 20.3 n/a
1992 845 42.0 20.1 n/a
1993 915 43.0 21.3 n/a
1994 972 43.0 22.6 n/a
1995 1093 57.5 19.0 n/a
1996 1093 57.5 19.0 n/a
1997 1038 54.0 19.2 n/a
1998 1044 52.9 19.7 n/a
1999 1030 52.3 19.7 n/a
2000 1014 49.8 20.4 n/a
2001 1042 52.0 20.0 n/a
2002 1076 56.3 19.1 20.4
2003 1076 56.3 19.1 20.4
2004 1132 54.5 20.8 21.2
2005 1086 52.5 20.7 23.5
2006 1076 54.1 19.9 22.9
2007 1066 60.1 17.7 0.1
2008 0 61.1 0.0 n/a
2009 985 56.6 17.4 15.4
2010 961 49.6 19.3 29.3
2011 986 48.6 20.2 33.6
2012 980 55.2 17.7 42
2013 946 45.2 20.9 44.2
2014 882 41.0 21.5 44.4
2015 854 39.0 21.8 42.4
2016 832 37.0 22.4 37.9
2017 795 38.1 20.8 38.7
2018 774 35.3 21.9 40.8
2019 794 39.0 20.3 39.9
2020 665 39.0 17.0 47.8
2021 577 38.0 15.1 n/a
2022 535 35.0 15.2 18.7
2023 539 29.5 18.2 44.7

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 Tortolita Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 663 29.3 22.6 n/a
1989 688 30.5 22.5 n/a
1990 725 35.5 20.4 n/a
1991 775 38.0 20.3 n/a
1992 845 42.0 20.1 n/a
1993 915 43.0 21.3 n/a
1994 972 43.0 22.6 n/a
1995 1093 57.5 19.0 n/a
1996 1093 57.5 19.0 n/a
1997 1038 54.0 19.2 n/a
1998 1044 52.9 19.7 n/a
1999 1030 52.3 19.7 n/a
2000 1014 49.8 20.4 n/a
2001 1042 52.0 20.0 n/a
2002 1076 56.3 19.1 20.4
2003 1076 56.3 19.1 20.4
2004 1132 54.5 20.8 21.2
2005 1086 52.5 20.7 23.5
2006 1076 54.1 19.9 22.9
2007 1066 60.1 17.7 0.1
2008 0 61.1 0.0 n/a
2009 985 56.6 17.4 15.4
2010 961 49.6 19.3 29.3
2011 986 48.6 20.2 33.6
2012 980 55.2 17.7 42
2013 946 45.2 20.9 44.2
2014 882 41.0 21.5 44.4
2015 854 39.0 21.8 42.4
2016 832 37.0 22.4 37.9
2017 795 38.1 20.8 38.7
2018 774 35.3 21.9 40.8
2019 794 39.0 20.3 39.9
2020 665 39.0 17.0 47.8
2021 577 38.0 15.1 n/a
2022 535 35.0 15.2 18.7
2023 539 29.5 18.2 44.7

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 Tortolita 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 $243 (2.9%) $226 (2.7%) $712 (8.4%) $6,702 (79.1%) $1,307 (15.4%) $8,010 (94.5%) $8,478
2020 $373 (3.8%) $138 (1.4%) $884 (9.0%) $8,094 (82.5%) $1,211 (12.3%) $9,305 (94.8%) $9,816
2021 $136 (1.9%) $426 (5.9%) $699 (9.6%) $6,818 (94.0%) n/a $6,692 (92.2%) $7,255
2022 $750 (6.4%) $372 (3.2%) $1,872 (15.9%) $9,231 (78.5%) $1,401 (11.9%) $10,632 (90.5%) $11,754

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tortolita Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 362nd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 354th of 854 Middle schools
 18.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students794539
 32.1%
African American1311
 15.4%
American Indian77
Asian1310
 23.1%
Hispanic337235
 30.3%
Pacific Islander00
White394246
 37.6%
Two or More Races3030
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.9%44.7%
 4.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Tortolita Middle School.

Students at Tortolita Middle School are 46% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Tortolita Middle School usually go on to attend Mountain View High School

Tortolita Middle School ranks 320th of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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