Doolen Middle School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 538 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Tucson Unified District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages in academic measures.
Doolen Middle School's academic performance is a concern, with only 22-29% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 12-13% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 35-43% and 28-30% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles with relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 6.8% in recent years, well above the state average for middle schools. Additionally, Alice Vail Middle School and Utterback Middle School, nearby schools in the Tucson Unified District, generally outperform Doolen Middle School in academic measures and school rankings.
Doolen Middle School's struggles extend to serving certain student subgroups effectively, with the school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students in the bottom 25% of Arizona middle schools. The school's 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistent placement in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools further highlight the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to improve educational outcomes for the students of Doolen Middle School.
Students at Doolen Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 25% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.
Tucson Unified District
Doolen Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Arizona middle schools.
In the 2022-23 school year, 538 students attended Doolen Middle School.
Students who attend Doolen Middle School usually go on to attend Catalina High School