Doolen Middle School

Summary:

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.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2400 N Country Club Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85716-2504


(520) 232-6900

District: Tucson Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
482nd of 550 Arizona Middle Schools


Students who attend Doolen Middle School usually attend:

High:    Catalina High School
    University High School
Alternative:    Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Feeder schools for Doolen Middle School:

Elementary:    Blenman Elementary School
    Cragin Elementary School
    Davidson Elementary School
    John B Wright Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  482

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.9%
White:
23.9%
African American:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Doolen Middle School ranks worse than 87.6% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks 8th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.35. (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 Student population at Doolen Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.9%), White (23.9%), African American (14.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Doolen Middle School is 11.3, which is the 4th best among 11 middle schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Doolen Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Doolen Middle School 482nd of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Doolen Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Tucson Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tucson Unified District 218th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Doolen Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 26.53 523rd 663 21.1%
2010 19.33 600th 692 13.3%
2011 26.00 535th 685 21.9%
2012 36.54 528th 772 31.6%
2013 41.20 484th 787 38.5%
2014 27.79 521st 690 24.5%
2015 31.66 324th 521 37.8%
2016 32.90 420th 677 38.0%
2017 40.21 365th 695 47.5%
2018 36.10 415th 711 41.6%
2019 18.71 502nd 605 17.0%
2021 21.88 662nd 832 20.4%
2022 19.01 485th 605 19.8%
2023 27.24 588th 854 31.1%
2024 14.35 482nd 550 12.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.61 26th 43 39.5%
2021 34.77 430th 650 33.8%
2022 57.34 75th 211 64.5%
2023 42.37 233rd 384 39.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.90 609th 789 22.8%
2023 15.67 350th 363 3.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.59 361st 369 2.2%
2023 18.68 629th 717 12.3%
2024 14.27 302nd 320 5.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.20 12th 13 7.7%
2021 32.57 172nd 257 33.1%
2023 60.96 13th 64 79.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.86 395th 624 36.7%
2019 15.03 401st 466 13.9%
2021 18.76 722nd 820 12.0%
2022 11.41 466th 494 5.7%
2023 22.43 637th 806 21.0%
2024 12.43 345th 386 10.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.06 322nd 617 47.8%
2019 13.04 393rd 435 9.7%
2021 27.38 578th 818 29.3%
2022 13.26 421st 476 11.6%
2023 30.43 538th 810 33.6%
2024 10.40 343rd 370 7.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Doolen 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 2.85 247th 247 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.24 112th 125 10.4%
2021 27.99 454th 573 20.8%
2023 12.32 382nd 400 4.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.75 313th 543 42.4%
2019 15.91 350th 387 9.6%
2021 26.37 634th 802 20.9%
2023 19.89 651st 760 14.3%
2024 21.26 257th 329 21.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.30 309th 390 20.8%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.30 96th 108 11.1%
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Rank History for White students at Doolen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.83 200th 436 54.1%
2019 25.67 255th 337 24.3%
2021 30.66 581st 780 25.5%
2022 18.66 384th 446 13.9%
2023 44.60 350th 675 48.1%
2024 13.34 255th 288 11.5%
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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 Doolen Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 356 53 13 116 22 n/a n/a -31 529
1989 356 54 12 131 21 n/a n/a 30 604
1990 407 67 12 142 26 n/a n/a -49 605
1991 421 47 8 143 26 n/a n/a -117 528
1992 311 43 12 131 27 n/a n/a 0 524
1993 298 46 16 147 19 n/a n/a 0 526
1994 435 48 18 189 30 n/a n/a 0 720
1995 492 60 39 308 33 n/a n/a 0 932
1996 492 60 39 308 33 n/a n/a 0 932
1997 511 65 38 292 18 n/a n/a 0 924
1998 516 68 42 296 18 n/a n/a 0 940
1999 493 66 31 277 30 n/a n/a 0 897
2000 459 88 37 293 27 n/a n/a 0 904
2001 467 106 38 338 24 n/a n/a 0 973
2002 392 92 46 347 34 n/a n/a 0 911
2003 392 92 46 347 34 n/a n/a 0 911
2004 336 88 49 347 36 n/a n/a 0 856
2005 323 107 35 365 55 n/a n/a 0 885
2006 295 90 38 370 37 n/a n/a 0 830
2007 285 87 43 349 32 n/a n/a 0 796
2008 274 99 49 335 32 n/a n/a 0 789
2009 259 88 43 314 31 n/a n/a 0 735
2010 273 97 46 272 30 n/a n/a 0 718
2011 238 96 51 288 31 2 8 0 714
2012 216 71 50 255 24 6 15 0 637
2013 204 62 47 282 18 6 30 0 649
2014 237 89 42 359 24 13 28 0 792
2015 228 93 47 352 21 10 43 0 794
2016 192 71 23 324 17 10 38 0 675
2017 204 71 21 279 15 10 42 0 642
2018 170 94 23 317 26 24 42 0 696
2019 143 88 20 305 23 24 45 0 648
2020 130 86 15 279 16 26 49 0 601
2021 157 101 15 269 9 20 36 0 607
2022 140 98 10 256 15 16 37 0 572
2023 137 79 20 246 11 12 33 0 538
2024 115 72 19 226 11 14 25 0 482

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 Doolen Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 529 25.0 21.1 n/a
1989 604 28.0 21.5 n/a
1990 605 33.0 18.3 n/a
1991 528 31.0 17.0 n/a
1992 524 26.2 20.0 n/a
1993 526 30.2 17.4 n/a
1994 720 34.2 21.1 n/a
1995 932 57.0 16.4 n/a
1996 932 57.0 16.4 n/a
1997 924 59.0 15.7 n/a
1998 940 58.0 16.2 n/a
1999 897 58.0 15.5 n/a
2000 904 60.0 15.1 n/a
2001 973 60.0 16.2 n/a
2002 911 62.0 14.7 n/a
2003 911 62.0 14.7 n/a
2004 856 63.3 13.5 87.6
2005 885 57.0 15.5 81.2
2006 830 65.0 12.8 67.5
2007 796 57.0 14.0 39.9
2008 789 55.0 14.3 3.8
2009 735 53.0 13.9 61.8
2010 718 48.0 14.9 58.9
2011 714 41.0 17.4 60.9
2012 637 43.0 14.8 64.7
2013 649 38.0 17.0 67.2
2014 792 42.0 18.8 72.1
2015 794 35.0 22.6 71.4
2016 675 42.0 16.0 n/a
2017 642 34.8 18.4 69.3
2018 696 39.0 17.8 71.8
2019 648 43.6 14.8 66.8
2020 601 45.4 13.2 66.9
2021 607 42.0 14.4 n/a
2022 572 42.8 13.3 66.8
2023 538 38.4 14.0 66.7
2024 482 42.5 11.3 n/a

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 Doolen Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 529 25.0 21.1 n/a
1989 604 28.0 21.5 n/a
1990 605 33.0 18.3 n/a
1991 528 31.0 17.0 n/a
1992 524 26.2 20.0 n/a
1993 526 30.2 17.4 n/a
1994 720 34.2 21.1 n/a
1995 932 57.0 16.4 n/a
1996 932 57.0 16.4 n/a
1997 924 59.0 15.7 n/a
1998 940 58.0 16.2 n/a
1999 897 58.0 15.5 n/a
2000 904 60.0 15.1 n/a
2001 973 60.0 16.2 n/a
2002 911 62.0 14.7 n/a
2003 911 62.0 14.7 n/a
2004 856 63.3 13.5 87.6
2005 885 57.0 15.5 81.2
2006 830 65.0 12.8 67.5
2007 796 57.0 14.0 39.9
2008 789 55.0 14.3 3.8
2009 735 53.0 13.9 61.8
2010 718 48.0 14.9 58.9
2011 714 41.0 17.4 60.9
2012 637 43.0 14.8 64.7
2013 649 38.0 17.0 67.2
2014 792 42.0 18.8 72.1
2015 794 35.0 22.6 71.4
2016 675 42.0 16.0 n/a
2017 642 34.8 18.4 69.3
2018 696 39.0 17.8 71.8
2019 648 43.6 14.8 66.8
2020 601 45.4 13.2 66.9
2021 607 42.0 14.4 n/a
2022 572 42.8 13.3 66.8
2023 538 38.4 14.0 66.7
2024 482 42.5 11.3 n/a

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 Doolen 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 $694 (6.6%) $183 (1.8%) $1,570 (15.0%) $8,413 (80.5%) $1,160 (11.1%) $9,573 (91.6%) $10,449
2020 $695 (8.8%) $42 (0.5%) $1,432 (18.1%) $6,491 (82.0%) $692 (8.7%) $7,183 (90.7%) $7,920

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

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 502nd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 588th of 854 Middle schools
 14.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students648538
 17%
African American8879
 10.2%
American Indian2311
 52.2%
Asian2020
Hispanic305246
 19.3%
Pacific Islander2412
 50%
White143137
 4.2%
Two or More Races4533
 26.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.8%66.7%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Doolen Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 482 students attended Doolen Middle School.

Doolen Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Arizona middle schools.

Students who attend Doolen Middle School usually go on to attend Catalina High School

Students at Doolen Middle School are 47% Hispanic, 24% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.


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