Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School is a public middle school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 396 students. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 207 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School consistently outperforms the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 40% of 6th graders, 48% of 7th graders, and 35% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26%, 24%, and 22% for the district, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 25% of 6th graders, 34% of 7th graders, and 35% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 13%, 14%, and 15% for the district. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade in 2022-2023 was 35%, significantly higher than the district's 14% and the state's 27%.

Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School has consistently ranked in the top half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 141 and 261 out of 533-854 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 3- or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other middle schools in the state. While the school's dropout rate has increased from 0.3% in 2017-2018 to 5.6% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern, the school's free and reduced lunch rate has also increased from 24.75% in 2021-2022 to 51.77% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students that the school may need to adapt its support services to meet.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5831 E Pima St
       Tucson, AZ  85712-5600


(520) 731-4100

District: Tucson Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
261st of 533 Arizona Middle Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  396

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.1%
White:
24.5%
Two or more races:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.8% Help


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Compare Details Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School ranks better than 51% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd 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 41.71. (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 (60.1%), White (24.5%), two or more races (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School is 12.9, which is the 4th best among 11 middle schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School 261st of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School in the ranking list.)

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Tucson Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tucson Unified District 207th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Rank History for all students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 76.83 133rd 663 79.9%
2010 85.60 79th 692 88.6%
2011 81.88 101st 685 85.3%
2012 81.77 96th 772 87.6%
2013 79.54 124th 787 84.2%
2014 83.61 101st 690 85.4%
2015 66.88 145th 521 72.2%
2016 82.26 97th 677 85.7%
2017 74.89 141st 695 79.7%
2018 77.22 142nd 711 80.0%
2019 74.15 149th 605 75.4%
2021 51.73 324th 832 61.1%
2022 44.04 297th 605 50.9%
2023 62.25 258th 854 69.8%
2024 41.71 261st 533 51.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.48 206th 650 68.3%
2022 43.44 148th 211 29.9%
2023 46.14 214th 384 44.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet 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 Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.97 56th 178 68.5%
2021 38.92 456th 789 42.2%
2023 34.83 207th 363 43.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.75 214th 369 42.0%
2023 53.98 243rd 717 66.1%
2024 36.43 170th 314 45.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.03 103rd 257 59.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.98 113th 624 81.9%
2019 68.14 132nd 466 71.7%
2021 63.33 235th 820 71.3%
2022 45.69 253rd 494 48.8%
2023 57.35 267th 806 66.9%
2024 24.85 262nd 379 30.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.34 123rd 143 14.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.57 143rd 617 76.8%
2019 66.15 131st 435 69.9%
2021 39.90 421st 818 48.5%
2022 36.18 285th 476 40.1%
2023 63.27 236th 810 70.9%
2024 39.38 202nd 356 43.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.08 311th 404 23.0%
2022 15.96 187th 192 2.6%
2023 53.46 101st 247 59.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.32 205th 573 64.2%
2023 45.94 194th 400 51.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.05 55th 543 89.9%
2019 80.25 61st 387 84.2%
2021 55.95 247th 802 69.2%
2022 40.94 210th 392 46.4%
2023 55.73 261st 760 65.7%
2024 37.77 163rd 322 49.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.89 236th 390 39.5%
2023 60.86 49th 159 69.2%
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Rank History for White students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.21 45th 436 89.7%
2019 71.13 75th 337 77.7%
2021 56.49 295th 780 62.2%
2022 52.54 208th 446 53.4%
2023 79.01 92nd 675 86.4%
2024 51.37 125th 273 54.2%
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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.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Open Quote This school was not a very good school my son went there back in August N he Struggled for almost 4months told them he had IEP they didn’t do nothing tell last min N I removed him N took him to a different school all his teachers that he had there in mean time didn’t seem be trying to help him he was failing everything N now he’s A N B student N doing really good N I’m glade I made the right choice N moved him Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Open Quote Dodge is definitely one of the best middle schools in TUSD. We open-enrolled our 2 sons out of district because we didn't think Dodge was a good fit for our oldest son at the time and didn't like any of the other options for middle schools in the district. However, our daughter attended Dodge and had a very good experience for the most part. She was accepted at both the Doolen GATE program and Dodge but we chose Dodge because we liked that the school stressed college and that the teachers did their best to prepare the students for high school. When we visited during 5th grade, my daughter was very taken in by Ms. Ponticelli whose class was doing a unit on Greece. Unfortunately, Ms. Ponticelli as well as 2 other 6th grade teachers along with Ms. White, the orchestra teacher, have just officially retired. Another thing I really like about Dodge is that it is a 5 'R' school (Reading • Writing • Arithmetic • Respect • Responsibility). The R&R cards encourage and reward good behavior and my daughter loved accumulating points on her card. As I previously mentioned, Dodge is one of the top middle schools in TUSD and the A+ rating it just received is an attestation to this. Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Open Quote I am a student at Dodge and am dismayed to inform anyone with high hopes of finding excellence and tradition at dodge that they will find no such thing here. Dodge is a filthy domicile with filthy children and hidden drug dealing and also hidden gangs. The staff are unaware of such groups but we, the students are certainly familiar with the kind. Racial groups are of vary high popularity here and you/your child WILL be judged on the color of his/her skin. I advise you with much dis-concern to avoid Dodge and speard the word of its horrific and minuscule education. Thank you. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 53 10 4 24 0 n/a n/a 31 122
1990 72 7 5 41 1 n/a n/a 1 127
1991 53 12 3 50 3 n/a n/a -3 118
1992 65 17 5 53 1 n/a n/a 0 141
1993 81 15 7 64 3 n/a n/a 0 170
1994 104 25 5 72 4 n/a n/a 0 210
1995 161 38 10 110 3 n/a n/a 0 322
1996 161 38 10 110 3 n/a n/a 0 322
1997 176 45 15 128 7 n/a n/a 0 371
1998 198 44 16 133 8 n/a n/a 0 399
1999 204 35 16 141 9 n/a n/a 0 405
2000 204 32 10 148 7 n/a n/a 0 401
2001 210 27 9 147 14 n/a n/a 0 407
2002 214 32 17 140 18 n/a n/a 0 421
2003 214 32 17 140 18 n/a n/a 0 421
2004 207 28 19 146 11 n/a n/a 0 411
2005 208 23 22 160 9 n/a n/a 0 422
2006 206 25 18 163 13 n/a n/a 0 425
2007 212 21 15 170 10 n/a n/a 0 428
2008 212 18 10 175 10 n/a n/a 0 425
2009 200 20 10 206 12 n/a n/a 0 448
2010 170 13 12 213 12 n/a n/a 0 420
2011 131 11 11 230 10 1 7 0 401
2012 127 14 12 237 11 1 10 0 412
2013 112 15 12 253 10 1 11 0 414
2014 98 20 9 272 6 0 14 0 419
2015 92 14 10 280 2 1 24 0 423
2016 98 15 7 268 6 2 24 0 420
2017 93 19 6 263 11 2 17 0 411
2018 84 23 6 271 10 3 18 0 415
2019 82 21 8 263 12 2 16 0 404
2020 84 25 10 273 11 1 20 0 424
2021 96 23 8 277 12 1 22 0 439
2022 100 23 5 241 11 0 24 0 404
2023 97 22 5 238 11 0 23 0 396

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 Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 122 7.8 15.6 n/a
1990 127 7.0 18.1 n/a
1991 118 6.0 19.6 n/a
1992 141 6.0 23.5 n/a
1993 170 9.4 18.1 n/a
1994 210 11.6 18.1 n/a
1995 322 18.6 17.3 n/a
1996 322 18.6 17.3 n/a
1997 371 19.6 18.9 n/a
1998 399 19.4 20.6 n/a
1999 405 20.2 20.0 n/a
2000 401 22.4 17.9 n/a
2001 407 18.2 22.4 n/a
2002 421 24.8 17.0 n/a
2003 421 24.8 17.0 n/a
2004 411 23.2 17.7 26.5
2005 422 21.2 19.9 31.3
2006 425 29.2 14.6 28.9
2007 428 26.0 16.5 20.3
2008 425 26.2 16.2 n/a
2009 448 22.2 20.2 32.4
2010 420 21.0 19.9 36.7
2011 401 19.0 21.1 37.9
2012 412 19.0 21.6 34.7
2013 414 21.0 19.7 37.2
2014 419 23.0 18.2 46.5
2015 423 21.0 20.1 48
2016 420 22.0 19.0 n/a
2017 411 21.6 19.0 50.1
2018 415 20.6 20.1 49.6
2019 404 21.4 18.8 43.8
2020 424 24.0 17.6 50.7
2021 439 25.1 17.4 n/a
2022 404 26.3 15.3 24.8
2023 396 30.5 12.9 51.8

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 Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 122 7.8 15.6 n/a
1990 127 7.0 18.1 n/a
1991 118 6.0 19.6 n/a
1992 141 6.0 23.5 n/a
1993 170 9.4 18.1 n/a
1994 210 11.6 18.1 n/a
1995 322 18.6 17.3 n/a
1996 322 18.6 17.3 n/a
1997 371 19.6 18.9 n/a
1998 399 19.4 20.6 n/a
1999 405 20.2 20.0 n/a
2000 401 22.4 17.9 n/a
2001 407 18.2 22.4 n/a
2002 421 24.8 17.0 n/a
2003 421 24.8 17.0 n/a
2004 411 23.2 17.7 26.5
2005 422 21.2 19.9 31.3
2006 425 29.2 14.6 28.9
2007 428 26.0 16.5 20.3
2008 425 26.2 16.2 n/a
2009 448 22.2 20.2 32.4
2010 420 21.0 19.9 36.7
2011 401 19.0 21.1 37.9
2012 412 19.0 21.6 34.7
2013 414 21.0 19.7 37.2
2014 419 23.0 18.2 46.5
2015 423 21.0 20.1 48
2016 420 22.0 19.0 n/a
2017 411 21.6 19.0 50.1
2018 415 20.6 20.1 49.6
2019 404 21.4 18.8 43.8
2020 424 24.0 17.6 50.7
2021 439 25.1 17.4 n/a
2022 404 26.3 15.3 24.8
2023 396 30.5 12.9 51.8

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet 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 $698 (7.9%) $153 (1.7%) $1,549 (17.5%) $6,861 (77.7%) $1,119 (12.7%) $7,980 (90.4%) $8,831
2020 $564 (9.0%) $50 (0.8%) $1,178 (18.8%) $5,159 (82.3%) $497 (7.9%) $5,657 (90.2%) $6,271

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 149th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 258th 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 Students404396
 2%
African American2122
 4.8%
American Indian1211
 8.3%
Asian85
 37.5%
Hispanic263238
 9.5%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White8297
 18.3%
Two or More Races1623
 43.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.8%51.8%
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Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School ranks 261st of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School are 60% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 396 students attended Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School.


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