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Enrollment
573
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000817
Alice Vail Middle School
5350 E 16TH ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711 · (520) 584-5400 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Arizona public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 31% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +6.0pp since 2017
Math
23.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -10.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 10 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alice Vail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #83 of 190 ▲ 19 | #15 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #76 of 190 ▼ 3 | #13 of 34 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #29 of 160 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #87 of 214 | #13 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #28 of 179 | #10 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #21 of 182 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #101 of 139 | #21 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
573
-171 (-23%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 573 | 39.5 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 46.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 48.1 | 13.1:1 | 65% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 43 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 40.4 | 16.2:1 | 64% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 51% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 49 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice Vail Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (653 to 573); teachers down 2% (40.4 to 39.5).
About Alice Vail Middle School
Alice Vail Middle School is a middle school in TUCSON, Arizona, and it is part of Tucson Unified District (4403). Its 573 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Alice Vail Middle School belongs to Tucson Unified District (4403), a district of 88 schools and 40,316 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Alice Vail Middle School, 50% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Pima County residents are about 36% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Alice Vail Middle School comes in at 66%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.5:1, with 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona is higher than this school's figure.
Alice Vail Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Arizona public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Alice Vail Middle School is located in Pima County, where median household income is about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 398 public schools in Pima County, with a combined enrollment of about 140,692.
The school nearest to Alice Vail Middle School is Sky Islands, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of Alice Vail Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Alice Vail Middle School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 744 in 2020-21 and 573 in 2024-25, a decrease of 171 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.5:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
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Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
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- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
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- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Sky Islands0.7 mi · 60
- Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School0.8 mi · 402
- Myers-Ganoung Elementary School0.9 mi · 287
- W Arthur Sewel Elementary School1.1 mi · 200
- Rincon High School1.2 mi · 1,109
- University High School1.2 mi · 982
Frequently asked questions
About Alice Vail Middle SchoolHow many students attend Alice Vail Middle School?
Alice Vail Middle School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Alice Vail Middle School serve?
Alice Vail Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Alice Vail Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Alice Vail Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Alice Vail Middle School?
Student demographics at Alice Vail Middle School are roughly 27% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Alice Vail Middle School?
Alice Vail Middle School is overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.