Altar Valley Middle School

Altar Valley Middle School operates as a very small middle school in TUCSON, Arizona, part of Altar Valley Elementary District (4418). Current enrollment sits at 159 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 494 students each, so Altar Valley Middle School sits 68% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Altar Valley Elementary District (4418), which oversees 2 schools and 479 students, Altar Valley Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Altar Valley Middle School shows that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 8% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Altar Valley Middle School reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Altar Valley Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Altar Valley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Robles Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Altar Valley Middle School has contracted 47%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 55% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.