Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School

Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by Sunnyside Unified District (4407), with 435 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Within Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which oversees 21 schools and 13,979 students, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School records that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 6% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Pima County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Craycroft Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 38%: 705 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.