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What's something Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
435
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817002549
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
5385 E LITTLETOWN RD, TUCSON, AZ 85756 · (520) 545-4900 · Pima County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Arizona public middle schools
- C-Test 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.
- B+Three-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
19.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · 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 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 35% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
26.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2017-18 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #183 of 190 ▼ 3 | #32 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #124 of 190 ▲ 24 | #21 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #58 of 160 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #124 of 214 | #21 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #102 of 179 | #23 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #145 of 182 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.3% | #17 of 139 | #7 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
435
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 435 | 22.4 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 21.2 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 23.6 | 18.1:1 | 75% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 28.9 | 24.4:1 | 74% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 34 | 21.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 67% (399) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (705 to 435); teachers down 22% (28.9 to 22.4).
About Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School serves students in TUCSON, Arizona. Federal data show 435 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School reports to Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which has 21 schools and 13,979 students.
Hispanic students are 82% of those enrolled at Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School. The next largest groups are 6% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. In Pima County overall, about 36% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School has 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Arizona is 17.8:1.
Among Arizona public middle schools, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Pima County show median household income comes to about $70,315, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 398 public schools in the county, enrolling about 140,692, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Craycroft Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 435, down from 472 in 2020-21.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Sierra K-8 SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Elvira Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Los Amigos Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Craycroft Elementary School0.1 mi · 586
- Desert View High School1.5 mi · 2,102
- PCJTED - Desert View High School1.5 mi · 1
- Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet2.1 mi · 503
- Los Ninos Elementary School2.2 mi · 456
- Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School2.2 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Billy Lane Lauffer Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School?
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 05-08.
Is Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School have?
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School?
Student demographics at Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School are roughly 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School in?
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School is part of Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.