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What do students at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880001455
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School
5831 E PIMA ST, TUCSON, AZ 85712 · (520) 731-4100 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Arizona public middle schools
- B+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.
- A-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
15.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
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 | 144 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%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
46.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
32.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -24.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 24 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 56.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #53 of 190 no change | #11 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #56 of 190 ▲ 1 | #10 of 34 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #44 of 160 | #9 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #128 of 214 | #23 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #43 of 179 | #15 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #63 of 182 | #12 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #35 of 41 | #7 of 9 |
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
427
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+262% since 1990-91, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 427 | 27.7 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 28.7 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 30.5 | 13.0:1 | 52% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 20.6 | 20.1:1 | 50% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 18 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 118 | 6 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (415 to 427); teachers up 34% (20.6 to 27.7).
About Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in TUCSON, Arizona. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 427 students.
Tucson Unified District (4403), which runs Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School, has 88 schools and 40,316 students.
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School's enrollment is 58% Hispanic. Other groups include 27% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Pima County residents are about 36% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School comes in at 59%.
At Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School, 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Arizona average 17.8:1.
Measured against Arizona public middle schools, Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet 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 nearest other public school, Adventure School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School went from 439 students to 427. The ratio was 17.6:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolHow large is Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School?
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School serve?
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School is approximately 15.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School?
Student demographics at Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School are roughly 27% White, 58% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School?
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School is overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403) in Pima County.
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