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If you could change one rule at Old Vail Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
811
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAIL UNIFIED DISTRICT (4413)·NCES 040885000909
Old Vail Middle School
13299 E COLOSSAL CAVE RD, VAIL, AZ 85641 · (520) 879-2400 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Arizona public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CThree-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
20.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · 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 | 258 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
56.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -11.0pp since 2017
Math
42.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -28.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 28 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Old Vail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #34 of 190 ▼ 7 | #8 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #32 of 190 ▼ 19 | #8 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #49 of 160 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #28 of 214 | #3 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #130 of 179 | #28 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #54 of 182 | #8 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #17 of 41 | #3 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
811
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
+116% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 811 | 39.9 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 39.9 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 40.8 | 19.6:1 | 17% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 42 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 28% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 35 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 24% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 54 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 12 | 31.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Vail Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (722 to 811); teachers up 2% (39 to 39.9).
About Old Vail Middle School
Old Vail Middle School serves students in VAIL, Arizona, as a large middle school. Enrollment totals 811 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 494.
Old Vail Middle School is part of Vail Unified District (4413), where 24 schools serve 15,011 students.
The student body at Old Vail Middle School is 52% White. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Old Vail Middle School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Old Vail Middle School, there are about 20.3 students; the school has 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Arizona, 17.8:1, is lower.
Old Vail Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Arizona public middle schools.
For the population of Pima County, the median household earns about $70,315 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Old Vail Middle School shares Pima County with 397 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Acacia Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Old Vail Middle School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 835 to 811.
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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 Vail Unified District (4413)
- Cienega High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Mica Mountain HighHigh · 1,319 students
- Empire High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andrada Polytechnic High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Desert Willow Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
Other schools in VAIL
- Cienega High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Ocotillo Ridge ElementaryElementary · 723 students
- Vail Inclusive PreschoolElementary · 151 students
- Pantano High SchoolHigh · 95 students
- PCJTED - Cienega High SchoolHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Acacia Elementary School0.6 mi · 783
- PCJTED - Cienega High School0.8 mi · 1
- Cienega High School0.8 mi · 1,881
- Vail Inclusive Preschool0.9 mi · 151
- Ocotillo Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 723
- Esmond Station School3.4 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Old Vail Middle SchoolHow large is Old Vail Middle School?
Old Vail Middle School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Old Vail Middle School serve?
Old Vail Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Old Vail Middle School have?
Old Vail Middle School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Old Vail Middle School?
At Old Vail Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Old Vail Middle School public or private?
Old Vail Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vail Unified District (4413).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.