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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATALINA FOOTHILLS UNIFIED DISTRICT (4410)·NCES 040176000116

Orange Grove Middle School

1911 E ORANGE GROVE RD, TUCSON, AZ 85718 · (520) 209-8200 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Arizona public middle schools
  • A+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.
  • AThree-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

Enrollment
683
Middle
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 623635%
Grade 722032%
Grade 822733%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
38757%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
18427%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
416%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
639%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32748%
Female
35652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Orange Grove Middle School→Catalina Foothills High School
Based on grade levels within Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
71.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +3.0pp since 2017
Math
58.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -15.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2571.0%58.0%
2023-2465.0%58.0%
2022-2366.0%58.0%
2021-2262.0%52.0%
2020-2158.0%53.0%
2018-1967.0%71.0%
2017-1868.0%73.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Orange Grove Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Pima County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#8 of 190
▼ 2
#1 of 34
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#4 of 190
no change
#1 of 34
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.5pp#13 of 160#1 of 26
Enrollment
ranked largest first
683#58 of 214#9 of 41
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.9:1#119 of 179#26 of 31
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.4%#60 of 182#11 of 31
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.2%#39 of 41#8 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 2024-25
Enrollment
683
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2568334.419.9:1N/A
2023-2467235.319.0:1N/A
2022-2367738.117.8:110% (67)
2020-216753618.8:1N/A
2017-186752527.0:110% (67)
2015-166183318.7:112% (76)
2010-115983119.3:18% (49)
2000-016944515.4:1N/A
1990-914532319.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Grove Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (675 to 683); teachers up 38% (25 to 34.4).

About Orange Grove Middle School

Orange Grove Middle School sits in TUCSON, Arizona, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 683 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 494.

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is responsible for 8 schools, Orange Grove Middle School included, with 5,088 students in all.

Of every 100 students at Orange Grove Middle School, about 57 are White. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among Pima County residents, the White share is about 59%. The diversity index for Orange Grove Middle School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 19.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Orange Grove Middle School, which has 34.4. Middle schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.8:1.

Among Arizona public middle schools, Orange Grove Middle School outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

In Pima County, home to about 1,060,490 people, median household income comes to about $70,315, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Orange Grove Middle School.

Manzanita School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The NCES locale for Orange Grove Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 683, close to the 675 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.9 students per teacher, compared with 18.8 in 2020-21.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Orange Grove Middle School
District
Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
Address
1911 E ORANGE GROVE RD, TUCSON, AZ 85718
Phone
(520) 209-8200
County
Pima County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
683
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
040176000116
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
Other schools in TUCSON
Other Orange Grove Middle schools

One other US public school is named Orange Grove Middle. Orange Grove Middle School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Orange Grove Middle School
How many students attend Orange Grove Middle School?
Orange Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 683 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Orange Grove Middle School serve?
Orange Grove Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Grove Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orange Grove Middle School is approximately 19.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orange Grove Middle School?
At Orange Grove Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Orange Grove Middle School public or private?
Orange Grove Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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