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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000874
Pistor Middle School
5455 S CARDINAL AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85746 · (520) 908-5400 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Arizona public middle schools
- FTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 | 179 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 34% |
Student demographics
32%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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -19.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -15.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pistor Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #186 of 190 ▼ 2 | #34 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #186 of 190 ▼ 29 | #33 of 34 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #86 of 214 | #12 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #17 of 179 | #7 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #144 of 182 | #25 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #34 of 139 | #12 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
579
-313 (-35%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 579 | 44 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 48 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 44.7 | 16.2:1 | 74% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 53 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 46 | 18.3:1 | 76% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 45 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,103 | 52 | 21.2:1 | 69% (762) |
| 2000-01 | 963 | 52 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pistor Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (841 to 579); teachers down 4% (46 to 44).
About Pistor Middle School
Pistor Middle School is a public middle school in TUCSON, Arizona. It had 579 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Pistor Middle School is a school in Tucson Unified District (4403). The district has 88 schools and 40,316 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Pistor Middle School are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Native American and 5% White. By comparison, Pima County residents are about 36% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
There are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.2:1. Across middle schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.8:1.
Pistor Middle School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 2% of Arizona public middle schools.
In Pima County, median household income comes to about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 398, with about 140,692 students.
Among nearby public schools, John E White Elementary School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pistor Middle School.
Pistor Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pistor Middle School had a net loss of 313 students, or 35%. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- John E White Elementary School0.6 mi · 607
- Frances J Warren Elementary School0.9 mi · 208
- Raul Grijalva Elementary School1.4 mi · 472
- Pima Rose Academy1.6 mi · 442
- Ombudsman - Charter Valencia1.9 mi · 205
- McCorkle PK-81.9 mi · 1,048
Frequently asked questions
About Pistor Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pistor Middle School?
Pistor Middle School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pistor Middle School serve?
Pistor Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pistor Middle School have?
Pistor Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pistor Middle School?
At Pistor Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pistor Middle School public or private?
Pistor Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.