Enrollment
236
Middle
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACATON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4449)·NCES 040720001176
Sacaton Middle School
92 Skill Center Rd, Sacaton, AZ 85147 · (520) 562-8600 · Pinal County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% 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
18.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 5 | 58 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 21% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -7.0pp 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 have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 7.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 9.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sacaton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pinal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #181 of 190 ▼ 4 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #184 of 190 ▼ 1 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #174 of 214 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #82 of 179 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #153 of 182 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #138 of 139 | N/A |
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
236
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | 86% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 87% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sacaton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (240 to 236); teachers down 28% (18 to 13).
About Sacaton Middle School
Sacaton Middle School is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in Sacaton, Arizona. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 236 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 494.
Sacaton Middle School is one school in a 2-school district, Sacaton Elementary District (4449), which enrolls 495 students.
Of every 100 students at Sacaton Middle School, about 86 are Native American. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Sacaton Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Sacaton Middle School comes to 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
Among Arizona public middle schools, Sacaton Middle School outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Pinal County, median household income comes to about $80,266, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 155 public schools and about 63,837 students.
Sacaton Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8.
Federal data place Sacaton Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 17.1 in 2020-21.
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Pinal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
469,006
Census ACS
Median income
$80,266
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
63,837 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sacaton Elementary District (4449)
- Sacaton ElementaryElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Sacaton Elementary0.3 mi · 259
- Skyline D57.8 mi · 240
- Navarrete Elementary9.2 mi · 389
- Villago Middle School9.4 mi · 723
- Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High9.4 mi · 1,171
- Charlotte Patterson Elementary9.4 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About Sacaton Middle SchoolHow large is Sacaton Middle School?
Sacaton Middle School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Sacaton Middle School serve?
Sacaton Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Sacaton Middle School have?
Sacaton Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sacaton Middle School?
Student demographics at Sacaton Middle School are roughly 13% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sacaton Middle School in?
Sacaton Middle School is part of Sacaton Elementary District (4449).
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