1
Enrollment
1,013
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAGSTAFF UNIFIED DISTRICT (4192)·NCES 040286002961
Sinagua Middle School
3950 E BUTLER AVE, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 · (928) 527-5500 · Coconino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Arizona public middle schools
- C+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
16.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · 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 | 320 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 344 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
29.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
15.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -16.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 16 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sinagua Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #112 of 190 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #107 of 190 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #32 of 160 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,013 | #5 of 214 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #55 of 179 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #12 of 182 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #120 of 139 |
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
1,013
-91 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,105
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,013 | 61.2 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,035 | 58.9 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,016 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 40% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 1,104 | 64 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,093 | 58.4 | 18.7:1 | 39% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 56 | 17.9:1 | 45% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 1,105 | 62 | 17.8:1 | 29% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sinagua Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,093 to 1,013); teachers up 5% (58.4 to 61.2).
About Sinagua Middle School
Sinagua Middle School is a large middle school in Arizona, with an address in FLAGSTAFF. It enrolled 1,013 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Arizona average about 494 students each.
Federal data list 16 schools in Flagstaff Unified District (4192), with 8,595 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Sinagua Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. It is also 32% Hispanic, 24% Native American, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Coconino County is roughly 56% White. Sinagua Middle School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sinagua Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Arizona is 17.8:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Sinagua Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Coconino County, median household income is about $72,966, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Sinagua Middle School is among the 80 public schools in Coconino County.
Thomas M Knoles Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sinagua Middle School.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 1,104 to 1,013.
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Coconino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
144,508
Census ACS
Median income
$72,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
18,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
- Flagstaff High SchoolHigh · 1,631 students
- Coconino High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Manuel DeMiguel Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Charles W Sechrist Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in FLAGSTAFF
- Flagstaff High SchoolHigh · 1,631 students
- Coconino High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- BASIS FlagstaffCombined · 666 students
- Northland Preparatory AcademyHigh · 637 students
- Manuel DeMiguel Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas M Knoles Elementary School0.3 mi · 395
- Northland Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 637
- CCASD Online Instruction0.9 mi · 20
- Ponderosa High School0.9 mi · 85
- W F Killip Elementary School1.3 mi · 396
- John Q Thomas Elementary School1.6 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Sinagua Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sinagua Middle School?
Sinagua Middle School enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sinagua Middle School serve?
Sinagua Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sinagua Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sinagua Middle School is approximately 16.6:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sinagua Middle School?
Sinagua Middle School reports a student body of 39% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sinagua Middle School in?
Sinagua Middle School is part of Flagstaff Unified District (4192).
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