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Which teacher or staff member at Tortolita Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARANA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4404)·NCES 040463001131
Tortolita Middle School
4101 W HARDY RD, TUCSON, AZ 85742 · (520) 579-4600 · Pima County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Arizona public middle schools
- BTest 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
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · 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 7 | 260 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 49% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
38.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +1.0pp since 2017
Math
23.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tortolita Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #79 of 190 ▼ 7 | #14 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #73 of 190 ▲ 7 | #12 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #34 of 160 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #102 of 214 | #15 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #45 of 179 | #16 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #67 of 182 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #28 of 139 | #10 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
512
-65 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 512 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 29.5 | 18.3:1 | 45% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 35.3 | 21.9:1 | 41% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 36 | 23.1:1 | 38% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 48 | 20.5:1 | 34% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 52 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 38 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tortolita Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (774 to 512); teachers down 8% (35.3 to 32.5).
About Tortolita Middle School
Federal records list Tortolita Middle School as a middle school in TUCSON, Arizona. The latest federal count shows 512 students in grades 7 through 8.
Marana Unified District (4404) counts 12,845 students in its 19 schools, and Tortolita Middle School is one of them.
At Tortolita Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. The next largest groups are 44% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 36% share among Pima County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 32.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.8:1. On average, middle schools in Arizona have 17.8:1, compared with 15.8:1 here.
The allk12 Grade for Tortolita Middle School is B+. Compared with Arizona public middle schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census Bureau estimates for Pima County show that the median household income is $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 398 public schools in Pima County, enrolling about 140,692 students in all.
The closest public school to Tortolita Middle School is Quail Run Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Tortolita Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Tortolita Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Tortolita Middle School's enrollment dropped 11%, to 512.
Community posts for Tortolita Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Marana Unified District (4404)
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Dove Mountain K-8Elementary · 1,004 students
- Marana Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Twin Peaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Gladden Farms ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Quail Run Elementary School0.6 mi · 539
- Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson0.8 mi · 1,284
- Pima County JTED - Mountain View1.1 mi · 8
- Mountain View High School1.1 mi · 1,827
- Degrazia Elementary School1.3 mi · 396
- MUSD Early Learning and Resource Center1.3 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Tortolita Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tortolita Middle School?
Tortolita Middle School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Tortolita Middle School serve?
Tortolita Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tortolita Middle School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Tortolita Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Tortolita Middle School?
Student demographics at Tortolita Middle School are roughly 44% White, 47% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tortolita Middle School?
Tortolita Middle School is overseen by Marana Unified District (4404) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.