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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOGALES UNIFIED DISTRICT (4457)·NCES 040553000456
Wade Carpenter Middle School
595 W KINO ST, NOGALES, AZ 85621 · (520) 287-0820 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Arizona public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- B-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
21.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · 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 | 159 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 36% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
25.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +2.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wade Carpenter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #118 of 190 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #125 of 190 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #77 of 160 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #94 of 214 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #156 of 179 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #182 of 182 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #106 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
547
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 547 | 25 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 24 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 94% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 26 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 617 | N/A | N/A | 94% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 24 | 25.5:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 26 | 22.2:1 | 92% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 28 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 31 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wade Carpenter Middle School.
About Wade Carpenter Middle School
Wade Carpenter Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in NOGALES, Arizona. It educates 547 students in grades 6 through 8.
Wade Carpenter Middle School is part of Nogales Unified District (4457), where 11 schools serve 5,696 students.
Hispanic students make up 100% of enrollment at Wade Carpenter Middle School. That compares with about 83% Hispanic among all Santa Cruz County residents. Wade Carpenter Middle School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.9:1. That is 4.1 students per teacher above the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
Wade Carpenter Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Arizona public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Santa Cruz County, the median household income is $55,217, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 31 public schools in Santa Cruz County, enrolling about 10,432 students in all.
The nearest public school is A J Mitchell Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Federal data place Wade Carpenter Middle School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 547 students in 2024-25, 50 fewer than the 597 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.0:1 to 21.9:1.
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Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,926
Census ACS
Median income
$55,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nogales Unified District (4457)
- Nogales High SchoolHigh · 1,774 students
- Desert Shadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Mary L Welty Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other schools in NOGALES
- Nogales High SchoolHigh · 1,774 students
- Desert Shadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Mary L Welty Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- A J Mitchell Elementary School0.2 mi · 301
- NUSD Online0.7 mi · 209
- Pierson High School0.7 mi · 119
- EdOptions Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 88
- Colegio Petite Arizona0.8 mi · 258
- Lincoln Elementary School0.9 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Wade Carpenter Middle SchoolHow large is Wade Carpenter Middle School?
Wade Carpenter Middle School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wade Carpenter Middle School serve?
Wade Carpenter Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wade Carpenter Middle School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Wade Carpenter Middle School.
How diverse is Wade Carpenter Middle School?
Wade Carpenter Middle School reports a student body of 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Wade Carpenter Middle School in?
Wade Carpenter Middle School is part of Nogales Unified District (4457).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.