Enrollment
295
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000901
Wakefield Middle School
101 W 44TH ST, TUCSON, AZ 85713 · (520) 225-6280 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 6 | 109 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 31% |
Student demographics
31%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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +52.0pp since 2020
Math
32.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 6.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wakefield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #52 of 190 | #10 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #35 of 190 | #9 of 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #16 of 160 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #157 of 214 | #26 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #22 of 179 | #8 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #146 of 182 | #27 of 31 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
+225 (+321%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 295 | 21.2 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 15.4 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 22.9 | 9.7:1 | 64% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 83% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakefield Middle School.
About Wakefield Middle School
Families in TUCSON, Arizona, are served by Wakefield Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 295 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 40% below the average for middle schools in Arizona.
Tucson Unified District (4403), which runs Wakefield Middle School, has 88 schools and 40,316 students.
Wakefield Middle School is 82% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 10% White and 5% Native American. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Pima County residents. The diversity index for Wakefield Middle School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.9:1. The average for middle schools in Arizona, 17.8:1, is higher.
The school's county is Pima County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $70,315 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Wakefield Middle School shares Pima County with 397 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Hollinger K-8 School, is the closest to Wakefield Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Wakefield Middle School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts for Wakefield Middle School: 70 students in 2020-21, 295 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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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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- Hollinger K-8 School0.4 mi · 542
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Frequently asked questions
About Wakefield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wakefield Middle School?
Wakefield Middle School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wakefield Middle School serve?
Wakefield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wakefield Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wakefield Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wakefield Middle School?
At Wakefield Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Wakefield Middle School public or private?
Wakefield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403).
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