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Pistor Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

5455 S Cardinal Ave, Tucson, AZ 85746 · (520) 908-5400 · Part of Tucson Unified District

Drexel Heights’ School Grade B− better than 51% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
579
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Pistor Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 35.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Drexel Heights kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Drexel Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Pistor Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5455 S Cardinal Ave, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6179
Grade 7206
Grade 8194
Enrollment over time
892’20
880’21
724’22
629’23
579’24

Down 35.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%White 5%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pistor Middle School from Drexel Heights families.

Other schools in Tucson Unified District

The district →
McCorkle PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C−
1,048 students19:1
C E Rose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
D
766 students18:1
Vesey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
C
673 students20:1
Roberts Naylor
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
D
612 students14:1
John E White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
C
607 students17:1
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C
563 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Drexel Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.