Ruth Fisher Middle School

Regular School · TONOPAH, AZ

Ruth Fisher Middle School is a regular school school in TONOPAH, Arizona, serving grades PK–12 with 745 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1.

Level

Other

Grades

PK – 12

Enrollment

745

Teachers (FTE)

38.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	497	67%
White	191	26%
Black or African American	38	5%
Two or more races	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	1%
Asian	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	745	407M / 338F

English Language Learners: 54 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	26.0% -5.9pp	31.9%	558
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -13.9pp	38.9%	546

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.51 grade levels

Math

+0.30 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

None offered

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

413

55.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	745	100%

Contact & Location

38201 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD

TONOPAH, AZ 85354

Phone: (623)474-5500

http://ruthfisher.smusd90.org

District

Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,903

District enrollment: 3,102

Other Schools in District

Desert Sunset Elementary School Elementary
Tartesso Elementary School Elementary
Winters Well Elementary School Elementary
Tonopah Valley High School High
Saddle Mountain Online Academy Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85354) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040717000620

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD