Camp Verde Middle School, Camp Verde AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Camp Verde Middle School

Camp Verde Middle School serves students in grades six through eight as a regular public school within the Camp Verde Unified District. The school sits in the town of Camp Verde, a small, spread-out community bisected by I-17 where historic downtown clusters a grocery, shops, dining, and Fort Verde State Historic Park within a walkable pocket, but most residential areas are car-dependent. The town has grown steadily over recent decades and its economy blends agriculture, tourism tied to Montezuma Castle National Monument and Out of Africa Wildlife Park, and the Yavapai-Apache Nation’s Cliff Castle Casino. Housing costs in the area run close to the state average, and the broader region includes Prescott National Forest and a designated Dark Sky community.

Academically, state test results in math and English language arts show that a relatively small share of students scored proficient in the most recent year. Across grades six, seven, and eight, math proficiency was modest, and English language arts proficiency was higher but still well below half of students tested. In eighth-grade science, proficiency was similarly modest. When compared with other districts across Yavapai County, the school’s overall proficiency index lands in the bottom quartile. Only one year of assessment data was available, so no trend can be described. Parents considering the school may want to ask the school directly about its approach to improving academic outcomes and what support is in place for students who are below grade level.

The student body is diverse, with a substantial share of white students, a large Hispanic population, and a notable Native American presence, the latter likely reflecting the nearby Yavapai-Apache Nation. Enrollment is in the mid-hundreds, typical for a middle school serving a town of this size. Data on eligibility for free or reduced-price meals, special education services, and English learner status were not reported, so the level of economic or instructional need in the building cannot be assessed from the available information. Similarly, information on discipline, staffing ratios, attendance rates, and course offerings was absent. A parent may want to follow up with the school to learn about class sizes, elective offerings, and any after-school programs.

The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes, so the school appears to be operating without major disruption or shifts in policy that are publicly visible. The town’s growth and its mix of tourism and agriculture provide a stable community backdrop, but the school itself offers limited publicly reported detail on what happens inside the classroom. Families who value a close-knit, rural setting and want to probe deeper into the school’s academic support structures may find this a reasonable option. Those seeking a school with higher measured proficiency or a wider array of documented programs will want to consider whether Camp Verde Middle School meets their expectations and gather more information directly from the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 12% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 15% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 24% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 25% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 16% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

This schoolCamp Verde Unified District (4470), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.