Fox Creek Junior High School

Summary:

Fox Creek Junior High School is a public middle school in Bullhead City, Arizona, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 516 students. The school is part of the Bullhead City School District, which is ranked 248 out of 288 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fox Creek Junior High School has consistently low academic performance, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools in recent years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 518 out of 533 Arizona middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Only 14% of 7th-grade students and 18% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41% and 35%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 8% of 7th-graders and 5% of 8th-graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 30% and 28%. The school's dropout rate has also seen a concerning increase, rising from 1.8% in 2017-2018 to 7.0% in 2021-2022.

Compared to the nearby Bullhead City Middle School, Fox Creek Junior High School has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.73% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 77.95% at Bullhead City Middle School. Additionally, Fox Creek Junior High School's spending per student has decreased from $5,622 in 2018-2019 to $5,264 in 2021-2022, which is lower than the $5,994 spent per student at Bullhead City Middle School in 2021-2022. The student-teacher ratio at Fox Creek Junior High School has also increased from 20.8 in 2020-2021 to 25.8 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the 18.8 ratio at Bullhead City Middle School.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 3101 Desert Sky Blvd
       Bullhead City, AZ  86442-8684


(928) 758-2500

District: Bullhead City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
521st of 550 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,264 Help


Students who attend Fox Creek Junior High School usually attend:

High:    CRUHSD Academy
    Mohave High School

Feeder schools for Fox Creek Junior High School:

Elementary:    Diamondback Elementary School
    Sunrise Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  465

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.5%
White:
38.1%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.7% Help


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Compare Details Fox Creek Junior High School ranks worse than 94.7% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.26. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.5%), White (38.1%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fox Creek Junior High School is 17.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fox Creek Junior High School is $5,264.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fox Creek Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fox Creek Junior High School 521st of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Fox Creek Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Bullhead City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bullhead City School District 255th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fox Creek Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 41.79 386th 663 41.8%
2010 47.06 359th 692 48.1%
2011 49.36 344th 685 49.8%
2012 52.55 357th 772 53.8%
2013 50.48 389th 787 50.6%
2014 60.49 261st 690 62.2%
2015 47.43 235th 521 54.9%
2016 59.25 230th 677 66.0%
2017 43.83 320th 695 54.0%
2018 37.43 405th 711 43.0%
2019 23.53 448th 605 26.0%
2021 23.78 632nd 832 24.0%
2022 15.55 524th 605 13.4%
2023 20.40 687th 854 19.6%
2024 10.26 521st 550 5.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.36 503rd 650 22.6%
2023 17.36 350th 384 8.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.38 269th 789 65.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.81 209th 503 58.4%
2022 11.47 355th 369 3.8%
2023 25.09 550th 717 23.3%
2024 14.32 301st 320 5.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.23 40th 257 84.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.83 310th 624 50.3%
2019 19.32 368th 466 21.0%
2021 24.61 631st 820 23.0%
2022 14.97 441st 494 10.7%
2023 19.00 680th 806 15.6%
2024 7.50 371st 386 3.9%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.20 24th 37 35.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.60 451st 617 26.9%
2019 19.34 346th 435 20.5%
2021 25.83 603rd 818 26.3%
2022 12.34 428th 476 10.1%
2023 20.48 660th 810 18.5%
2024 8.18 359th 370 3.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.15 343rd 404 15.1%
2023 55.64 92nd 247 62.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.75 167th 573 70.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.02 380th 543 30.0%
2019 14.02 361st 387 6.7%
2021 25.77 643rd 802 19.8%
2022 19.71 331st 392 15.6%
2023 18.84 665th 760 12.5%
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Rank History for White students at Fox Creek Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.36 378th 436 13.3%
2019 11.15 312th 337 7.4%
2021 23.46 644th 780 17.4%
2022 3.83 442nd 446 0.9%
2023 8.05 661st 675 2.1%
2024 1.54 287th 288 0.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Open Quote The principal is a renegade racist who runs the school like a prison. He runs the school through fear, and there is a constant constricted, walk the line feel to the place. He is a former cop(and loves to brag about it), and holds parent meetings with a badge hung on his wall. I always felt uncomfortable in his office. If you are low income or not Caucasian your kids will be put in lower level classes, with incompetent teachers, usually one and done teachers. The large majority of the staff roster turns over every year. That is a HUGE red flag. Nobody stays at the school. Those who do stay, and have been at the school awhile are absolute wing nuts. There is nothing nice or charming about their quirkiness. They are eccentric in a Norman Bates, Cannibal Lecter kind of way. If you
decide to send your kids to fox creek, welcome to Crazy Town, AZ. I feel so sorry for you and your kids. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Fox Creek Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 237 8 2 52 5 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 281 9 1 74 4 n/a n/a 0 369
2001 280 6 4 65 6 n/a n/a 0 361
2002 452 24 12 141 16 n/a n/a 0 645
2003 452 24 12 141 16 n/a n/a 0 645
2004 437 16 10 150 7 n/a n/a 0 620
2005 426 12 15 158 6 n/a n/a 0 617
2006 438 12 17 142 11 n/a n/a 0 620
2007 437 16 13 149 11 n/a n/a 0 626
2008 417 14 13 147 11 n/a n/a 0 602
2009 377 21 8 142 9 n/a n/a 0 557
2010 374 24 14 134 14 n/a n/a 0 560
2011 355 18 9 146 16 4 4 0 552
2012 362 16 6 143 17 5 3 0 552
2013 377 13 8 138 10 4 8 0 558
2014 349 19 5 137 6 2 9 0 527
2015 335 12 2 129 11 3 13 0 505
2016 308 7 5 137 12 3 17 0 489
2017 326 8 3 117 11 2 19 0 486
2018 308 10 3 141 11 3 10 0 486
2019 292 13 3 256 8 1 13 0 586
2020 276 16 6 264 8 1 22 0 593
2021 244 15 11 270 2 2 20 0 564
2022 242 12 8 271 5 1 24 0 563
2023 211 12 6 260 2 0 25 0 516
2024 177 9 11 244 2 0 22 0 465

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fox Creek Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 304 15.9 19.1 n/a
2000 369 16.5 22.4 n/a
2001 361 24.3 14.9 n/a
2002 645 30.0 21.5 n/a
2003 645 30.0 21.5 n/a
2004 620 32.0 19.4 53.2
2005 617 33.0 18.7 71.2
2006 620 35.0 17.7 58.4
2007 626 32.0 19.6 62
2008 602 37.5 16.1 51.7
2009 557 31.0 18.0 53
2010 560 29.0 19.3 56.6
2011 552 25.5 21.6 59.1
2012 552 28.0 19.7 61.2
2013 558 28.5 19.5 63.4
2014 527 25.5 20.6 62.8
2015 505 26.0 19.4 66.3
2016 489 21.0 23.2 36.8
2017 486 26.0 18.6 98.8
2018 486 22.0 22.0 64.8
2019 586 28.0 20.9 64.8
2020 593 27.0 21.9 64.9
2021 564 27.0 20.8 n/a
2022 563 25.5 22.0 64.8
2023 516 20.0 25.8 64.7
2024 465 27.0 17.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fox Creek Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 304 15.9 19.1 n/a
2000 369 16.5 22.4 n/a
2001 361 24.3 14.9 n/a
2002 645 30.0 21.5 n/a
2003 645 30.0 21.5 n/a
2004 620 32.0 19.4 53.2
2005 617 33.0 18.7 71.2
2006 620 35.0 17.7 58.4
2007 626 32.0 19.6 62
2008 602 37.5 16.1 51.7
2009 557 31.0 18.0 53
2010 560 29.0 19.3 56.6
2011 552 25.5 21.6 59.1
2012 552 28.0 19.7 61.2
2013 558 28.5 19.5 63.4
2014 527 25.5 20.6 62.8
2015 505 26.0 19.4 66.3
2016 489 21.0 23.2 36.8
2017 486 26.0 18.6 98.8
2018 486 22.0 22.0 64.8
2019 586 28.0 20.9 64.8
2020 593 27.0 21.9 64.9
2021 564 27.0 20.8 n/a
2022 563 25.5 22.0 64.8
2023 516 20.0 25.8 64.7
2024 465 27.0 17.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Fox Creek Junior High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $237 (4.2%) $251 (4.5%) $725 (12.9%) $3,831 (68.1%) $1,304 (23.2%) $5,135 (91.3%) $5,622
2021 $844 (15.8%) $142 (2.7%) $1,831 (34.2%) $3,844 (71.7%) $528 (9.9%) $4,371 (81.6%) $5,358
2022 $638 (12.1%) $49 (0.9%) $1,325 (25.2%) $4,119 (78.2%) $458 (8.7%) $4,577 (86.9%) $5,264

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fox Creek Junior High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 448th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 687th of 854 Middle schools
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students586516
 11.9%
African American1312
 7.7%
American Indian82
 75%
Asian36
 100%
Hispanic256260
 1.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White292211
 27.7%
Two or More Races1325
 92.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.8%64.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Fox Creek Junior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 465 students attended Fox Creek Junior High School.

Students who attend Fox Creek Junior High School usually go on to attend CRUHSD Academy

Students at Fox Creek Junior High School are 52% Hispanic, 38% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Fox Creek Junior High School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Arizona middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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