La Cima Middle School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona that teaches students in grades 6–8. There are about 354 students at the school, and the student–teacher ratio is about 13:1. This means that there are fewer students in each class and more attention is paid to each student. La Cima Middle School has a full middle school curriculum that focuses on core academic subjects and services to help students. The student body is very diverse, with a large minority population that reflects the community around it. According to U.S. News, 8% of students do well enough in math to be considered proficient, while 29% do well enough in reading to be considered proficient. This means that students do better in English language arts than in math. Funding per student is in line with the average for the area, with a focus on classroom instruction and intervention programs. The school is in a city neighborhood where housing is usually cheap. La Cima Middle School's strengths as a whole are that it has smaller class sizes and chances for focused academic growth, making it one of the top schools in Arizona