Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School

My child went to a charter school that was awful for her. She was exhibiting signs of depression and hated going to school. We decided to open enroll in dodge for 6th grade and the difference is profound! She’s having a wonderful experience. In the beginning of school she didn’t have friends and a teacher kindly sat with her at lunch so she wasn’t alone. Now she has a group of good friends and is involved in school sports. I highly recommend Dodge! Best middle school in Tucson!

Exceeded expectations. I would recommend for students that are motivated to make the most of their education.

I enrolled my daughter at Dodge because of the recommendation from her fourth grade elementary school teacher and her sixth grade math teacher. My daughter only knew one other student at the school but she was able to thrive successfully. She joined sports and loved the closeness and the encouragement for higher education. Teacher's always told the students WHEN you go to college not IF you go to college. My daughter is a successful AP/honors high school student and tutors kids. Dodge truly has a wonderful staff that makes a difference for our kids future!

Dodge is definitely one of the best middle schools in TUSD. We open-enrolled our 2 sons out of district because we didn't think Dodge was a good fit for our oldest son at the time and didn't like any of the other options for middle schools in the district. However, our daughter attended Dodge and had a very good experience for the most part. She was accepted at both the Doolen GATE program and Dodge but we chose Dodge because we liked that the school stressed college and that the teachers did their best to prepare the students for high school. When we visited during 5th grade, my daughter was very taken in by Ms. Ponticelli whose class was doing a unit on Greece. Unfortunately, Ms. Ponticelli as well as 2 other 6th grade teachers along with Ms. White, the orchestra teacher, have just officially retired. Another thing I really like about Dodge is that it is a 5 'R' school (Reading • Writing • Arithmetic • Respect • Responsibility). The R&R cards encourage and reward good behavior and my daughter loved accumulating points on her card. As I previously mentioned, Dodge is one of the top middle schools in TUSD and the A+ rating it just received is an attestation to this.