Colonel Smith Middle School vs General Myer Elementary School

General Myer Elementary School holds a 9.6/10 overall rating against Colonel Smith Middle School's 8.8/10 — a 0.8-point gap that translates into a dramatic difference in state standing. General Myer Elementary School ranks #3 of 2,002 Arizona schools, placing it among the top 0.2% statewide. Colonel Smith Middle School ranks #86 of 2,002 — still a strong showing in the top 5%, but 83 positions behind its neighbor. For families at Fort Huachuca choosing between two schools just 0.8 miles apart, that state-rank spread is the most concrete signal available.

The academic gap drives most of the overall difference. General Myer Elementary School scores 9.6/10 on academics against Colonel Smith Middle School's 8.2/10 — a 1.4-point delta reflecting meaningfully stronger proficiency outcomes. Growth tells a similar story: General Myer posts a 9.6/10 growth score versus Colonel Smith's 8.7/10, a 0.9-point gap indicating students at General Myer advance faster relative to their starting points. Both metrics point in the same direction, so General Myer's advantage is consistent rather than driven by one outlier category.

Enrollment is close: Colonel Smith Middle School enrolls 240 students and General Myer Elementary School enrolls 261, a 21-student difference that gives both campuses a similar scale. The more meaningful structural distinction is student-teacher ratio. Colonel Smith runs 12.6 students per teacher versus General Myer's 15.4:1 — nearly three fewer students per classroom at Colonel Smith. Families who prioritize individualized attention have a real, measurable advantage at Colonel Smith even as General Myer leads on academic outcomes.

Despite their names, Colonel Smith Middle School and General Myer Elementary School serve identical grade spans: both enroll students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The "middle school" and "elementary school" labels are administrative rather than structural — a parent of a second-grader and a parent of a seventh-grader are choosing between the same two schools for the full PK–8 run. At 0.8 miles apart, neither school carries a meaningful commute advantage for most Fort Huachuca families, making the performance and classroom-size trade-offs the practical basis for the decision.