Our school is located in the town of Rio Rico, Arizona, approximately 15 miles north of the Mexican border town of Nogales and is part of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District. Our school population is primarily of Hispanic heritage with a cultural capital centered on family and community.

The adage “it takes a village to raise a child” in the context of education can be translated to, “It takes a professional learning community to effectively educate our students.” Here at Coatimundi Middle School we are always striving to be an effective professional learning community. We were rewarded for our efforts by the Arizona Educational Foundation with an A+ Status in 2011. The Arizona Educational Foundation created the A+ Schools of Excellence Program as a comprehensive school assessment tool to identify, celebrate, and recognize overall educational excellence in schools throughout Arizona.

Our mission and vision statements are our school’s guiding forces. You might notice that present in both the mission and vision statement is the word “everyone.” All stakeholders must be involved in the learning process in order to be successful; we must act in rhythm to achieve a true professional learning community.

Dear Parents, Guardians, Teachers, and Staff,

February is full of love, and wonderful things are happening here at Coatimundi Middle School as we continue to move into the 3rd quarter! 

We will be having our quarter three parent-teacher conferences on February 6 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please stop by to meet with your child’s teacher. 

Thank you to all who attended our 2nd quarter awards! We had an amazing turnout where many of our students were awarded for their achievements. Keep up the great work! I look forward to seeing many more for quarter three!

Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35 Family Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) and Wellness Night is on Wednesday, February 26 at Calabasas beginning at 5:00 p.m. Please save the date! 

February is love of reading month. We encourage all to take a little extra time to read. We will have a student competition as well. For every book students read, they will receive a dress down coupon. The student who reads the most books will receive a prize! 

Our middle school quarter three sports are in full swing! Come and support our boys soccer, girls basketball, and wrestling. Go, Cavaliers! Please visit our Calendar page for dates, location, and times.

Please make sure your child is at school everyday. School begins at 7: 35 a.m. and ends at 2:50 p.m. Attendance is a critical component of student success. 

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook to see more of all the wonderful things going on! Thank you all for your continued support as we work together to ensure our students are successful.

Your partner in education,

Rebekah Cabrera

Rebekah Cabrera, Principal