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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Maricopa County, Arizona

85 public middle schools in Maricopa County, Arizona appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Avondale Middle School leads the list at 27.0:1, against a median of 18.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
85
Maricopa County, Arizona
Top Students/teacher
27.0:1
Median Students/teacher
18.9:1
HIGHEST RATIO · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Avondale Middle SchoolAVONDALE, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Middle35127.0:1
2Western Sky Middle SchoolGoodyear, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Middle95226.1:1
3Santa Maria Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Middle59122.7:1
4Desert Sky Middle SchoolGLENDALE, AZDeer Valley Unified District (4246)Middle64022.5:1
5RAUL H. CASTRO MIDDLE SCHOOL: ACADEMY OF FINE ARTSPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Middle54522.5:1
6Kyrene Altadena Middle SchoolPhoenix, AZKyrene Elementary District (4267)Middle85722.1:1
7Mountain Trail Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)Middle83521.5:1
8Verrado Middle SchoolBUCKEYE, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Middle73121.2:1
9Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolLitchfield Park, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Middle78221.1:1
10Mountain Sky Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZWashington Elementary School District (4260)Middle67221.1:1
11Imagine Cortez Park MiddlePHOENIX, AZCortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)Middle25221.0:1
12Hurley Ranch ElementaryTOLLESON, AZUnion Elementary District (4277)Middle70321.0:1
13Imagine Desert West MiddlePHOENIX, AZImagine Desert West Middle Inc. (89563)Middle43720.8:1
14Greenfield Junior High SchoolGILBERT, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)Middle1,16020.7:1
15Isaac Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZIsaac Elementary District (4259)Middle47420.6:1
16Shepherd Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle58120.6:1
17Madison Meadows SchoolPHOENIX, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)Middle84620.5:1
18Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas ArtesPHOENIX, AZIsaac Elementary District (4259)Middle55320.5:1
19South Valley Jr. HighGILBERT, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)Middle87520.4:1
20Kino Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle80520.4:1
21Estrella Middle School College and Career PrepPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Middle65020.3:1
22Madison Park SchoolPhoenix, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)Middle52820.3:1
23Desert Shadows Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)Middle79120.1:1
24Willie & Coy Payne Jr. HighQUEEN CREEK, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)Middle1,17119.9:1
25Sossaman Middle SchoolQUEEN CREEK, AZHigley Unified School District (4248)Middle1,09419.9:1
26Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolChandler, AZKyrene Elementary District (4267)Middle83419.9:1
27Western Valley Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Middle55319.8:1
28Queen Creek Junior High SchoolQUEEN CREEK, AZQueen Creek Unified District (4245)Middle65719.7:1
29Taylor Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle90819.6:1
30Sevilla Elementary School-West CampusPHOENIX, AZAlhambra Elementary District (4280)Middle66619.6:1
31Explorer Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZParadise Valley Unified District (4241)Middle60719.6:1
32Cocopah Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZScottsdale Unified District (4240)Middle86119.6:1
33Poston Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle78219.6:1
34Hillcrest Middle SchoolGLENDALE, AZDeer Valley Unified District (4246)Middle73219.5:1
35Granada Elementary School-East CampusPHOENIX, AZAlhambra Elementary District (4280)Middle68319.5:1
36Madison #1 Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)Middle87419.5:1
37Sonoran Trails Middle SchoolPhoenix, AZCave Creek Unified District (4244)Middle61519.5:1
38Stapley Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle89919.5:1
39Desert Ridge Jr. HighMESA, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)Middle92519.4:1
40VISTA COLLEGE PREP SUENO PARKPHOENIX, AZVista College Preparatory Inc. (91948)Middle53819.2:1
41Santan Junior High SchoolCHANDLER, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)Middle1,08519.2:1
42MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESTEMPE, AZTempe School District (4258)Middle33419.0:1
43Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolPHOENIX, AZKyrene Elementary District (4267)Middle79218.9:1
44Carson Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle94618.8:1
45Rhodes Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle59918.7:1
46Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & JournalismPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Middle51018.6:1
47Kings Ridge SchoolPHOENIX, AZRiverside Elementary District (4257)Middle37118.6:1
48Choice Learning AcademyPHOENIX, AZAlhambra Elementary District (4280)Middle46218.5:1
49Highland Jr High SchoolMESA, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)Middle96118.5:1
50Franklin Junior High SchoolMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Middle28818.5:1
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