Avondale Middle School

Avondale Middle School operates as a compact middle school in AVONDALE, Arizona, run under Avondale Elementary District (4272). Current enrollment sits at 351 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 494 students each, so Avondale Middle School sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Avondale Elementary District (4272), which oversees 9 schools and 6,000 students, Avondale Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Avondale Middle School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Black, 8% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Avondale Middle School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lattie Coor, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Avondale Middle School's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 351). Black enrollment moved from 19% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 27.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.