Cholla Middle School

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in PHOENIX, Arizona, Cholla Middle School hosts 681 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within Washington Elementary School District (4260). That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 494 students.

Across the 33 schools in Washington Elementary School District (4260) (18,816 students total), Cholla Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cholla Middle School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest consists of 21% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Cholla Middle School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Lakeview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Cholla Middle School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 681). White enrollment moved from 29% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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