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If you had an hour of school board time for Cocopah Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
861
Middle
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757000643
Cocopah Middle School
6615 E CHOLLA ST, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 · (480) 484-4400 · Maricopa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Arizona public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 295 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 34% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
Math
71.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cocopah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #3 of 190 ▼ 1 | #3 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #5 of 190 ▼ 3 | #4 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #39 of 160 | #20 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #21 of 214 | #16 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #112 of 179 | #55 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #128 of 182 | #68 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #137 of 139 | #69 of 69 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
861
+43 (+5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 861 | 44 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 40 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 43.2 | 20.5:1 | 9% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 43 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 881 | 40.4 | 21.8:1 | 6% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 7% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 40 | 21.9:1 | 7% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 1,214 | 60 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 44 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cocopah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (881 to 861); teachers up 9% (40.4 to 44).
About Cocopah Middle School
Cocopah Middle School is a large middle school serving families in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 861 students. Middle schools in Arizona have about 494 students on average; enrollment here is 74% higher.
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) enrolls 20,682 students in 30 schools, including Cocopah Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Cocopah Middle School is 76% White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Cocopah Middle School are from different groups.
The school's 44 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 17.8:1 for middle schools in Arizona.
Among Arizona public middle schools, Cocopah Middle School outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Cocopah Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Sequoya Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Cocopah Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 861, from 818 in 2020-21.
Cocopah Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
- Desert Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Arcadia High SchoolHigh · 1,679 students
- Saguaro High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Cheyenne Traditional SchoolElementary · 953 students
- Ingleside Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
Other schools in SCOTTSDALE
- Desert Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Cactus Shadows High SchoolHigh · 1,362 students
- Saguaro High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway ScottsdaleCombined · 1,079 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoya Elementary School0.5 mi · 575
- Chaparral High School0.9 mi · 1,773
- Sonoran Sky Elementary School1.4 mi · 567
- Scottsdale Country Day School1.5 mi · 133
- Desert Shadows Elementary School1.5 mi · 554
- Desert Shadows Middle School1.5 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Cocopah Middle SchoolHow large is Cocopah Middle School?
Cocopah Middle School enrolls approximately 861 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cocopah Middle School serve?
Cocopah Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cocopah Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cocopah Middle School is approximately 19.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cocopah Middle School?
At Cocopah Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cocopah Middle School public or private?
Cocopah Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.