Connolly Middle School

Connolly Middle School is one of the sizable intermediate schools in TEMPE, Arizona, operated by Tempe School District (4258), with 923 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 87% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 494 students.

Connolly Middle School is one of 22 schools operated by Tempe School District (4258), a district that educates 10,045 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Connolly Middle School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 20% White, 14% Black, 5% Native American, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Connolly Middle School lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Connolly Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Curry Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Connolly Middle School.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Connolly Middle School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,107 (now 923). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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