Desert Canyon Middle School

Set in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Desert Canyon Middle School is a mid-sized intermediate school, operated by Scottsdale Unified District (4240). It serves 423 students across grades 6 through 8.

Desert Canyon Middle School is one of 30 schools operated by Scottsdale Unified District (4240), a district that caters to 20,682 students overall.

On demographics, Desert Canyon Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Desert Canyon Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Desert Canyon Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert Canyon Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Desert Canyon Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 423). White enrollment moved from 74% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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