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Which teacher or staff member at Desert Foothills Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
621
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4260)·NCES 040906000922
Desert Foothills Middle School
3333 W BANFF LN, PHOENIX, AZ 85053 · (602) 896-5500 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Arizona public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- C-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
15.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · 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 7 | 296 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 52% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
33.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
20.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Desert Foothills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #98 of 190 ▼ 4 | #54 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #93 of 190 ▼ 19 | #51 of 87 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #41 of 160 | #22 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #74 of 214 | #50 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #38 of 179 | #11 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #38 of 182 | #20 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #115 of 139 | #62 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
621
-96 (-13%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 621 | 41 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 45.5 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 37.5 | 16.9:1 | 58% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 40.7 | 16.5:1 | 57% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 28 | 24.8:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 55% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 855 | 48 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 996 | 49 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Foothills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (672 to 621); teachers up 1% (40.7 to 41).
About Desert Foothills Middle School
Federal records list Desert Foothills Middle School as a middle school in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school serves 621 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Arizona average about 494 students.
Washington Elementary School District (4260) is the local district for Desert Foothills Middle School. It runs 33 schools with 18,816 students.
At Desert Foothills Middle School, Hispanic students make up 50% of the student body. After that, the student body is 33% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Maricopa County is about 31% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.2 students per teacher. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Desert Foothills Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Maricopa County (population about 4,559,748), the median household income is $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Desert Foothills Middle School is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Acacia Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Desert Foothills Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Desert Foothills Middle School declined 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 717 to 621 students. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Desert Foothills Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)
- Lookout Mountain SchoolElementary · 979 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 903 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Orangewood SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Palo Verde Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Acacia Elementary School0.4 mi · 806
- Ironwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 434
- Greenway High School0.9 mi · 1,318
- Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy0.9 mi · 416
- Chaparral Elementary School1.0 mi · 415
- Sahuaro School1.2 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Foothills Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Desert Foothills Middle School?
Desert Foothills Middle School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Desert Foothills Middle School serve?
Desert Foothills Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Desert Foothills Middle School have?
Desert Foothills Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Desert Foothills Middle School?
At Desert Foothills Middle School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 50% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Desert Foothills Middle School public or private?
Desert Foothills Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.