Desert Sky Middle School

As an expansive 6-8 campus in TUCSON, Arizona, Desert Sky Middle School caters to 743 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Vail Unified District (4413). That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 494 students.

Within Vail Unified District (4413), which oversees 24 schools and 15,011 students, Desert Sky Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Desert Sky Middle School records that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 39% White, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Pima County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Desert Sky Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Desert Willow Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert Sky Middle School.

Desert Sky Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Desert Sky Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 737 students in 2018 to 743 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 48% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

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