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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4241)·NCES 040593000130

Greenway Middle School

3002 E NISBET RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85032 · (602) 449-2400 · Maricopa County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Arizona public middle schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
646
Middle
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 731949%
Grade 832751%
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
6210%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
49777%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
528%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
112%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
152%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33952%
Female
30748%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
21.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +2.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -2.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2521.0%14.0%
2023-2418.0%12.0%
2022-2319.0%9.0%
2021-2218.0%13.0%
2020-2118.0%2.0%
2018-1920.0%18.0%
2017-1819.0%16.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Greenway Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#120 of 190
▲ 15
#60 of 87
▲ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#144 of 190
▲ 8
#70 of 87
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.0pp#55 of 160#26 of 78
Enrollment
ranked largest first
646#71 of 214#47 of 96
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#63 of 179#26 of 85
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
39.1%#131 of 182#70 of 86
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+25.0%#11 of 41#5 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
646
+166 (+35%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256463817.0:1N/A
2023-2441123.717.4:1N/A
2022-2341925.216.6:174% (309)
2020-214802320.9:1N/A
2017-1851727.718.7:186% (444)
2015-164992520.0:178% (391)
2010-115103514.6:180% (410)
2000-017674417.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenway Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 25% (517 to 646); teachers up 37% (27.7 to 38).

About Greenway Middle School

Greenway Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in PHOENIX, Arizona. It has an enrollment of 646 students in grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in Arizona enroll around 494, and this school is 31% above that mark.

Greenway Middle School sits within Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), which has 42 schools and 26,183 students.

More than half of the students at Greenway Middle School are Hispanic (77%). The remaining shares are 10% White, 8% Black, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Greenway Middle School scores 39%.

On staff are 38 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. Middle schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.8:1.

On the allk12 Grade, Greenway Middle School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Arizona public middle schools.

Census data for Maricopa County show the median household earns about $89,300 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.

Among nearby public schools, pvONLINE is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The federal government classifies Greenway Middle School's location as City: Large.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 35% increase, from 480 to 646. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.9:1 to 17.0:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Greenway Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Maricopa County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Greenway Middle School
District
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Address
3002 E NISBET RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85032
Phone
(602) 449-2400
County
Maricopa County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
646
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040593000130
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Other schools in PHOENIX
Other Greenway Middle schools

One other US public school is named Greenway Middle. Greenway Middle School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Greenway Middle School
How many students attend Greenway Middle School?
Greenway Middle School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Greenway Middle School serve?
Greenway Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenway Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenway Middle School is approximately 17.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Greenway Middle School?
Greenway Middle School reports a student body of 10% White, 77% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Greenway Middle School?
Greenway Middle School is overseen by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) in Maricopa County.
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