Imagine Camelback Middle

Imagine Camelback Middle is a minimally staffed middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by Imagine Camelback Middle Inc. (89561). The school enrolls 169 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 494.

Operationally, Imagine Camelback Middle answers to Imagine Camelback Middle Inc. (89561), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Imagine Camelback Middle shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%; the rest breaks down as 19% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Imagine Camelback Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Imagine Camelback Middle is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Imagine Camelback Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Imagine Camelback Middle operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Imagine Camelback Middle's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 181 (now 169). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 13% to 19%.

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