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What's the biggest difference between Kino Junior High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
805
Middle
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4235)·NCES 040497000396
Kino Junior High School
848 N HORNE, MESA, AZ 85203 · (480) 472-2400 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Arizona public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
20.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · 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 | 386 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 419 | 52% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
18.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +1.0pp since 2017
Math
6.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 6.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| 2017-18 | 17.0% | 15.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kino Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #166 of 190 ▲ 8 | #80 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #157 of 190 ▼ 1 | #78 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #42 of 160 | #22 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #29 of 214 | #22 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #132 of 179 | #66 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #135 of 182 | #73 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #57 of 139 | #32 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
805
-264 (-25%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,489
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 805 | 39.5 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 44.5 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 55.2 | 16.6:1 | 78% (712) |
| 2020-21 | 1,069 | 56 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,032 | 51.2 | 20.1:1 | 86% (887) |
| 2015-16 | 1,039 | 53 | 19.6:1 | 90% (931) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 84% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 1,275 | 61 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,489 | 65 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kino Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,032 to 805); teachers down 23% (51.2 to 39.5).
About Kino Junior High School
Kino Junior High School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Mesa Unified District (4235), located in MESA, Arizona. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 805 students enrolled. Middle schools in Arizona have about 494 students on average; enrollment here is 63% higher.
Mesa Unified District (4235) has 81 schools; together they serve 55,821 students.
More than half of enrollment at Kino Junior High School is Hispanic: 79%. Next come 8% White, 6% Black, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kino Junior High School scores 36%.
Kino Junior High School reports a ratio of 20.4 students per teacher, from 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona is 2.6 students per teacher.
Kino Junior High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Arizona public middle schools.
The school's county is Maricopa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County's 1,352 public schools enroll about 725,139 students and include Kino Junior High School.
Kino Junior High School's closest public school neighbor is Edison Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Kino Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Kino Junior High School had a net loss of 264 students, or 25%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.1:1 in 2020-21, and 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Mesa Unified District (4235)
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
Other schools in MESA
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Desert Ridge HighHigh · 2,103 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary School0.4 mi · 528
- Eisenhower Center for Innovation0.5 mi · 489
- Learning Foundation0.6 mi · 139
- Heartwood AZ0.9 mi · 204
- Michael T. Hughes Elementary School1.0 mi · 480
- STEP UP SCHOOL1.0 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Kino Junior High SchoolHow large is Kino Junior High School?
Kino Junior High School enrolls approximately 805 students in grades 07-08.
Is Kino Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kino Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kino Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kino Junior High School is approximately 20.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kino Junior High School?
At Kino Junior High School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 79% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Kino Junior High School in?
Kino Junior High School is part of Mesa Unified District (4235).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.