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What advice would you give to incoming students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School?
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Enrollment
792
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KYRENE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4267)·NCES 040423000083
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School
2720 E LIBERTY LN, PHOENIX, AZ 85048 · (480) 541-5800 · Maricopa County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Arizona public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · 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 6 | 269 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
47.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
35.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -16.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 16 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #45 of 190 ▲ 4 | #33 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #52 of 190 ▼ 12 | #34 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #75 of 160 | #39 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #33 of 214 | #25 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #98 of 179 | #43 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #4 of 182 | #3 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #58 of 139 | #33 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
792
-123 (-13%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 1,073
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 792 | 41.8 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 45.2 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 49.6 | 17.0:1 | 24% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 915 | 50 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,013 | 56.4 | 18.0:1 | 25% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 1,074 | 49 | 21.9:1 | 25% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 1,085 | 55 | 19.7:1 | 23% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 1,073 | 57 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,013 to 792); teachers down 26% (56.4 to 41.8).
About Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is a large middle school in PHOENIX, Arizona, (ZIP code 85048). The grade span is 4 through 8, and enrollment is 792 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Arizona is about 494, so this school runs 60% above that.
Kyrene Elementary District (4267) enrolls 13,313 students in 25 schools, including Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School. The largest is White students, at 38%. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Native American. In Maricopa County overall, about 59% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
Measured against Arizona public middle schools, Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household income is $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, enrolling about 725,139 students in all.
The closest public school to Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 792 students in 2024-25, 123 fewer than the 915 it had in 2020-21.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Kyrene Altadena Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
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- Kyrene del Cielo SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Kyrene de la Mirada SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Kyrene Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 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
- Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School0.1 mi · 421
- Desert Vista High School0.6 mi · 2,761
- Kyrene De Los Lagos School1.0 mi · 458
- Kyrene Monte Vista School1.1 mi · 484
- Kyrene de la Sierra School1.9 mi · 518
- Keystone Montessori Charter School2.1 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolHow large is Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School?
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School serve?
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School have?
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School?
At Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School in?
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is part of Kyrene Elementary District (4267).
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