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Enrollment
857
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KYRENE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4267)·NCES 040423000665
Kyrene Altadena Middle School
14620 S. Desert Foothills Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · (480) 541-6000 · Maricopa County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- CThree-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
22.1:1
39 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 | 261 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 320 | 37% |
Student demographics
64%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
67.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -4.0pp since 2017
Math
48.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 49.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kyrene Altadena Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #20 of 190 ▲ 2 | #16 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #8 of 190 ▼ 2 | #6 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #43 of 160 | #23 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #22 of 214 | #17 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #158 of 179 | #80 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #33 of 182 | #18 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #68 of 139 | #39 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
857
-66 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 1,141
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 857 | 38.8 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 39.8 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 962 | 41.2 | 23.4:1 | 10% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 47 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,073 | 54.8 | 19.6:1 | 8% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 1,086 | 50 | 21.7:1 | 8% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 1,071 | 52 | 20.6:1 | 8% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 1,141 | 60 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kyrene Altadena Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,073 to 857); teachers down 29% (54.8 to 38.8).
About Kyrene Altadena Middle School
The public middle-grades school Kyrene Altadena Middle School is located in Phoenix, Arizona. It has an enrollment of 857 students in grades 4 through 8. That compares with an average of about 494 students for middle schools in Arizona.
Kyrene Altadena Middle School is one of 25 schools in Kyrene Elementary District (4267), which enrolls 13,313 students in total.
The share of White students at Kyrene Altadena Middle School is 54%, a majority. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Kyrene Altadena Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Kyrene Altadena Middle School comes to 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.1:1. Middle schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.8:1.
Among Arizona public middle schools, Kyrene Altadena Middle School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Maricopa County, median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Kyrene Altadena Middle School from the closest public school, Kyrene de los Cerritos School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Kyrene Altadena 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's student count decreased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 22.1 students per teacher, compared with 19.6 in 2020-21.
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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 Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
- Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Kyrene Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
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- Kyrene de la Mirada SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Kyrene Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
Other schools in Phoenix
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- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Kyrene de los Cerritos School0.1 mi · 395
- Kyrene de la Sierra School1.2 mi · 518
- Keystone Montessori Charter School1.2 mi · 203
- Kyrene Monte Vista School1.8 mi · 484
- Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School2.2 mi · 421
- Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School2.3 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Kyrene Altadena Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kyrene Altadena Middle School?
Kyrene Altadena Middle School enrolls approximately 857 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Kyrene Altadena Middle School serve?
Kyrene Altadena Middle School serves grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Kyrene Altadena Middle School?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Kyrene Altadena Middle School.
How diverse is Kyrene Altadena Middle School?
Kyrene Altadena Middle School reports a student body of 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Kyrene Altadena Middle School?
Kyrene Altadena Middle School is overseen by Kyrene Elementary District (4267) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.