Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)

Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the rural-scale junior highs in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Riverside Elementary District (4257), with 47 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 90% smaller than typical.

Riverside Elementary District (4257) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 804 students; Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) is among them.

On the student-mix side, Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 13% Black, 9% White, 4% Asian, 2% 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, Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 47.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

MIT STEM2 Online High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT).

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) has rose 96%, going from 24 students in 2018 to 47 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 0% to 4% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 47.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.