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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISAAC ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4259)·NCES 040396001876
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes
3348 W MCDOWELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85009 · (602) 442-2700 · Maricopa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Arizona public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
20.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · 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 | 176 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 34% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
24.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +6.0pp since 2017
Math
12.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 6 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #133 of 190 ▲ 25 | #68 of 87 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #128 of 190 ▲ 51 | #64 of 87 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #91 of 214 | #59 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #137 of 179 | #68 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #164 of 182 | #85 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #69 of 139 | #40 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
553
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 32 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 80% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 33 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 34 | 20.3:1 | 89% (614) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 30 | 22.5:1 | 100% (673) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 33 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (691 to 553); teachers down 21% (34 to 27).
About Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school's enrollment of 553 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 12 schools in Isaac Elementary District (4259), with 4,929 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes, with 95% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Black. Among people living in Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.5:1. Among middle schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.8:1.
The allk12 Grade for Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes is D. Compared with Arizona public middle schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. A total of 1,352 public schools operate in Maricopa County, serving about 725,139 students.
The nearest public school is Alta E Butler School, at about 0.2 miles. Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 553 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 595. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.5:1.
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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 Isaac Elementary District (4259)
- Pueblo Del Sol Middle SchoolElementary · 659 students
- Alta E Butler SchoolElementary · 541 students
- J B Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Isaac Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Joseph Zito Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 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
- Alta E Butler School0.2 mi · 541
- Carl Hayden High School0.4 mi · 2,079
- Moya Elementary0.6 mi · 377
- Isaac Middle School0.7 mi · 474
- Isaac Online Prep Academy0.7 mi · 85
- J B Sutton Elementary School0.8 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas ArtesWhat is the total enrollment at Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes?
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes serve?
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes.
How diverse is Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes?
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes reports a student body of 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes public or private?
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes is a public K-12 school, overseen by Isaac Elementary District (4259).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.