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Mount Elden Middle School

3223 N 4TH ST, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 · (928) 773-8250 · Coconino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
Enrollment
678
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 621732%
Grade 721632%
Grade 824536%
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
19429%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
20931%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
325%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
23034%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
34651%
Female
33249%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
28.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
16.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.0%16.0%
2023-2423.0%13.0%
2022-2327.0%15.0%
2021-2230.0%17.0%
2020-2123.0%15.0%
2018-1926.0%22.0%
2017-1830.0%25.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Mount Elden Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arizona
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.0%#110 of 190
▲ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#114 of 190
▲ 16
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.5pp#70 of 160
Enrollment
ranked largest first
678#60 of 214
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#31 of 179
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.6%#5 of 182
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-24.3%#48 of 139
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 2024-25
Enrollment
678
-100 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 955
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2567846.514.6:1N/A
2023-2467745.514.9:1N/A
2022-2375746.516.3:151% (385)
2020-217785314.7:1N/A
2017-1889645.119.9:149% (438)
2015-168655117.0:148% (419)
2010-119936216.0:130% (302)
2000-019526115.6:1N/A
1990-919554720.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Elden Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (896 to 678); teachers up 3% (45.1 to 46.5).

About Mount Elden Middle School

Mount Elden Middle School runs as a mid-sized middle-grades school in FLAGSTAFF, Arizona. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 678 students. That compares with an average of about 494 students for middle schools in Arizona.

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) runs Mount Elden Middle School along with 15 other schools, enrolling 8,595 students in total.

At Mount Elden Middle School, Native American students make up the biggest share, 34%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 29% White, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Mount Elden Middle School are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at Mount Elden Middle School totals 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for middle schools in Arizona, 17.8:1, is higher.

In Coconino County, home to about 144,508 people, the median household earns about $72,966 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Coconino County's 80 public schools enroll about 18,262 students and include Mount Elden Middle School.

Pine Forest School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Mount Elden Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Mount Elden Middle School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.

Enrollment decreased 13% over 4 years, reaching 678 in 2024-25.

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Coconino County at a glance

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Population
144,508
Census ACS
Median income
$72,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
18,262 students

Quick facts

School name
Mount Elden Middle School
District
Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
Address
3223 N 4TH ST, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004
Phone
(928) 773-8250
County
Coconino County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
678
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
040286000214
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Mount Elden Middle School
How many students attend Mount Elden Middle School?
Mount Elden Middle School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mount Elden Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Elden Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mount Elden Middle School have?
Mount Elden Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Elden Middle School?
At Mount Elden Middle School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mount Elden Middle School public or private?
Mount Elden Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Flagstaff Unified District (4192).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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