Palo Verde Middle School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, Palo Verde Middle School is a big middle school, run under Washington Elementary School District (4260). It hosts 797 students across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 494 students each, so Palo Verde Middle School sits 61% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Washington Elementary School District (4260), which oversees 33 schools and 18,816 students, Palo Verde Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Palo Verde Middle School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%; the rest breaks down as 15% Black, 10% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, Palo Verde Middle School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages about 17.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Palo Verde Middle School is one.

Roadrunner Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Palo Verde Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Palo Verde Middle School has declined 18%, going from 969 students in 2018 to 797 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 10% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.