Pat Tillman Middle School

Pat Tillman Middle School, a mid-sized K-5 school in Phoenix, Arizona, one of the schools within Balsz Elementary District (4268), works with 598 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Pat Tillman Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Balsz Elementary District (4268), a district that educates 1,936 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pat Tillman Middle School records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 9% Native American, 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Pat Tillman Middle School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Pat Tillman Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Great Hearts Online - Arizona is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pat Tillman Middle School has ticked down 36%, going from 937 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 75% to 68%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Pat Tillman Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.