Santa Maria Middle School

Santa Maria Middle School is one of the mid-tier middle-grades schools in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Fowler Elementary District (4273), with 591 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Fowler Elementary District (4273) runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,645 students. Santa Maria Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Santa Maria Middle School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest looks like 15% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Santa Maria Middle School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Santa Maria Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Santa Maria Middle School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

ASDB - ELP FBC West Valley Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Santa Maria Middle School.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Santa Maria Middle School has declined 23%, going from 765 students in 2018 to 591 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 10% to 15% over that span.

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