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If you could change one rule at Smith Junior High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
707
Middle
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4235)·NCES 040497002110
Smith Junior High School
10100 E ADOBE RD, MESA, AZ 85207 · (480) 472-9900 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · 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 7 | 358 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 49% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
32.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
12.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -19.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 32 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 down about 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 19 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Smith Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #135 of 190 ▼ 2 | #69 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #94 of 190 ▲ 8 | #52 of 87 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #36 of 160 | #19 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #51 of 214 | #35 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #59 of 179 | #22 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #68 of 182 | #40 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #39 of 139 | #19 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
707
-145 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 888
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 707 | 42 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 45 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 50.3 | 16.7:1 | 56% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 852 | 47 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,003 | 52 | 19.3:1 | 58% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 52 | 18.9:1 | 59% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 49% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,003 to 707); teachers down 19% (52 to 42).
About Smith Junior High School
Smith Junior High School is a public middle school run by Mesa Unified District (4235) in MESA, Arizona. The school counted 707 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 43% above the 494-student average for middle schools in Arizona.
Mesa Unified District (4235) is the district for Smith Junior High School. It has 81 schools and 55,821 students.
More than half of enrollment at Smith Junior High School is Hispanic: 52%. Next come 38% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Smith Junior High School scores 58%.
For every teacher at Smith Junior High School, there are about 16.8 students; the school has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Arizona, 17.8:1, is higher.
The school's county is Maricopa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Smith Junior High School's closest public school neighbor is Taft Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Smith Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Smith Junior High School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 707 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 852. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.1:1 to 16.8:1.
Smith Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Mesa Unified District (4235)
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
Other schools in MESA
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Desert Ridge HighHigh · 2,103 students
Nearby schools
- Taft Elementary School0.4 mi · 491
- Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa0.6 mi · 211
- Cambridge Academy East0.9 mi · 242
- Sousa Elementary School1.4 mi · 344
- Zaharis Elementary1.9 mi · 721
- Patterson Elementary2.0 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smith Junior High School?
Smith Junior High School enrolls approximately 707 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Smith Junior High School serve?
Smith Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Smith Junior High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Smith Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Junior High School?
At Smith Junior High School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Smith Junior High School in?
Smith Junior High School is part of Mesa Unified District (4235).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.