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Enrollment
899
Middle
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4235)·NCES 040497000580
Stapley Junior High School
3250 E HERMOSA VISTA DR, MESA, AZ 85213 · (480) 472-2700 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Arizona public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
46 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 | 467 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 432 | 48% |
Student demographics
51%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
46.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
48.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 57.0% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Stapley Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #21 of 190 ▼ 6 | #17 of 87 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #55 of 190 ▼ 5 | #36 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #55 of 160 | #31 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 899 | #17 of 214 | #13 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #105 of 179 | #49 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #101 of 182 | #57 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #119 of 139 | #63 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
899
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 1,419
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 899 | 46.2 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 49.9 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 50 | 19.6:1 | 25% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 48 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 971 | 47.7 | 20.4:1 | 26% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 47 | 20.3:1 | 31% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 1,115 | 55 | 20.3:1 | 23% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 1,419 | 71 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stapley Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (971 to 899); teachers down 3% (47.7 to 46.2).
About Stapley Junior High School
Stapley Junior High School is a high-enrollment middle school in MESA, Arizona. The latest federal count shows 899 students in grades 7 through 9. Against the 494-student average for middle schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 82% higher.
The 81 schools of Mesa Unified District (4235), including Stapley Junior High School, enroll 55,821 students.
At Stapley Junior High School, White students make up 66% of the student body. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 4% multiracial. Stapley Junior High School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Stapley Junior High School total 46.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.5:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
Stapley Junior High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Arizona public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools and roughly 725,139 students.
Ishikawa Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Stapley Junior High School. The five-mile area around Stapley Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Stapley Junior High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 899, close to the 908 recorded in 2020-21.
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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
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- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
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- 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
- Ishikawa Elementary School0.2 mi · 786
- Legacy Traditional School - Mesa0.8 mi · 456
- Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Preparatory Acad0.8 mi · 76
- Hermosa Vista Elementary School1.2 mi · 662
- Mountain View High School1.7 mi · 3,421
- Self Development Charter School1.7 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Stapley Junior High SchoolHow large is Stapley Junior High School?
Stapley Junior High School enrolls approximately 899 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Stapley Junior High School serve?
Stapley Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Stapley Junior High School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Stapley Junior High School.
How diverse is Stapley Junior High School?
Stapley Junior High School reports a student body of 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Stapley Junior High School public or private?
Stapley Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.