Tonalea Middle School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Tonalea Middle School serves 393 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Scottsdale Unified District (4240).

Within Scottsdale Unified District (4240), which oversees 30 schools and 20,682 students, Tonalea Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tonalea Middle School records that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 17% White, 10% Black, 6% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Tonalea Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Tonalea Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Student Choice High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 54%: 849 students in 2018 compared to 393 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 22% to 17%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Tonalea Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.