Enrollment
118
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICKENBURG UNIFIED DISTRICT (4236)·NCES 040919000953
Vulture Peak Middle School
920 South Vulture Mine Rd., Wickenburg, AZ 85390 · (928) 684-6700 · Maricopa County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Arizona public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- C-Three-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
11.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 6 | 47 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
13.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Vulture Peak Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #129 of 190 ▼ 20 | #66 of 87 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #121 of 190 ▼ 7 | #63 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #6 of 160 | #2 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #195 of 214 | #92 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.4% | #4 of 139 | #4 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
118
-61 (-34%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 118 | 10.1 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 11.5 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 9.7 | 16.7:1 | 51% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 12 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 8.6 | 28.7:1 | 60% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 11 | 19.8:1 | 59% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 52% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vulture Peak Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (248 to 118); teachers up 17% (8.6 to 10.1).
About Vulture Peak Middle School
Vulture Peak Middle School is a public middle school run by Wickenburg Unified District (4236) in Wickenburg, Arizona. The student body numbers 118 students, from grades 4 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Arizona) has about 494 students.
Wickenburg Unified District (4236) has 5 schools and 1,079 students, and Vulture Peak Middle School is one of those schools.
Vulture Peak Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 50%. The remaining students are 47% Hispanic and 3% Native American. Among people living in Maricopa County, the White share is about 59%. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Vulture Peak Middle School is 10.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
Measured against Arizona public middle schools, Vulture Peak Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census estimates describe Maricopa County this way: the median household income is $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools and roughly 725,139 students.
Nearby, Wickenburg High School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Vulture Peak Middle School, there are 3 other public schools.
Vulture Peak Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Vulture Peak Middle School's enrollment declined from 179 in 2020-21 to 118 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.9:1 to 11.7:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
- Wickenburg High SchoolHigh · 384 students
- Hassayampa Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Festival Foothills Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Wickenburg Virtual AcademyCombined · 33 students
Other schools in Wickenburg
- Wickenburg High SchoolHigh · 384 students
- Hassayampa Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Wickenburg Virtual AcademyCombined · 33 students
- West-MEC - Wickenburg High SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Wickenburg High School0.2 mi · 384
- Wickenburg Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 33
- Hassayampa Elementary School2.8 mi · 282
- Morristown Elementary School11.2 mi · 116
- Congress Elementary School15.7 mi · 122
- Nadaburg Online Virtual Academy18.7 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Vulture Peak Middle SchoolHow large is Vulture Peak Middle School?
Vulture Peak Middle School enrolls approximately 118 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Vulture Peak Middle School serve?
Vulture Peak Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Vulture Peak Middle School have?
Vulture Peak Middle School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Vulture Peak Middle School?
Student demographics at Vulture Peak Middle School are roughly 50% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Vulture Peak Middle School in?
Vulture Peak Middle School is part of Wickenburg Unified District (4236).
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