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Desert Wind Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
35565 W Honeycutt Rd
Maricopa, AZ 85138
Phone
(520) 568-7110
District
Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
County
PINAL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
817
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.6% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Desert Wind Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
40%
30%
44%
13%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
38%
30%
43%
15%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
35%
19%
38%
14%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 273 33.4%
Grade 7 260 31.8%
Grade 8 284 34.8%
Total 817 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.6% 29.9% 36.4%
Black 17.3% 15.0% 5.9%
Hispanic 47.7% 47.5% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 2.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.6% 5.6% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.9% 51.8% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 43.0% 42.1% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 9.7% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 63,701 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 402.6 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,227 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.1% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.8% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.2% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.5% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.8% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.3% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 3.9% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $3,929 $34,300,000 45.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $767 $6,699,000 8.9%
Staff $395 $3,451,000 4.6%
General Administration $50 $433,000 0.6%
School Administration $280 $2,449,000 3.2%
Operation $809 $7,063,000 9.3%
Transportation $328 $2,860,000 3.8%
Other $331 $2,893,000 3.8%
Total Support $2,960 $25,848,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,777 $15,515,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $8,666 $75,663,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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