📍 801 W Southern Ave, Apache Junction, Pinal County, 85120
Cactus Canyon Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Apache Junction, Pinal County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Apache Junction Unified District (4443) school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Cactus Canyon Junior High enrolls 702 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 285 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 702 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cactus Canyon Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-50.
Cactus Canyon Junior High is one of 5 schools in Apache Junction Unified District (4443), based in Apache Junction, Arizona. The district serves 2,440 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Cactus Canyon Junior High is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.
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