📍 1407 N Alta Mesa Dr, Mesa, Maricopa County, 85205
Shepherd Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mesa, Maricopa County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa Unified District (4235) school district. It serves grades 4–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Shepherd Junior High School enrolls 603 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 352 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 603 students (35%) 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.
Shepherd Junior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Shepherd Junior High School is one of 78 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235), based in MESA, Arizona. The district serves 55,821 students district-wide and employs 3,554 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 603 students, Shepherd Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 716 students per school.
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