📍 10203 e Mcdowell Mtn Ranch Rd, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, 85255
Desert Canyon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Scottsdale, Maricopa County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scottsdale Unified District (4240) school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Desert Canyon Middle School enrolls 490 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 353 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 13% |
| Asian | 36 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 490 students (15%) 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.
Desert Canyon Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-10.
Desert Canyon Middle School is one of 30 schools in Scottsdale Unified District (4240), based in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The district serves 20,682 students district-wide and employs 1,294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, Desert Canyon Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 689 students per school.
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