📍 3333 W Banff Ln, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85053
Desert Foothills Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington Elementary School District (4260) school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Desert Foothills Middle School enrolls 632 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 8.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 287 | 45% |
| White | 238 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 632 students (58%) 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 Foothills Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-80.
Desert Foothills Middle School is one of 33 schools in Washington Elementary School District (4260), based in GLENDALE, Arizona. The district serves 18,816 students district-wide and employs 1,164 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, Desert Foothills Middle School is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.
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