📍 7502 N 39th Ave, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85051
Palo Verde Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 870 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 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Palo Verde Middle School enrolls 870 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 563 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 13% |
| White | 94 | 11% |
| Asian | 52 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
696 of the school's 870 students (80%) 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.
Palo Verde 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.
Palo Verde 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 870 students, Palo Verde Middle School is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
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