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Fountain Hills Middle School

Serves grades 4 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
15414 N Mcdowell Mountain Rd
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Phone
(480) 664-5414
District
Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
390

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.9% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Fountain Hills Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
46%
47%
37%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
42%
40%
42%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
40%
35%
44%
14%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
38%
54%
43%
42%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
35%
34%
38%
21%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
No Data
No Data
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 71 18.2%
Grade 5 86 22.1%
Grade 6 78 20.0%
Grade 7 67 17.2%
Grade 8 88 22.6%
Total 390 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.4% 62.1% 36.4%
Black 1.7% 1.5% 5.9%
Hispanic 15.9% 16.7% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.4% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 21.2% 18.3% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.8% 22.3% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 19.0% 19.3% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 2.9% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,351 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 992.1 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 10.3% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 18.1% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 37.7% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,379 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 3.2% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.7% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.1% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.6% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.7% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,092 $6,059,000 44.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,261 $1,500,000 11.0%
Staff $422 $502,000 3.7%
General Administration $342 $407,000 3.0%
School Administration $513 $610,000 4.5%
Operation $1,503 $1,788,000 13.1%
Transportation $643 $765,000 5.6%
Other $588 $700,000 5.1%
Total Support $5,271 $6,272,000 45.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,113 $1,325,000 9.7%
Total Expenditures $11,476 $13,656,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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