Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts

Regular School · PHOENIX, AZ

Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts is a regular school school in PHOENIX, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 545 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

545

Teachers (FTE)

24.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

22.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	463	85%
Black or African American	56	10%
White	14	3%
Two or more races	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	545	278M / 267F

English Language Learners: 99 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	2.0% -29.9pp	31.9%	377
Reading Proficiency	14.0% -24.9pp	38.9%	361

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.55 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

146

26.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	545	100%

Contact & Location

2730 N 79TH AVE

PHOENIX, AZ 85035

Phone: (623)691-5300

http://www.csd83.org/Castro

District

Cartwright Elementary District (4282)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,261

District enrollment: 13,790

Other Schools in District

Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy Elementary
Cartwright School Elementary
Cartwright Virtual Academy Elementary
Charles W. Harris School Elementary
Frank Borman School Elementary
G. Frank Davidson Elementary
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy Elementary
Heatherbrae School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85035) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040168002904

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD