Desert Wind Middle School

Regular School · MARICOPA, AZ

Desert Wind Middle School is a regular school school in MARICOPA, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 898 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

898

Teachers (FTE)

42.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

21:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	408	45%
White	197	22%
Black or African American	171	19%
Two or more races	75	8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	23	3%
Asian	20	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
Total enrollment	898	475M / 423F

English Language Learners: 32 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -17.9pp	31.9%	694
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -12.9pp	38.9%	700

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

129

14.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

520

57.9% 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.)	898	100%

Contact & Location

45012 W HONEYCUTT AVE

MARICOPA, AZ 85139

Phone: (520)568-7110

http://www.musd20.org

District

Maricopa Unified School District (4441)

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,462

District enrollment: 8,539

Other Schools in District

Butterfield Elementary School Elementary
Maricopa Elementary School Elementary
Pima Butte Elementary School Elementary
Saddleback Elementary School Elementary
Santa Cruz Elementary School Elementary
Santa Rosa Elementary School Elementary
Desert Sunrise High School High
Maricopa High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85139) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040472002914

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