Taylor Junior High School

Regular School · MESA, AZ

Taylor Junior High School is a regular school school in MESA, Arizona, serving grades 07–09 with 908 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 09

Enrollment

908

Teachers (FTE)

46.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	565	62%
White	229	25%
Black or African American	39	4%
Two or more races	35	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	20	2%
Asian	10	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	10	1%
Total enrollment	908	502M / 406F

English Language Learners: 101 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -6.9pp	31.9%	786
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -11.9pp	38.9%	790

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)

-0.33 grade levels

Math

+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

155

17.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

491

54.1% 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.)	908	100%

Contact & Location

705 S 32ND ST

MESA, AZ 85204

Phone: (480)472-1500

http://www.mpsaz.org/taylor

District

Mesa Unified District (4235)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,903

District enrollment: 56,815

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Brinton Elementary Elementary
Bush Elementary Elementary
Crismon Elementary School Elementary
Edison Elementary School Elementary
Eisenhower Center for Innovation Elementary
Emerson Elementary School Elementary
Entz Elementary School Elementary

View all 77 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85204) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040497001234

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