Shepherd Junior High School

Regular School · MESA, AZ

Shepherd Junior High School is a regular school school in MESA, Arizona, serving grades 04–08 with 581 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

04 – 08

Enrollment

581

Teachers (FTE)

28.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	361	62%
Hispanic/Latino	162	28%
Two or more races	26	4%
Black or African American	16	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	2%
Asian	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	581	279M / 302F

English Language Learners: 23 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% -4.9pp	31.9%	538
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -1.9pp	38.9%	517

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)

+0.01 grade levels

Math

+0.22 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

32 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

217

37.3% 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.)	581	100%

Contact & Location

1407 N ALTA MESA DR

MESA, AZ 85205

Phone: (480)472-1800

http://www.mpsaz.org/shepherd

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 85205) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040497001376

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