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Desert Canyon Middle School

Regular School · SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Desert Canyon Middle School is a regular school school in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 423 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
423
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 296 70%
Hispanic/Latino 51 12%
Asian 35 8%
Black or African American 20 5%
Two or more races 16 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 423 210M / 213F

English Language Learners: 13 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 57.0% +25.1pp 31.9% 427
Reading Proficiency 59.0% +20.1pp 38.9% 425

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)
+0.45 grade levels
Math
+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
109 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
20
4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
80
18.9% 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.) 423 100%

Contact & Location

10203 E MCDOWELL MTN RANCH RD

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255

Phone: (480)484-4600

http://www.susd.org/dcms

District

Scottsdale Unified District (4240)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,868

District enrollment: 20,839

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

040757000603

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