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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 85138

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898

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Top rankedDesert Wind Middle School476^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 85138 zip code - Desert Wind Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is part of the Maricopa Unified School District, which is ranked 225 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Desert Wind Middle School has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past three years, going from 651 out of 854 Arizona middle schools in 2022-2023 to 476 out of 552 in 2024-2025. The school maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and has a 5.2% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally below district and state averages across English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

Overall, the data indicates that Desert Wind Middle School is a struggling school within a low-performing district. The school's declining statewide ranking, poor academic performance, high dropout rate, and low district and school ratings suggest the need for significant improvements to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Desert Wind Middle School	Public	6-8	35565 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7110	898	43	21.0		197 (21.9%)	171 (19.0%)	408 (45.4%)	20 (2.2%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (8.4%)	15.6	476^th of 552 public middle schools	13.8%		14	487^th of 550 public middle schools	11.5%	11	28.0	25.0	27.0	12.0	8.0	13.0	22.0	$8,733	$267	$954	$1,489	$6,582	$929	$7,512

Cities Near Zip Code 85138

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maricopa	0.33 mi	23	59^th
Bapchule	5.81 mi	3
Stanfield	12.57 mi	1
Sacaton	14.23 mi	3
Sun Lakes	15.05 mi	1	2^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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