Imagine East Mesa Middle
Charter · Grades 7–8 · 140 students
Desert Ridge Jr. High
10211 E Madero Ave, Mesa, AZ 85209
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
925
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 206 Arizona middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arizona middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desert Ridge Jr. High
Desert Ridge Jr. High is a public middle school in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Gilbert Unified District (4239). The school is located in a large city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 925 students were enrolled, with about 19.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arizona middle school (18.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 206 Arizona middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 925 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Gilbert Unified District (4239)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040340002112
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.