Robert Bracker Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 272 students
Desert Shadows Middle School
340 Blvd. del Rey David, Nogales, AZ 85621
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
784
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Nogales Unified District (4457)
Santa Cruz 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 Shadows Middle School
Desert Shadows Middle School is a public middle school in Nogales, Arizona, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Nogales Unified District (4457). The school is located in a rural area near a town in Santa Cruz County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 784 students were enrolled, with about 23.1 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 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 784 students
- Students per teacher
- 23.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Nogales Unified District (4457)
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- NCES school ID
- 040553001238
Schools near Desert Shadows Middle School
All 21 schools in Nogales →
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 508 students
Calabasas School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 917 students
Sonshine Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 58 students
Wade Carpenter Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 547 students
Coatimundi Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 497 students
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.