Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts
Public · Grades 6–8 · 545 students
Imagine Desert West Middle
6738 W McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85035
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
437
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Imagine Desert West Middle Inc. (89563)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade F · Far below 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 Imagine Desert West Middle
Imagine Desert West Middle is a charter middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Imagine Desert West Middle Inc. (89563). The school is located in a large city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 437 students were enrolled, with about 20.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arizona middle school (18.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Charter Board (CSB). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 206 Arizona middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 437 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Charter Board (CSB)
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Imagine Desert West Middle Inc. (89563)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040075402819
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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.