Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism
Public · Grades 6–8 · 510 students
Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
4315 N Maryvale Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85031
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
205
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade C · 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 Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy is a public middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Cartwright Elementary District (4282). The school is located in a large city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 205 students were enrolled, with about 16.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Arizona middle school (18.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (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)
- 205 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040168002005
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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.