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Charter · Grades 4–8 · 43 students
Desert Canyon Middle School
10203 E McDowell Mtn Ranch Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
423
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Canyon Middle School
Desert Canyon Middle School is a public middle school in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Scottsdale Unified District (4240). The school is located in a midsize city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 423 students were enrolled, with about 15.1 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 A (excellent), 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)
- 423 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040757000603
Schools near Desert Canyon Middle School
All 80 schools in Scottsdale →
Mountainside Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 518 students
Cocopah Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 861 students
Desert Shadows Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 791 students
Sunrise Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 390 students
Mohave Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 753 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.