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Fountain Hills Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–8

16000 E Palisades Blvd, Fountain Hls, AZ 85268 · (480) 664-5420 · Part of Fountain Hills Unified District

Fountain Hills’ School Grade B+ better than 69% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
250
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–8
The gist

What stands out about Fountain Hills Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 45.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fountain Hills kids: Fountain Hills High School

On the path

Where Fountain Hills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5McDowell Mountain Elementary Schoolin Fountain Hls
4–8Fountain Hills Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Fountain Hills High School347 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

16000 E Palisades Blvd, Fountain Hls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 671
Grade 783
Grade 896
Enrollment over time
462’20
426’21
390’22
237’23
250’24

Down 45.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 16%American Indian/Alaska Native 16%Two or more races 8%Black 1%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fountain Hills Middle School from Fountain Hills families.

Other schools in Fountain Hills Unified District

The district →
McDowell Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fountain Hls
A−
382 students11:1
Little Falcons Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Fountain Hls
38 students
Fountain Hills Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Fountain Hills
55 students
Fountain Hills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fountain Hills
B+
347 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Fountain Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.