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High Desert Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4000 High Desert, Globe, AZ 85501 · (928) 402-5900 · Part of Globe Unified District

Globe’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
20:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about High Desert Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Globe kids: Globe High School

On the path

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

PK–5Copper Rim Elementary School694 students
6–8High Desert Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Globe High School532 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 38.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4000 High Desert, Globe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6117
Grade 7138
Grade 8135
Enrollment over time
382’20
364’21
407’22
401’23
390’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 35%White 32%American Indian/Alaska Native 27%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about High Desert Middle School from Globe families.

Other schools in Globe Unified District

The district →
Copper Rim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Globe
C
694 students18:1
Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO)
Other · Grades K–12 · Globe
28 students
Globe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Globe
C
532 students23:1

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; Globe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.