An equity score of 39/100 ranks Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) #200 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,700 per pupil, Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) ranks #564 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) operates 1 public schools serving 270 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,700 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.3% local, 76.2% state, and 23.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #200 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 504:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 53.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.2% Asian, 14.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Imagine Cortez Park Middle, enrolling 252 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Imagine Cortez Park Middle accounts for 93.3% of all Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) a distant remainder — means Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) reports 84.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) student-counselor ratio is 504:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)?
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 270 students.
How much does Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) spend per student?
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) spends $8,700 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #200 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)?
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) students are 53.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.2% Asian, 14.3% African American, 5.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)?
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #200 out of 437 districts in Arizona.