Shepherd Junior High School (Mesa Unified District (4235) SCH DIST.), Arizona - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Shepherd Junior High School is a Middle in MESA, AZ. It currently serves 667 students (grades 04-08). The school is part of the Mesa Unified District (4235) School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Mesa Unified District (4235) School District and all schools in Arizona.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:667
Number of Teachers: 34
Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.68

Location Info

Location: 1407 N ALTA MESA DR, MESA, AZ 85205
Mailing Address: 1407 N ALTA MESA DR, MESA, AZ 85205-4424
Phone: (480)472-1800
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 4 0
Grade 5 3
Grade 6 2
Grade 7 327
Grade 8 335
Gender/Sex of Shepherd Junior High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 312 46.78
Female 355 53.22
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Shepherd Junior High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 1.80
Asian 8 1.20
Black or African American 23 3.45
Hispanic/Latino 214 32.08
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.60
Two or more races 32 4.80
White 374 56.07
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 2.56
Asian 1 0.32
Black or African American 10 3.21
Hispanic/Latino 108 34.62
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.96
Two or more races 15 4.81
White 167 53.53
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.13
Asian 7 1.97
Black or African American 13 3.66
Hispanic/Latino 106 29.86
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.28
Two or more races 17 4.79
White 207 58.31

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 33.33
Hispanic/Latino 2 66.67
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 50.00
Hispanic/Latino 1 50.00
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 1.84
Asian 2 0.61
Black or African American 9 2.75
Hispanic/Latino 101 30.89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.31
Two or more races 17 5.20
White 191 58.41
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 1.49
Asian 6 1.79
Black or African American 13 3.88
Hispanic/Latino 110 32.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.90
Two or more races 15 4.48
White 183 54.63