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Shepherd Junior High School

(480) 472-0200

Physical Address:
1407 North Alta Mesa DR
Mesa, AZ  85205
Mailing Address:
1407 North Alta Mesa DR
Mesa, AZ  85205

School Information

District:
Mesa Unified District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Maricopa County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
7 - 9
Number of Students:
1215

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Shepherd Junior High School

This School County Average State Average
White 75.06% 44.59% 45.10%
Hispanic 15.64% 42.24% 42.33%
Black 3.95% 8.63% 7.03%
Asian/Pacific 3.37% 3.89% 3.26%
American Indian 1.98% 3.60% 9.80%

Genders in Shepherd Junior High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.43% 42.68% 39.39%
Female 47.57% 57.32% 60.61%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Shepherd Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 953 956 912
Hispanic 182 191 190
Black 52 48 48
Asian/Pacific 29 36 41
American Indian 28 20 24
Others 0 0 0
Total 1244 1251 1215

Enrollment by Gender for Shepherd Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 642 667 637
Female 602 584 578
Total 1244 1251 1215

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Shepherd Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1244 1251 1215
# Eligible for free lunch 216 (17%) 231 (18%) 295 (24%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 96 (8%) 93 (7%) 137 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 312 (25%) 324 (26%) 432 (36%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Shepherd Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1244 1251 1215
Fulltime teachers 61.1 60.3 58.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.40 20.70 20.80
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.96 18.56 18.59