The brief
A Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) high school serving grades 9th – 12th.
It ranks 1,190 of 2,019 schools in Arizona and 3 of 3 in Nadaburg Unified School District (4252).
Mountainside High School is listed in Nadaburg Unified School District (4252), and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 4 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on AZ statewide data. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 3/4 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 85361; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Phoenix school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $76,056
- Median home value
- $388,800
- Median rent
- $1,260/mo
- College educated
- 16.9%
- Homeownership
- 89.1%
- Poverty rate
- 2.8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 85361; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 19
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 31
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 1,947/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
Compare nearby
Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.- Mountainside High School6.0
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Mountainside High School serve?
Mountainside High School serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend Mountainside High School?
Mountainside High School has an enrollment of approximately 304 students.
How does Mountainside High School rank in AZ?
Mountainside High School ranks #1,190 of 2,019 schools in AZ.
What is Mountainside High School's MySchoolScout rating?
Mountainside High School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.0 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Mountainside High School a charter school?
No, Mountainside High School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Mountainside High School a Title I school?
No, Mountainside High School is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 304
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Rural
- County
- Maricopa County
- Phone
- (623) 388-2915
- Rank in district
- #3 of 3
- Schools in district
- 4
- District spending per student
- $11,950
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 10.2%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 85361)
- 8,107
- Area median age
- 41.3
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Arizona Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.