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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

There were 5,148 students enrolled in Phoenix Elementary District schools in 2022-23 school year

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AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

There were 5,148 students enrolled in Phoenix Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% less than the 5,384 in the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Latino, representing 77.6% of the Phoenix Elementary District total enrollment.

Phoenix Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

Among the 14 schools in Phoenix Elementary District, Silvestre S. Herrera School recorded the highest enrollment of 517 students in the 2022-23 school year.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Enrollment in Phoenix Elementary District Over 3 Years
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2022-23 School Enrollment Breakdown for Phoenix Elementary District
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Mary Mcleod Bethune School371
Capitol Elementary School466
Paul Dunbar Lawrence School124
Thomas A Edison School426
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School299
Garfield School454
Magnet Traditional School419
Maie Bartlett Heard School422
Silvestre S. Herrera School517
Kenilworth Elementary School487
Lowell Elementary School223
Whittier Elementary School363
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori453
Phoenix #1 iAcademy33

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