PHX Reporter

There were 7,790 Latino students enrolled in Alhambra Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Alhambra Elementary District welcomed 9,967 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 78.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the 16 schools in Alhambra Elementary District, Granada Elementary School-West Campus recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 703 students.

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

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Latino Students	Latino %
2021	10,649	8,340	78.3%
2022	10,219	7,949	77.8%
2023	9,967	7,790	78.2%