Data showed that Pendergast Elementary District welcomed 8,245 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 9.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Pendergast Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.
Among the 12 schools in Pendergast Elementary District, Garden Lakes Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 166 students.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,180 | 782 | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 7,991 | 843 | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 8,245 | 798 | 9.7% |
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