Alta Loma School

Alta Loma School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in PEORIA, Arizona, run under Peoria Unified School District (4237). The school caters to 641 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Alta Loma School sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Peoria Unified School District (4237) runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 34,436 students. Alta Loma School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Alta Loma School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Alta Loma School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Peoria Accelerated High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alta Loma School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Alta Loma School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 787 (now 641).

In the discussion threads here, members of the Alta Loma School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.