Apache Elementary School

Apache Elementary School is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in Apache Junction, Arizona, overseen by Apache Elementary District (4178), with 6 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 99% below the state mean of about 451.

Apache Elementary District (4178) is the operating authority for Apache Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Apache Elementary School logs that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cochise County put median household income runs about $59,742, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Cochise County's 87 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students), Apache Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

ANIMAS ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 26.0 miles from this campus.

Apache Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 8 students in 2018 compared to 6 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 75% to 100%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.