Arrowhead Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in GLENDALE, Arizona, Arrowhead Elementary School teaches 515 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of Deer Valley Unified District (4246).

Arrowhead Elementary School is one of 41 schools operated by Deer Valley Unified District (4246), a district that works with 32,265 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Arrowhead Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Arrowhead Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Arrowhead Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Highland Lakes School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Arrowhead Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 578 (now 515). Over the same period, the White share declined from 67% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Arrowhead Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.