Boulder Creek Elementary School

Boulder Creek Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), educates 621 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 38% above the state mean of about 451.

Boulder Creek Elementary School is one of 42 schools operated by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), a district that serves 26,183 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Boulder Creek Elementary School reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Boulder Creek Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Boulder Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Boulder Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain Trail Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Boulder Creek Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 727 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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