Bret Tarver Education Complex

Bret Tarver Education Complex is a very small elementary school serving families in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school offers pre-K and enrolls 179 students. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 451.

Isaac Elementary District (4259) enrolls 4,929 students in 12 schools, including Bret Tarver Education Complex.

Bret Tarver Education Complex is 92% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Black and 2% Native American. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.

Bret Tarver Education Complex has a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.6:1, with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona, 17.0:1, is lower.

For the population of Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Bret Tarver Education Complex shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.

Bret Tarver Education Complex's nearest public school is Esperanza Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Bret Tarver Education Complex falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Bret Tarver Education Complex reported 112 students in 2020-21 and 179 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.7:1 to 25.6:1.

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