Bret Tarver Education Complex

Located at 3101 W MCDOWELL RD, in PHOENIX, Arizona, Bret Tarver Education Complex is a very small K-5 school that works with 179 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within Isaac Elementary District (4259). Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 451.

Isaac Elementary District (4259) runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,929 students. Bret Tarver Education Complex is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bret Tarver Education Complex reports that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% Black, 2% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bret Tarver Education Complex has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.6:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Bret Tarver Education Complex is one.

Nearest neighbor: Esperanza Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bret Tarver Education Complex's enrollment has rose 31% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 179). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 today.

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