Bright Beginnings School #1

Bright Beginnings School #1 is a low-enrollment elementary school in Arizona, with an address in CHANDLER. The school enrolls 199 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451, so this school runs 56% smaller than that.

Bright Beginnings School #1 is part of Bright Beginnings School Inc. (4362).

White students make up a majority at Bright Beginnings School #1, at 60%. Next come 19% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share in Maricopa County as a whole is similar, at about 59%. Bright Beginnings School #1's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.4:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.

According to the American Community Survey, in Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Bright Beginnings School #1 is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from Bright Beginnings School #1 to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Arizona College Prep Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Bright Beginnings School #1 is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

The school enrolled 199 students in 2024-25, 39 fewer than the 238 it had in 2020-21.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bright Beginnings School #1. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.