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What advice would you give to incoming students at Brunson-Lee Elementary School?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALSZ ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4268)·NCES 040105003142
Brunson-Lee Elementary School
1350 N 48TH ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85008 · (602) 629-6900 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
18.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 1 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 19.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brunson-Lee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #797 of 1,072 ▲ 189 | #493 of 646 ▲ 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,027 of 1,072 ▼ 26 | #621 of 646 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #681 of 1,223 | #497 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #393 of 991 | #226 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #609 of 1,007 | #399 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #158 of 256 | #85 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 92% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 92% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 22 | 20.7:1 | 99% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 99% (438) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brunson-Lee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (384 to 412); teachers up 4% (25 to 26).
About Brunson-Lee Elementary School
Brunson-Lee Elementary School, located in PHOENIX, Arizona, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 412 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Balsz Elementary District (4268) totals 1,936 students.
More than half of enrollment at Brunson-Lee Elementary School is Hispanic: 69%. Next come 17% Black, 8% Native American, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brunson-Lee Elementary School scores 49%.
There are 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.8:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
The school's county is Maricopa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
The Excel Center - Papago, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Brunson-Lee Elementary School enrolled 448 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 412. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.9:1 to 15.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Brunson-Lee Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Balsz Elementary District (4268)
- Pat Tillman Middle SchoolElementary · 598 students
- David Crockett Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Griffith Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Orangedale Early Learning CenterElementary · 32 students
- Balsz Online Academy (B.O.A.)Elementary · 6 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- The Excel Center - Papago0.2 mi · 19
- Balsz Online Academy (B.O.A.)0.3 mi · 6
- Griffith Elementary School0.5 mi · 422
- Pat Tillman Middle School0.6 mi · 598
- Great Hearts Online - Arizona0.6 mi · 246
- Orangedale Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Brunson-Lee Elementary SchoolHow large is Brunson-Lee Elementary School?
Brunson-Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-06.
Is Brunson-Lee Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brunson-Lee Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Brunson-Lee Elementary School have?
Brunson-Lee Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brunson-Lee Elementary School?
At Brunson-Lee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 69% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brunson-Lee Elementary School public or private?
Brunson-Lee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Balsz Elementary District (4268).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.