Cactus Wren Elementary School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, Cactus Wren Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus, run under Washington Elementary School District (4260). It caters to 413 students across grades K through 6.

Across the 33 schools in Washington Elementary School District (4260) (18,816 students total), Cactus Wren Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Cactus Wren Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 16% White, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Cactus Wren Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Abraham Lincoln Traditional School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cactus Wren Elementary School has declined 18%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.