Capitol Elementary School

As a close-knit elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, Capitol Elementary School works with 373 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Phoenix Elementary District (4256).

Phoenix Elementary District (4256) comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,963 students; Capitol Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Capitol Elementary School lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Black, 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, Capitol Elementary School reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Capitol Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Capitol Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: City View High School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Capitol Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 33%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Capitol Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.