Catalina Ventura School

Located at 6331 W. 39th Ave., in Phoenix, Arizona, Catalina Ventura School is a well-populated elementary-level community that caters to 842 students (grades K through 8), operated by Alhambra Elementary District (4280). That puts it 87% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Within Alhambra Elementary District (4280), which oversees 16 schools and 9,742 students, Catalina Ventura School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Catalina Ventura School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%; the rest reads as 12% Asian, 8% White, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Catalina Ventura School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Catalina Ventura School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Valencia Newcomer School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Catalina Ventura School.

Catalina Ventura School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Catalina Ventura School has decreased 26%, going from 1,133 students in 2018 to 842 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 4% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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