Centerra Mirage STEM Academy

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in GOODYEAR, Arizona, Centerra Mirage STEM Academy teaches 659 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Avondale Elementary District (4272). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Centerra Mirage STEM Academy sits 46% above that benchmark.

Within Avondale Elementary District (4272), which oversees 9 schools and 6,000 students, Centerra Mirage STEM Academy is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Centerra Mirage STEM Academy reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Centerra Mirage STEM Academy shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Centerra Mirage STEM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BASIS Goodyear Primary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Centerra Mirage STEM Academy.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Centerra Mirage STEM Academy has rose 31%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 659 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 30% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.