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How has Cheyenne Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625000586
Cheyenne Elementary School
11806 N 87TH AVE, PEORIA, AZ 85345 · (623) 487-5100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · 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 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
26.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -12.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 12 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cheyenne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #616 of 1,072 ▲ 87 | #391 of 646 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #601 of 1,072 ▲ 58 | #387 of 646 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #251 of 930 | #150 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #406 of 1,223 | #313 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #413 of 991 | #240 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #216 of 1,007 | #149 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #344 of 721 | #222 of 456 |
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
554
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 554 | 34.5 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 37.6 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 37.1 | 16.1:1 | 72% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 43 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 73% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 69% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 44 | 18.1:1 | 63% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 48 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheyenne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (677 to 554); teachers down 9% (38 to 34.5).
About Cheyenne Elementary School
Cheyenne Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in PEORIA, Arizona. The school had 554 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451, so this school runs 23% larger than that.
Peoria Unified School District (4237) has 34,436 students spread across 44 schools.
At Cheyenne Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. The remaining shares are 27% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cheyenne Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.1:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Cheyenne Elementary School is located in Maricopa County, where the median household income is $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cheyenne Elementary School is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
Peoria Flex Academy is located about 0.5 miles from Cheyenne Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 588 in 2020-21 to 554 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.7:1 to 16.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Cheyenne Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Peoria Unified School District (4237)
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
- Raymond S. KellisHigh · 1,691 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
Other schools in PEORIA
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Lake Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 1,267 students
- Vistancia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,089 students
Other Cheyenne Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cheyenne Elementary. Cheyenne Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Cheyenne Elementary SchoolMACOMB, MI · 440 students
- Cheyenne Elementary SchoolCheyenne, OK · 192 students
- Cheyenne Elementary - 06Hayes, SD · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Peoria Flex Academy0.5 mi · 100
- Peoria High School0.5 mi · 1,397
- Sky View Elementary School0.8 mi · 467
- Peoria Accelerated High School0.8 mi · 496
- Peoria Elementary School1.1 mi · 499
- Ombudsman - Charter Northwest1.2 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Cheyenne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cheyenne Elementary School?
Cheyenne Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cheyenne Elementary School serve?
Cheyenne Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Cheyenne Elementary School have?
Cheyenne Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Cheyenne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cheyenne Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cheyenne Elementary School?
Cheyenne Elementary School is overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.