Copper Trails

As a sprawling K-5 school in GOODYEAR, Arizona, Copper Trails serves 1,020 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Avondale Elementary District (4272). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Copper Trails sits 126% larger than that benchmark.

Avondale Elementary District (4272) runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,000 students. Copper Trails is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Copper Trails lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% White, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Copper Trails higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Copper Trails is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wildflower Accelerated Academy, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Copper Trails's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,021 (now 1,020). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 53% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 28.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Copper Trails typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.