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Enrollment
1,020
Elementary
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVONDALE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4272)·NCES 040096002880
Copper Trails
16875 W CANYON TRAILS BLVD, GOODYEAR, AZ 85338 · (623) 772-4100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,020 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (144).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
42.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -11.0pp since 2017
Math
30.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -19.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 19 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Copper Trails ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #530 of 1,072 ▼ 127 | #346 of 646 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #410 of 1,072 ▲ 34 | #288 of 646 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #161 of 930 | #92 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,020 | #32 of 1,223 | #24 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.7:1 | #978 of 991 | #608 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #446 of 1,007 | #305 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #721 of 721 | #456 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
1,020
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
28.7:1
was 29.4:1
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 | 1,020 | 35.5 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,016 | 38.5 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 994 | 36.3 | 27.4:1 | 48% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 999 | 34 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,021 | 40.8 | 25.0:1 | 43% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 951 | 40 | 23.8:1 | 43% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 39 | 22.4:1 | 38% (334) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copper Trails.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,021 to 1,020); teachers down 13% (40.8 to 35.5).
About Copper Trails
Copper Trails is a high-enrollment elementary school located in GOODYEAR, Arizona. It reported 1,020 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Arizona enroll about 451 students on average.
Copper Trails reports to Avondale Elementary District (4272), which has 9 schools and 6,000 students.
Federal enrollment data show Copper Trails is 62% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 24% White, 8% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points above the 31% share among Maricopa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
With 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 28.7:1. Elementary schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.0:1.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Copper Trails, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Copper Trails is closest to Wildflower Accelerated Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Copper Trails has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Copper Trails is Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (999) and 2024-25 (1,020).
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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 Avondale Elementary District (4272)
- Desert ThunderElementary · 928 students
- Michael AndersonElementary · 834 students
- Wildflower Accelerated AcademyElementary · 750 students
- Centerra Mirage STEM AcademyElementary · 659 students
- Desert StarElementary · 637 students
- Eliseo C. Felix SchoolElementary · 516 students
Other schools in GOODYEAR
- Millennium High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Desert Edge High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Estrella Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Belen Soto Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,123 students
- Western Sky Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Desert ThunderElementary · 928 students
Nearby schools
- Wildflower Accelerated Academy0.8 mi · 750
- The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear0.9 mi · 522
- Desert Thunder1.0 mi · 928
- Incito Schools1.1 mi · 179
- Desert Edge High School1.3 mi · 2,106
- BASIS Goodyear1.4 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Copper TrailsHow many students attend Copper Trails?
Copper Trails enrolls approximately 1,020 students in grades PK-08.
Is Copper Trails an elementary, middle, or high school?
Copper Trails is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Copper Trails have?
Copper Trails employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.7:1.
How diverse is Copper Trails?
Copper Trails reports a student body of 24% White, 62% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Copper Trails?
Copper Trails is overseen by Avondale Elementary District (4272) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.