David Crockett Elementary School

David Crockett Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Balsz Elementary District (4268), with 466 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 6 schools in Balsz Elementary District (4268) (1,936 students total), David Crockett Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, David Crockett Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 36% Black, 4% White, 4% Native American, 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, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. David Crockett Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gateway School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around David Crockett Elementary School.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 466 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 31% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.