Desert Harbor Elementary School

As a sprawling K-5 school in PEORIA, Arizona, Desert Harbor Elementary School enrolls 779 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Peoria Unified School District (4237). Enrollment runs roughly 73% bigger than the state mean of about 451.

Peoria Unified School District (4237) runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 34,436 students. Desert Harbor Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Desert Harbor Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Desert Harbor Elementary School logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Desert Harbor Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Explore Academy - Peoria, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Desert Harbor Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Desert Harbor Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 816 (now 779). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 51%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Desert Harbor Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.