Desert Marigold School

Desert Marigold School is a close-knit combined-grade school in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Valley of the Sun Waldorf Education Association d (79957). The school teaches 286 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 550 students.

Desert Marigold School sits inside Valley of the Sun Waldorf Education Association d (79957), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Desert Marigold School records that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Desert Marigold School is one campus in the mix.

George Gervin Prep Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Desert Marigold School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 60% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.