Desert Meadows Elementary School

Set in LAVEEN, Arizona, Desert Meadows Elementary School is a sizable elementary campus, overseen by Laveen Elementary District (4276). It serves 1,020 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Desert Meadows Elementary School sits 126% above that benchmark.

Laveen Elementary District (4276) runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 8,111 students. Desert Meadows Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Desert Meadows Elementary School reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 24% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Desert Meadows Elementary School has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Desert Meadows Elementary School is one.

Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Desert Meadows Elementary School has grew 35%, going from 754 students in 2018 to 1,020 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 16% to 24% across the same window.

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