Desert Oasis Elementary School

Desert Oasis Elementary School is an elementary campus of large scale in SURPRISE, Arizona, run under Nadaburg Unified School District (4252), serveing 753 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Desert Oasis Elementary School sits 67% above that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) (1,641 students total), Desert Oasis Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Desert Oasis Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Desert Oasis Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, 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%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Desert Oasis Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Asante Preparatory Academy, roughly 2.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 74%: 432 students in 2018 compared to 753 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 63% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Desert Oasis Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.