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If you had an hour of school board time for Desert Trails Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4241)·NCES 040593001195
Desert Trails Elementary School
4315 E CASHMAN DR, PHOENIX, AZ 85050 · (602) 449-4100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 81.0% | 81.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.0% | 83.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Desert Trails Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #14 of 1,072 ▼ 5 | #13 of 646 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #18 of 1,072 ▼ 1 | #17 of 646 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #185 of 930 | #113 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #334 of 1,223 | #261 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #222 of 991 | #120 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #675 of 1,007 | #441 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #222 of 256 | #118 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
590
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 590 | 41.5 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 41.5 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 41.1 | 14.9:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 813 | 39 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Trails Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (576 to 590); teachers up 15% (36 to 41.5).
About Desert Trails Elementary School
Federal records list Desert Trails Elementary School as an elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona. Enrollment totals 590 students across pre-K through 7. The school is 31% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Desert Trails Elementary School falls under Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), which has 42 schools enrolling 26,183 students.
At Desert Trails Elementary School, 72% of students are White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Maricopa County is roughly 59% White. The diversity index for Desert Trails Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Desert Trails Elementary School, there are about 14.2 students; the school has 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.
Maricopa County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Desert Trails Elementary School among them.
Explorer Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from Desert Trails Elementary School. Desert Trails Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The federal government classifies Desert Trails Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 590 in 2024-25.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Paradise Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,900 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- North Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Shadow Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Mountain Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Explorer Middle School0.4 mi · 607
- Wildfire Elementary School0.5 mi · 394
- Fireside Elementary School1.4 mi · 693
- Pinnacle High School1.8 mi · 2,430
- Sky Crossing Elementary School1.8 mi · 628
- Quail Run Elementary School2.6 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Trails Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Desert Trails Elementary School?
Desert Trails Elementary School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-07.
Is Desert Trails Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert Trails Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
How many teachers does Desert Trails Elementary School have?
Desert Trails Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Desert Trails Elementary School?
Student demographics at Desert Trails Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Desert Trails Elementary School in?
Desert Trails Elementary School is part of Paradise Valley Unified District (4241).
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