Desert Valley Elementary School

Desert Valley Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in GLENDALE, Arizona, run under Peoria Unified School District (4237), teacheing 439 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Peoria Unified School District (4237) comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 34,436 students; Desert Valley Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Desert Valley Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 43% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Desert Valley Elementary School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Desert Valley Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Ironwood High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert Valley Elementary School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 36% to 44% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.