Desert View Elementary School

Located at 8621 N 3RD ST, in PHOENIX, Arizona, Desert View Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that works with 344 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Washington Elementary School District (4260). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Desert View Elementary School sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

Washington Elementary School District (4260) runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 18,816 students. Desert View Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Desert View Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 10% White, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Desert View Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Desert View Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Desert View Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sunnyslope High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Desert View Elementary School has contracted 14%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 69% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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