Desert Vista Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Apache Junction, Arizona, Desert Vista Elementary School instructs 435 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Apache Junction Unified District (4443).

Within Apache Junction Unified District (4443), which oversees 5 schools and 2,440 students, Desert Vista Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Desert Vista Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, On paper, Desert Vista Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pinal County put median household income runs about $80,266, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pinal County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), of which Desert Vista Elementary School is one.

Avalon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Desert Vista Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 714 (now 435). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 49%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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