Total enrollment
3,963
-1,671 (-30%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
Arizona · 3,963 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in Phoenix Elementary District (4256) reaches 3,963 students across 17 schools (17 elementary).
4-year change in Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
-2 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Phoenix Elementary District (4256) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,963 | #58 of 156 | #2,456 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #33 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #32 of 153 | #5,204 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #91 of 123 | #4,159 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 5,234 to 3,860 students (down 26%) and from 291 to 263 full-time teachers (down 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus H. Shaw Montessori | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 476 |
| Whittier Elementary School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 453 |
| Silvestre S Herrera School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 449 |
| Maie Bartlett Heard School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 430 |
| Garfield School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 403 |
| Capitol Elementary School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 373 |
| Magnet Traditional School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 356 |
| Mary Mcleod Bethune School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 324 |
| Lowell Elementary School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 282 |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 189 |
| Paul Dunbar Lawrence School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | 125 |
| Faith North Early Childhood Learning Center | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-KG | 103 |
| Phoenix #1 iAcademy | Phoenix | Elementary | KG-08 | 0 |
| ACE Day & Night School - Closed | Phoenix | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Kenilworth Elementary School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | · |
| Phoenix Prep Academy | Phoenix | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Thomas A Edison School | Phoenix | Elementary | PK-08 | · |
About Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
Phoenix Elementary District (4256) administers 17 public schools across Arizona, collectively enrolling roughly 3,963 students.
On a per-school basis, Phoenix Elementary District (4256) runs about 233 students per school, 54% lower than the state mean of roughly 508.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 30%: 5,634 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,963 in SY 2024-25. Phoenix Elementary District (4256) now counts 12 public schools, down from 14 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Phoenix Elementary District (4256) discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.