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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4279)·NCES 040708001879
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School
2101 W ALTA VISTA RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85041 · (602) 304-3160 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · 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 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -26.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 26 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 28.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,044 of 1,072 ▼ 1 | #641 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #954 of 1,072 ▼ 44 | #588 of 646 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #519 of 1,223 | #391 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #425 of 991 | #248 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #755 of 1,007 | #494 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #482 of 721 | #307 of 456 |
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
485
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 90% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 24.1 | 22.9:1 | 90% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (551 to 485); teachers up 25% (24.1 to 30).
About Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School is an elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, and it is part of Roosevelt Elementary District (4279). Enrolled students number 485 students, in pre-K through 8.
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School belongs to Roosevelt Elementary District (4279), a district of 19 schools and 7,057 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School. Other groups make up 18% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School counts 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.2 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.0:1.
The allk12 Grade for Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School is D. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 1,352 public schools operate in Maricopa County, serving about 725,139 students.
Ignacio Conchos School is the public school closest to Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 491 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 485. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.2:1.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Roosevelt Elementary District (4279)
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Sunland Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Irene Lopez SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- C O Greenfield SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Bernard Black Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 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
- Ignacio Conchos School0.5 mi · 393
- BASIS Phoenix South0.5 mi · 523
- Bernard Black Elementary School0.7 mi · 414
- John R Davis School0.9 mi · 324
- C J Jorgensen School0.9 mi · 242
- Sun Valley Academy1.0 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School?
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School serve?
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School.
How diverse is Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School?
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School public or private?
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roosevelt Elementary District (4279).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.