Encanto School

Encanto School is one of the average-sized primary schools in PHOENIX, Arizona, overseen by Osborn Elementary District (4262), with 603 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Osborn Elementary District (4262) (2,518 students total), Encanto School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Encanto School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder comes out to 14% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Encanto School lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Encanto School is one.

Clarendon School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Encanto School's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 661 (now 603). Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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