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Excelencia School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Excelencia School
Excelencia School operates as a moderately sized primary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Creighton Elementary District (4263). Current enrollment sits at 501 students spanning grades K through 8.
Creighton Elementary District (4263) comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,835 students; Excelencia School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Excelencia School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%); the rest consists of 11% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Excelencia School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Excelencia School is one.
The closest other public school is Creighton Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Excelencia School's enrollment has fell 35% since 2018, when it stood at 765 (now 501). Hispanic enrollment moved from 90% to 84% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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