Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICKENBURG UNIFIED DISTRICT (4236)·NCES 040919002827
Festival Foothills Elementary School
26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd., Buckeye, AZ 85396 · (928) 501-6000 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
22.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2017
Math
25.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -26.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 26 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 51.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Festival Foothills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #649 of 1,072 ▼ 151 | #407 of 646 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #448 of 1,072 ▼ 57 | #310 of 646 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #23 of 930 | #15 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #937 of 1,223 | #605 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #916 of 991 | #575 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #123 of 1,007 | #84 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #96 of 256 | #53 of 138 |
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
262
+80 (+44%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 262 | 11.8 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 18.3 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 16.3 | 19.3:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 11 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 9.8 | 23.2:1 | 34% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | 36% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 38% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Festival Foothills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (227 to 262); teachers up 20% (9.8 to 11.8).
About Festival Foothills Elementary School
Festival Foothills Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Buckeye, Arizona. A total of 262 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. Against the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 42% lower.
The district, Wickenburg Unified District (4236), operates 5 schools serving 1,079 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Festival Foothills Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 46%. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Maricopa County is about 59% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Festival Foothills Elementary School and a ratio of 22.3:1. This ratio sits 5.3 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Festival Foothills Elementary School is C. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Maricopa County census figures show that the median household income is $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Maricopa County is home to 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 public school students.
Nearest public school: Nadaburg Online Virtual Academy, about 9.4 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Festival Foothills Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data put enrollment at 182 in 2020-21 and 262 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio rose from 16.6:1 to 22.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
- Wickenburg High SchoolHigh · 384 students
- Hassayampa Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Vulture Peak Middle SchoolMiddle · 118 students
- Wickenburg Virtual AcademyCombined · 33 students
Other schools in Buckeye
- Youngker High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Verrado High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Buckeye Union High SchoolHigh · 1,841 students
- Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesHigh · 1,553 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,150 students
- Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Nadaburg Online Virtual Academy9.4 mi · 8
- Mountainside High School9.4 mi · 378
- Nadaburg Elementary School9.5 mi · 502
- Western Peaks Elementary9.8 mi · 763
- Willow Canyon High School10.0 mi · 1,901
- West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School10.0 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Festival Foothills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Festival Foothills Elementary School?
Festival Foothills Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Festival Foothills Elementary School serve?
Festival Foothills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Festival Foothills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Festival Foothills Elementary School is approximately 22.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Festival Foothills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Festival Foothills Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Festival Foothills Elementary School in?
Festival Foothills Elementary School is part of Wickenburg Unified District (4236).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.