Fireside Elementary School

Fireside Elementary School is a large primary school in Phoenix, Arizona, run under Paradise Valley Unified District (4241). The school enrolls 693 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 54% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 26,183 students; Fireside Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Fireside Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fireside Elementary School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Fireside Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pinnacle High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fireside Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Fireside Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 805 (now 693). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 63%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.