Garden Lakes Elementary School

As a big elementary-level community in AVONDALE, Arizona, Garden Lakes Elementary School serves 941 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Pendergast Elementary District (4283). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Garden Lakes Elementary School sits 109% above that benchmark.

Garden Lakes Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Pendergast Elementary District (4283), a district that hosts 8,098 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Garden Lakes Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 17% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $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 Garden Lakes Elementary School is one.

Westview High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Garden Lakes Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 886 (now 941). The White share of enrollment decreased from 23% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.