Gila Crossing Community School

Gila Crossing Community School is a primary school of cozy scale in Laveen, Arizona, operated by Gila Crossing Community School, caters to 319 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Gila Crossing Community School is the operating authority for Gila Crossing Community School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Gila Crossing Community School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

On the resource side, Gila Crossing Community School logs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 45.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that 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%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Gila Crossing Community School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Estrella Foothills Global Academy, around 3.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Gila Crossing Community School's enrollment has shrank 42% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 319).

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