Grayhawk Elementary School

As a moderately sized K-5 school in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Grayhawk Elementary School serves 408 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Paradise Valley Unified District (4241).

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 26,183 students. Grayhawk Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Grayhawk Elementary School reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Grayhawk Elementary School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Grayhawk Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Grayhawk Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Pinnacle Peak Preparatory, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grayhawk Elementary School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grayhawk Elementary School has ticked down 17%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.