Griffith Elementary School

Griffith Elementary School is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Balsz Elementary District (4268), with 422 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Balsz Elementary District (4268) runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,936 students. Griffith Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Griffith Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 14% Black, 6% Native American, 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Griffith Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Griffith Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Griffith Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: The Excel Center - Papago, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Griffith Elementary School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Griffith Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 9% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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