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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4258)·NCES 040831000776
Holdeman Elementary School
1326 W 18TH ST, TEMPE, AZ 85281 · (480) 966-9934 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
22.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
-136 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.8:1
% White
9%
was 8%
% Hispanic
50%
was 51%
% Black
25%
was 21%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Holdeman Elementary School
Holdeman Elementary School operates as a moderately sized primary school in TEMPE, Arizona, overseen by Tempe School District (4258). Current enrollment sits at 418 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Tempe School District (4258) comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 10,045 students; Holdeman Elementary School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Holdeman Elementary School reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 25% Black, 9% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Holdeman Elementary School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Holdeman Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Holdeman Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Holdeman Elementary School.
Holdeman Elementary School operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Holdeman Elementary School has edged down 25%, going from 554 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 21% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Holdeman Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tempe School District (4258)
- Connolly Middle SchoolMiddle · 923 students
- Nevitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Geneva Epps Mosley Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Broadmor Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Frank Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Other schools in TEMPE
- ASU Preparatory Academy DigitalCombined · 3,850 students
- Corona Del Sol High SchoolHigh · 2,600 students
- Mcclintock High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Student Choice High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Tempe High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Marcos De Niza High SchoolHigh · 1,408 students
Nearby schools
- Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School0.6 mi · 694
- Scales Technology Academy1.0 mi · 375
- Tempe High School1.1 mi · 1,431
- Pinnacle Online High School1.4 mi · 239
- Pinnacle High School - Tempe1.4 mi · 10
- MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES1.5 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Holdeman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holdeman Elementary School?
Holdeman Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Holdeman Elementary School serve?
Holdeman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Holdeman Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Holdeman Elementary School.
How diverse is Holdeman Elementary School?
Holdeman Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 50% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Holdeman Elementary School in?
Holdeman Elementary School is part of Tempe School District (4258).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.