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What's something Imagine Desert West Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
714
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IMAGINE CHARTER ELEMENTARY AT DESERT WEST INC. (88367)·NCES 040043802653
Imagine Desert West Elementary
6738 W MCDOWELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85035 · (623) 344-7150 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
21.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
Math
26.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -4.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 4 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 22.0% | 30.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Imagine Desert West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #600 of 1,072 ▲ 278 | #381 of 646 ▲ 162 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #863 of 1,072 ▲ 125 | #534 of 646 ▲ 72 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #112 of 930 | #62 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #191 of 1,223 | #144 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #940 of 991 | #590 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #877 of 1,007 | #580 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #527 of 721 | #338 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
714
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 652
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 714 | 30 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 705 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 694 | N/A | N/A | 92% (637) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 792 | N/A | N/A | 92% (728) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | N/A | N/A | 100% (746) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | N/A | N/A | 73% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine Desert West Elementary.
About Imagine Desert West Elementary
Imagine Desert West Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school reports 714 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) operates Imagine Desert West Elementary.
The large majority of students at Imagine Desert West Elementary, 88%, are Hispanic. Next come 5% Black and 3% White. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. Imagine Desert West Elementary has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Imagine Desert West Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.8:1. Among elementary schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.0:1.
allk12 grades Imagine Desert West Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Maricopa County show that median household income is about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. A total of 1,352 public schools operate in Maricopa County, serving about 725,139 students.
The closest public school, Imagine Desert West Middle, is about 0.1 miles from Imagine Desert West Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Imagine Desert West Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Imagine Desert West Elementary is a public charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 729 in 2020-21 and 714 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Imagine Desert West Elementary, you can post them here. 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 PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Imagine Desert West Middle0.1 mi · 437
- Palm Lane0.5 mi · 602
- Peralta School0.6 mi · 817
- Midtown High School0.7 mi · 10
- Precision Academy0.7 mi · 90
- Sunridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine Desert West ElementaryHow large is Imagine Desert West Elementary?
Imagine Desert West Elementary enrolls approximately 714 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Imagine Desert West Elementary serve?
Imagine Desert West Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Imagine Desert West Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Imagine Desert West Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Imagine Desert West Elementary?
Student demographics at Imagine Desert West Elementary are roughly 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Imagine Desert West Elementary?
Imagine Desert West Elementary is overseen by Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.