Imagine Desert West Elementary

Imagine Desert West Elementary operates as an expansive K-5 school in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367). Current enrollment sits at 714 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 58% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) is the operating authority for Imagine Desert West Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Imagine Desert West Elementary reports that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 5% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Imagine Desert West Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Imagine Desert West Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Imagine Desert West Elementary is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Imagine Desert West Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Imagine Desert West Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 792 students in 2018 compared to 714 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 94% to 88% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Imagine Desert West Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.