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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4241)·NCES 040593000482
Indian Bend Elementary School
3633 E THUNDERBIRD RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85032 · (602) 449-3200 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
23.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -14.0pp since 2017
Math
23.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -20.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 14 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 20 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Indian Bend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #688 of 1,072 ▼ 51 | #425 of 646 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #831 of 1,072 ▼ 12 | #511 of 646 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #94 of 930 | #54 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #426 of 1,223 | #327 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #187 of 991 | #90 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #481 of 1,007 | #323 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #214 of 256 | #111 of 138 |
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
539
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 539 | 39 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 41.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 46.3 | 12.2:1 | 68% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 45 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 38.7 | 13.6:1 | 72% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 63% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 72% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 789 | 42 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 41 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Bend Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (525 to 539); teachers up 1% (38.7 to 39).
About Indian Bend Elementary School
Students in PHOENIX, Arizona, attend Indian Bend Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 539 students in pre-K through 6.
Indian Bend Elementary School sits within Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), which has 42 schools and 26,183 students.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Indian Bend Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Indian Bend Elementary School comes to 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 3.1 more students per teacher than here.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
The closest school to Indian Bend Elementary School is Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Indian Bend Elementary School.
Under the NCES locale system, Indian Bend Elementary School is City: Large.
The school shrank from 563 students in 2020-21 to 539 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (12.5:1).
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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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Paradise Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,900 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- North Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Shadow Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Mountain Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
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
- Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep0.7 mi · 662
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix0.7 mi · 713
- James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center0.8 mi · 157
- Benchmark School0.8 mi · 328
- Sweetwater Community School0.9 mi · 165
- pvONLINE1.0 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Bend Elementary SchoolHow large is Indian Bend Elementary School?
Indian Bend Elementary School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Indian Bend Elementary School serve?
Indian Bend Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Indian Bend Elementary School have?
Indian Bend Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Indian Bend Elementary School?
Indian Bend Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 63% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Bend Elementary School?
Indian Bend Elementary School is overseen by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) in Maricopa County.
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