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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4246)·NCES 040775003803
Inspiration Mountain School
5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa, Phoenix, AZ 85083 · (623) 376-5400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
18.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (111).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
68.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 64.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Inspiration Mountain School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #102 of 1,072 ▲ 40 | #82 of 646 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #90 of 1,072 ▲ 1 | #80 of 646 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #129 of 1,223 | #100 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #711 of 991 | #445 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #670 of 1,007 | #438 of 627 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 789 | 42 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 35.5 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 31.5 | 15.4:1 | 10% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspiration Mountain School.
About Inspiration Mountain School
Inspiration Mountain School is a large elementary school in Arizona, located in Phoenix. It educates 789 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) enrolls 32,265 students, and its 41 schools include Inspiration Mountain School.
White students are the majority at Inspiration Mountain School, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Maricopa County's residents are about 59% White, 13 points below the school's share. Inspiration Mountain School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Inspiration Mountain School employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Inspiration Mountain School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Inspiration Mountain School is located in Maricopa County, where the median household income is $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Inspiration Mountain School is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Las Brisas Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The Inspiration Mountain School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Boulder Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Deer Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,707 students
- Barry Goldwater High SchoolHigh · 1,602 students
- Highland Lakes SchoolElementary · 1,091 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
- Las Brisas Elementary School1.9 mi · 480
- Stetson Hills School2.0 mi · 887
- Terramar Academy of the Arts2.1 mi · 934
- EdOptions HS Learning Center2.3 mi · 465
- Happy Valley School2.3 mi · 586
- West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School2.7 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Inspiration Mountain SchoolHow many students attend Inspiration Mountain School?
Inspiration Mountain School enrolls approximately 789 students in grades PK-08.
Is Inspiration Mountain School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inspiration Mountain School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Inspiration Mountain School have?
Inspiration Mountain School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inspiration Mountain School?
At Inspiration Mountain School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Inspiration Mountain School?
Inspiration Mountain School is overseen by Deer Valley Unified District (4246) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.