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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT #80 (4242)·NCES 040187002878
Ira A. Fulton Elementary
4750 S SUNLAND DR, CHANDLER, AZ 85248 · (480) 224-3300 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A-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.
- C-Three-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
15.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
52.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -16.0pp since 2017
Math
53.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -11.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 16 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 11 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ira A. Fulton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #211 of 1,072 ▲ 17 | #161 of 646 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #269 of 1,072 ▼ 81 | #210 of 646 ▼ 60 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #233 of 930 | #144 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #494 of 1,223 | #372 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #298 of 991 | #166 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #225 of 1,007 | #158 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.3% | #30 of 721 | #21 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
502
-248 (-33%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 502 | 33.5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 33.5 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 33.5 | 17.6:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 38 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 902 | 47.5 | 19.0:1 | 8% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 994 | 47 | 21.1:1 | 8% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 10% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ira A. Fulton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (902 to 502); teachers down 29% (47.5 to 33.5).
About Ira A. Fulton Elementary
Located in CHANDLER, Arizona, Ira A. Fulton Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 502 students enrolled.
Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) has 41,421 students spread across 48 schools.
About 56% of the student body at Ira A. Fulton Elementary is White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. Maricopa County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Ira A. Fulton Elementary are from different groups.
Ira A. Fulton Elementary reports a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher, from 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
Ira A. Fulton Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The school is in Maricopa County, where the median household earns about $89,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Maricopa County, 1,352 public schools serve about 725,139 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Ira A. Fulton Elementary from the closest public school, BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus. The five-mile area around Ira A. Fulton Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Ira A. Fulton Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 33%. The ratio was 19.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
Other schools in CHANDLER
- Primavera - OnlineCombined · 6,378 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- BASIS ChandlerHigh · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus0.3 mi · 488
- BASIS Chandler0.4 mi · 1,185
- Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence1.1 mi · 796
- Hamilton High School1.2 mi · 3,444
- EVIT - Hamilton High School1.2 mi · 1
- Basha Elementary1.4 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Ira A. Fulton ElementaryHow large is Ira A. Fulton Elementary?
Ira A. Fulton Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Ira A. Fulton Elementary serve?
Ira A. Fulton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ira A. Fulton Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Ira A. Fulton Elementary.
How diverse is Ira A. Fulton Elementary?
Ira A. Fulton Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Ira A. Fulton Elementary public or private?
Ira A. Fulton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.