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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ironwood Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4260)·NCES 040906000926
Ironwood Elementary School
14850 N 39TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85053 · (602) 896-5600 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
31.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -10.0pp since 2017
Math
41.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 10 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 50.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ironwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #364 of 1,072 ▲ 87 | #259 of 646 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #631 of 1,072 ▼ 77 | #402 of 646 ▼ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #155 of 930 | #89 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #632 of 1,223 | #468 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #375 of 991 | #219 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #141 of 1,007 | #97 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #465 of 721 | #294 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
434
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 434 | 27.7 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 31.8 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 66% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 66% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 100% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 53% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 34 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 896 | 42 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ironwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (499 to 434); teachers down 16% (33 to 27.7).
About Ironwood Elementary School
Ironwood Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Washington Elementary School District (4260) in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school had 434 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Washington Elementary School District (4260) is the district for Ironwood Elementary School. It has 33 schools and 18,816 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Ironwood Elementary School, with 45% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 37% White, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ironwood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, higher than at this school.
Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ironwood Elementary School is one of 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, which together enroll about 725,139 students.
Nearest public school: Greenway High School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 456 to 434.
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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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)
- Lookout Mountain SchoolElementary · 979 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 903 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Orangewood SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Palo Verde Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 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
Other Ironwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ironwood Elementary. Ironwood Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ironwood Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Greenway High School0.4 mi · 1,318
- Desert Foothills Middle School0.8 mi · 621
- Chaparral Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Sunburst School1.1 mi · 556
- Acacia Elementary School1.1 mi · 806
- Sweetwater School1.3 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Ironwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Ironwood Elementary School?
Ironwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ironwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ironwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ironwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ironwood Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ironwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ironwood Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 45% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ironwood Elementary School public or private?
Ironwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.