J B Sutton Elementary School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, J B Sutton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus, run under Isaac Elementary District (4259). It caters to 522 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 12 schools in Isaac Elementary District (4259) (4,929 students total), J B Sutton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, J B Sutton Elementary School lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J B Sutton Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Carl Hayden High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J B Sutton Elementary School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 650 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.