John Jacobs Elementary School

John Jacobs Elementary School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in PHOENIX, Arizona, overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260), works with 439 students in grades pre-K through 6.

John Jacobs Elementary School is one of 33 schools operated by Washington Elementary School District (4260), a district that serves 18,816 students overall.

In terms of who attends, John Jacobs Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 28% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, On paper, John Jacobs Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which John Jacobs Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Jacobs Elementary School has fell 24%, going from 576 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 35% to 28%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.