Joseph Zito Elementary School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, Joseph Zito Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Isaac Elementary District (4259). It hosts 387 students across grades K through 5.

Joseph Zito Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Isaac Elementary District (4259), a district that educates 4,929 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Joseph Zito Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%); the rest looks like 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Joseph Zito Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Joseph Zito Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that 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%. Joseph Zito Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is VISTA COLLEGE PREP SUENO PARK, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph Zito Elementary School has ticked down 36%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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