Kiser Elementary School

Set in GILA BEND, Arizona, Kiser Elementary School is a minimally staffed elementary campus, run under Paloma School District (4255). It hosts 119 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 74% below typical.

Kiser Elementary School is a school of Paloma School District (4255), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Kiser Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Other groups include 4% White, 3% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Kiser Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kiser Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Gila Bend High School, roughly 10.2 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Kiser Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 111 (now 119). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 38% to 4%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.