Kiva Elementary School

Located at 6911 E MCDONALD DR, in Paradise Valley, Arizona, Kiva Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that teaches 609 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240). Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 451.

Scottsdale Unified District (4240) comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 20,682 students; Kiva Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Kiva Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Kiva Elementary School reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Kiva Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Montessori Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Kiva Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kiva Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 34% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 609).

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