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If you had an hour of school board time for Kyrene de la Esperanza School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KYRENE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4267)·NCES 040423000297
Kyrene de la Esperanza School
14841 S 41ST PL, PHOENIX, AZ 85044 · (480) 541-2800 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
40.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 58.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kyrene de la Esperanza School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #368 of 1,072 ▲ 58 | #260 of 646 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #365 of 1,072 ▲ 140 | #260 of 646 ▲ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #336 of 930 | #203 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #781 of 1,223 | #550 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #48 of 991 | #22 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.9% | #1 of 1,007 | #1 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #70 of 721 | #41 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-91 (-20%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 32.1 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 34.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 34.6 | 13.5:1 | 40% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 34.6 | 17.0:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 28% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 32 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kyrene de la Esperanza School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (588 to 368); teachers down 7% (34.6 to 32.1).
About Kyrene de la Esperanza School
Kyrene de la Esperanza School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in PHOENIX, Arizona. It serves 368 students in pre-K through 5.
Kyrene de la Esperanza School is a school in Kyrene Elementary District (4267). The district has 25 schools and 13,313 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Kyrene de la Esperanza School, 27% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 24% White, 18% Black, 14% multiracial, and 13% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Kyrene de la Esperanza School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 80%.
The teaching staff at Kyrene de la Esperanza School is 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.5:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Kyrene de la Esperanza School is B. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Kyrene de la Esperanza School is located in Maricopa County, where median household income is about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.
The closest other public school is Mountain Pointe High School, about 1.0 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Kyrene de la Esperanza School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Kyrene de la Esperanza School went from 459 students to 368. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Kyrene de la Esperanza School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
- Kyrene Altadena Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Kyrene Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Kyrene del Cielo SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Kyrene de la Mirada SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Pointe High School1.0 mi · 1,570
- Kyrene Centennial Middle School1.0 mi · 580
- Kyrene del Milenio1.1 mi · 481
- Kyrene de la Colina School1.1 mi · 419
- Horizon Honors Elementary School1.2 mi · 797
- Horizon Honors Secondary School1.2 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Kyrene de la Esperanza SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kyrene de la Esperanza School?
Kyrene de la Esperanza School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kyrene de la Esperanza School serve?
Kyrene de la Esperanza School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kyrene de la Esperanza School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Kyrene de la Esperanza School.
How diverse is Kyrene de la Esperanza School?
Kyrene de la Esperanza School reports a student body of 24% White, 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Kyrene de la Esperanza School?
Kyrene de la Esperanza School is overseen by Kyrene Elementary District (4267) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.