Kyrene de la Mariposa School

Set in TEMPE, Arizona, Kyrene de la Mariposa School is a mid-tier elementary school, overseen by Kyrene Elementary District (4267). It educates 415 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Kyrene Elementary District (4267) comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 13,313 students; Kyrene de la Mariposa School is among them.

On demographics, Kyrene de la Mariposa School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 31% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Kyrene de la Mariposa School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Kyrene de la Mariposa School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Corona Del Sol High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kyrene de la Mariposa School has edged down 25%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 29% to 36%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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