Lake Pleasant Elementary

Set in PEORIA, Arizona, Lake Pleasant Elementary is a sprawling K-5 school, overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237). It teaches 1,267 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 181% bigger than typical.

Peoria Unified School District (4237) runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 34,436 students. Lake Pleasant Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lake Pleasant Elementary reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Lake Pleasant Elementary is one.

Vistancia Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Lake Pleasant Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Pleasant Elementary has climbed 78%, going from 713 students in 2018 to 1,267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.