Lone Mountain Elementary School

Lone Mountain Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Cave Creek, Arizona, part of Cave Creek Unified District (4244). The school teaches 376 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Lone Mountain Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Cave Creek Unified District (4244), a district that hosts 3,821 students overall.

Demographically, Lone Mountain Elementary School records that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Lone Mountain Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that median household income runs about $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. Lone Mountain Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Desert Willow Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 376 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.