Magnet Traditional School

Magnet Traditional School is an elementary campus of intimate scale in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Phoenix Elementary District (4256), educateing 356 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Phoenix Elementary District (4256) runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,963 students. Magnet Traditional School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Magnet Traditional School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Other groups include 8% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Magnet Traditional School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Maie Bartlett Heard School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Magnet Traditional School has declined 24%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.