Maie Bartlett Heard School

As a mid-tier elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, Maie Bartlett Heard School caters to 430 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Phoenix Elementary District (4256).

Within Phoenix Elementary District (4256), which oversees 12 schools and 3,963 students, Maie Bartlett Heard School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Maie Bartlett Heard School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Black, 4% White, 3% Native American, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Maie Bartlett Heard School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $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), Maie Bartlett Heard School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Magnet Traditional School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maie Bartlett Heard School has declined 20%, going from 535 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 6% to 1% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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