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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Mirage Elementary School?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4246)·NCES 040775001047
Mirage Elementary School
3910 W GROVERS AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85308 · (602) 467-5300 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -13.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mirage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #788 of 1,072 ▼ 262 | #486 of 646 ▼ 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #585 of 1,072 ▲ 13 | #378 of 646 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #198 of 930 | #120 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #587 of 1,223 | #436 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #169 of 991 | #81 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #390 of 1,007 | #266 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #603 of 721 | #388 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 1,668
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 33.3 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 35.9 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 35.9 | 16.2:1 | 51% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 40 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 32.6 | 14.9:1 | 53% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 44 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,668 | 37 | 45.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mirage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (486 to 454); teachers up 2% (32.6 to 33.3).
About Mirage Elementary School
Mirage Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in GLENDALE, Arizona, (ZIP code 85308). It enrolled 454 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) includes 41 schools. Together they enroll 32,265 students.
White students are the majority at Mirage Elementary School, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Mirage Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Mirage Elementary School, 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Arizona have 17.0:1, compared with 13.6:1 here.
allk12 grades Mirage Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mirage Elementary School is located in Maricopa County, where the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mirage Elementary School, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills is located about 0.6 miles from Mirage Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Mirage Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 454, close to the 444 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.1 to 13.6 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Boulder Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Deer Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,707 students
- Barry Goldwater High SchoolHigh · 1,602 students
- Highland Lakes SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other schools in GLENDALE
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,182 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills0.6 mi · 104
- Ombudsman Online Academy0.8 mi · 469
- Traditional Academy at Bellair1.0 mi · 241
- ThrivePoint Online High School1.0 mi · 513
- ThrivePoint High School at Grovers1.0 mi · 58
- Sunrise Elementary School1.0 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Mirage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mirage Elementary School?
Mirage Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mirage Elementary School serve?
Mirage Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mirage Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mirage Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mirage Elementary School?
Mirage Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mirage Elementary School?
Mirage Elementary School is overseen by Deer Valley Unified District (4246) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.