Monte Vista Elementary School

As an expansive elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, Monte Vista Elementary School hosts 703 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Creighton Elementary District (4263). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Monte Vista Elementary School sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.

Creighton Elementary District (4263) comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,835 students; Monte Vista Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Monte Vista Elementary School lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 5% Black, 3% White, 2% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $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. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Monte Vista Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Career Success School - Sage Campus, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Monte Vista Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 798 students in 2018 compared to 703 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.