Moon Mountain School

Moon Mountain School is a medium-sized elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260). The school hosts 474 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Washington Elementary School District (4260) comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 18,816 students; Moon Mountain School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Moon Mountain School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Moon Mountain School is one.

The closest other public school is Thunderbird High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Moon Mountain School.

Moon Mountain School operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moon Mountain School has contracted 29%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 44% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Moon Mountain School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.