Norterra Canyon School

Norterra Canyon School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Deer Valley Unified District (4246). The school hosts 601 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Norterra Canyon School sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

Norterra Canyon School is one of 41 schools operated by Deer Valley Unified District (4246), a district that instructs 32,265 students overall.

Demographically, Norterra Canyon School logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Norterra Canyon School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Union Park School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 33%: 902 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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