Orangewood School

Orangewood School operates as a substantial elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Washington Elementary School District (4260). Current enrollment sits at 797 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Orangewood School sits 77% above that benchmark.

Within Washington Elementary School District (4260), which oversees 33 schools and 18,816 students, Orangewood School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orangewood School reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 11% White, 7% Native American, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Orangewood School shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Orangewood School is one.

ASDB - ELP Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Orangewood School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 970 students in 2018 compared to 797 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 18% to 11% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.