Palo Verde Elementary School

Palo Verde Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Palo Verde, Arizona, run under Palo Verde Elementary District (4275). The school serves 482 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Palo Verde Elementary School is a school of Palo Verde Elementary District (4275), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Palo Verde Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment; the rest looks like 22% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palo Verde Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Bales Elementary School, roughly 5.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Palo Verde Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 482 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 22% across the same window.

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