Peoria Elementary School

Set in PEORIA, Arizona, Peoria Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community, run under Peoria Unified School District (4237). It caters to 499 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Within Peoria Unified School District (4237), which oversees 44 schools and 34,436 students, Peoria Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Peoria Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 20% White, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, 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), Peoria Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peoria Elementary School.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Peoria Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 576 (now 499). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 60% to 68%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Peoria Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.