Roadrunner Elementary School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, Roadrunner Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260). It teaches 629 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 451.

Washington Elementary School District (4260) runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 18,816 students. Roadrunner Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Roadrunner Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 12% White, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, 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. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Roadrunner Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Palo Verde Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Roadrunner Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 786 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 19% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.