Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School

Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in GLENDALE, Arizona, operated by Peoria Unified School District (4237), caters to 578 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 451.

Peoria Unified School District (4237) runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 34,436 students. Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 32% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Copperwood School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School has edged down 3%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 578 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 41% to 32% over that span.

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