Sheely Farms Elementary School

Sheely Farms Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Tolleson Elementary District (4264). Current enrollment sits at 628 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Sheely Farms Elementary School sits 39% bigger than that benchmark.

Tolleson Elementary District (4264) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,930 students. Sheely Farms Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Sheely Farms Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sheely Farms Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Sheely Farms Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Desert Oasis Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 794 students in 2018 compared to 628 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 19% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.