Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Sierra Verde STEAM Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in GLENDALE, Arizona, operated by Deer Valley Unified District (4246). The school enrolls 932 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 107% bigger than typical.

Deer Valley Unified District (4246) comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 32,265 students; Sierra Verde STEAM Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sierra Verde STEAM Academy reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, 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 Sierra Verde STEAM Academy is one.

Copper Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 998 students in 2018 compared to 932 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 57% across the same window.

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