Silvestre S Herrera School

Located at 1350 S 11TH ST, in PHOENIX, Arizona, Silvestre S Herrera School is a medium-sized elementary-level community that serves 449 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Phoenix Elementary District (4256).

Within Phoenix Elementary District (4256), which oversees 12 schools and 3,963 students, Silvestre S Herrera School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Silvestre S Herrera School records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black, 2% White, 2% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, On paper, Silvestre S Herrera School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Silvestre S Herrera School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is KELLY, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Silvestre S Herrera School's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 449). Hispanic enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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