Sweetwater School

Sweetwater School, a reasonably sized elementary school in GLENDALE, Arizona, operated by Washington Elementary School District (4260), educates 483 students, covering grades K through 8.

Within Washington Elementary School District (4260), which oversees 33 schools and 18,816 students, Sweetwater School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sweetwater School lists that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sweetwater School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Sweetwater School is one.

The closest other public school is Sunburst School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sweetwater School.

Sweetwater School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sweetwater School has contracted 10%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sweetwater School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.