1
Enrollment
873
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4246)·NCES 040775003688
Union Park School
25700 N 21st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027 · (623) 445-5800 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL873 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2020
Math
59.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Union Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #146 of 1,072 ▼ 26 | #119 of 646 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #95 of 1,072 ▲ 20 | #85 of 646 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #472 of 930 | #301 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 873 | #84 of 1,223 | #66 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #573 of 991 | #350 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #457 of 1,007 | #311 of 627 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
873
+414 (+90%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 873 | 50 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 51 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 46.5 | 16.2:1 | 14% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 39 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Park School.
About Union Park School
Families in Phoenix, Arizona, are served by Union Park School, a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 873 students. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
The district, Deer Valley Unified District (4246), has 32,265 students enrolled across 41 schools.
About 63% of the student body at Union Park School is White. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Park School is 17.5:1, based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Maricopa County, 1,352 public schools serve about 725,139 students.
Of the public schools around it, Union Park School is closest to Hope High School Online, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Union Park School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Union Park School enrolled 459 in 2020-21 and 873 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The school's ratio increased from 11.8:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Boulder Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Deer Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,707 students
- Barry Goldwater High SchoolHigh · 1,602 students
- Highland Lakes SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other schools in Phoenix
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Hope High School Online0.6 mi · 391
- Norterra Canyon School0.8 mi · 601
- Jefferson Preparatory High School1.6 mi · 49
- Adams Traditional Academy1.6 mi · 532
- Sandra Day O'Connor High School1.8 mi · 2,658
- West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School1.8 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Union Park SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Park School?
Union Park School enrolls approximately 873 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Union Park School serve?
Union Park School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Union Park School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Union Park School.
What is the student diversity at Union Park School?
Student demographics at Union Park School are roughly 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Park School?
Union Park School is overseen by Deer Valley Unified District (4246) in Maricopa County.
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