Val Vista Lakes Elementary School

Set in GILBERT, Arizona, Val Vista Lakes Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, one of the schools within Gilbert Unified District (4239). It educates 506 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 38 schools in Gilbert Unified District (4239) (31,560 students total), Val Vista Lakes Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Val Vista Lakes Elementary School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Maricopa County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Val Vista Lakes Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate 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 Val Vista Lakes Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Sonoma Ranch Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Val Vista Lakes Elementary School.

Val Vista Lakes Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Val Vista Lakes Elementary School has decreased 3%, going from 524 students in 2018 to 506 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 28% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Val Vista Lakes Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.