Villa De Paz Elementary School

Located at 4940 N 103RD AVE, in PHOENIX, Arizona, Villa De Paz Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community that instructs 550 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Pendergast Elementary District (4283). That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Within Pendergast Elementary District (4283), which oversees 12 schools and 8,098 students, Villa De Paz Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Villa De Paz Elementary School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 11% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Villa De Paz Elementary School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Villa De Paz Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Copper King Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Villa De Paz Elementary School has contracted 22%, going from 705 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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