Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4510)·NCES 040598000495
Wallace Elementary School
1201 W 16TH ST, PARKER, AZ 85344 · (928) 669-2141 · La Paz County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wallace Elementary School→Wallace Jr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Parker Unified School District (4510). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -8.0pp since 2017
Math
28.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -10.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
-65 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 24.3:1
% White
15%
was 22%
% Hispanic
49%
was 48%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in PARKER, Arizona, operated by Parker Unified School District (4510), serveing 323 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.
Within Parker Unified School District (4510), which oversees 6 schools and 1,707 students, Wallace Elementary School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Wallace Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Native American, 15% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Wallace Elementary School shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for La Paz County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,478 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Wallace Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in La Paz County (combined enrollment of about 2,203 students).
Wallace Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.
Wallace Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Wallace Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 388 (now 323). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 22% to 15%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.
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La Paz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,664
Census ACS
Median income
$49,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parker Unified School District (4510)
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Blake Primary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Wallace Jr High SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Le Pera Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Parker Alternative SchoolHigh · 37 students
Other schools in PARKER
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Blake Primary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Wallace Jr High SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Le Pera Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Parker Alternative SchoolHigh · 37 students
- WAVE - Parker High SchoolHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Wallace Jr High School0.1 mi · 299
- WAVE - Parker High School0.1 mi · 1
- Parker High School0.1 mi · 478
- Parker Alternative School0.5 mi · 37
- Blake Primary School0.7 mi · 379
- Monument Peak5.7 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wallace Elementary School?
Wallace Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades 03-05.
Is Wallace Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wallace Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Wallace Elementary School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Wallace Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wallace Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wallace Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wallace Elementary School in?
Wallace Elementary School is part of Parker Unified School District (4510).
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