Western Valley Elementary School

Western Valley Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Fowler Elementary District (4273), with 532 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Fowler Elementary District (4273) (3,645 students total), Western Valley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Western Valley Elementary School reports that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 8% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Western Valley Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Western Valley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Western Valley Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 620 students in 2018 compared to 532 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.