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Enrollment
932
Elementary
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDERGAST ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4283)·NCES 040621003077
Westwind Elementary School
9040 W. Campbell Ave. B, Phoenix, AZ 85037 · (623) 772-2700 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (116).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
29.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
21.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -12.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 12 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Westwind Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #736 of 1,072 ▼ 130 | #460 of 646 ▼ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #679 of 1,072 ▼ 62 | #425 of 646 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #152 of 930 | #86 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 932 | #56 of 1,223 | #45 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #829 of 991 | #524 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #890 of 1,007 | #588 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #332 of 721 | #211 of 456 |
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
932
-112 (-11%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 932 | 46 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 972 | 48 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 973 | 48 | 20.3:1 | 82% (796) |
| 2020-21 | 1,044 | 51 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,144 | 57 | 20.1:1 | 80% (914) |
| 2015-16 | 1,224 | 49 | 25.0:1 | 100% (1,221) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 30 | 22.7:1 | 100% (678) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwind Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,144 to 932); teachers down 19% (57 to 46).
About Westwind Elementary School
Westwind Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Phoenix, Arizona. Enrollment totals 932 students across pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 107% larger than the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) has a total of 12 schools and 8,098 students, Westwind Elementary School among them.
Westwind Elementary School is 89% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White and 4% Black. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
Its ratio of 20.3:1 is based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
For the population of Maricopa County, 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%. Westwind Elementary School shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School sits about 0.7 miles from Westwind Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,044 to 932, an 11% decline.
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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 Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Copper King ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Desert Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Desert Mirage Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Pendergast Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryElementary · 662 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
Other Westwind Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Westwind Elementary. Westwind Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Westwind Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 613 students
Nearby schools
- West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School0.7 mi · 1
- Copper Canyon High School0.7 mi · 2,182
- Pendergast Elementary School0.9 mi · 665
- Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix1.0 mi · 567
- Edison School of Innovation1.0 mi · 237
- Sunset Ridge Elementary School1.1 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Westwind Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Westwind Elementary School?
Westwind Elementary School enrolls approximately 932 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Westwind Elementary School serve?
Westwind Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Westwind Elementary School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Westwind Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Westwind Elementary School?
Student demographics at Westwind Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Westwind Elementary School?
Westwind Elementary School is overseen by Pendergast Elementary District (4283) in Maricopa County.
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