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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Wildfire Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4241)·NCES 040593002668
Wildfire Elementary School
3997 E LOCKWOOD DR, PHOENIX, AZ 85050 · (602) 449-4300 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
2
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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 46% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
78.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +10.0pp since 2017
Math
69.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 1 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wildfire Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #64 of 1,072 ▲ 8 | #54 of 646 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #26 of 1,072 ▲ 23 | #24 of 646 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #202 of 930 | #122 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #730 of 1,223 | #518 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #189 of 991 | #92 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #760 of 1,007 | #498 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.1% | #36 of 721 | #24 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
394
-267 (-40%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 394 | 28.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 29.5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 30.4 | 15.0:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 36 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 36.3 | 19.1:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 4% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 40 | 21.8:1 | 5% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wildfire Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (692 to 394); teachers down 21% (36.3 to 28.5).
About Wildfire Elementary School
Wildfire Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, administered by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241). Enrollment stands at 394 students, covering pre-K through 6.
Wildfire Elementary School is in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), a district with 26,183 students across 42 schools.
The largest group at Wildfire Elementary School is White students, at 77%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 59% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wildfire Elementary School scores 38%.
The school has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 3.1 more students per teacher than here.
Census data for Maricopa County show median household income comes to about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Wildfire Elementary School among them.
Explorer Middle School is the nearest public school to Wildfire Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Wildfire Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 40% decline took enrollment from 661 in 2020-21 to 394 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.4:1).
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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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Paradise Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,900 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- North Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Shadow Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Mountain Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 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
Nearby schools
- Explorer Middle School0.4 mi · 607
- Desert Trails Elementary School0.5 mi · 590
- Fireside Elementary School1.1 mi · 693
- Sky Crossing Elementary School1.3 mi · 628
- Pinnacle High School1.5 mi · 2,430
- Quail Run Elementary School2.5 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Wildfire Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wildfire Elementary School?
Wildfire Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Wildfire Elementary School serve?
Wildfire Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Wildfire Elementary School have?
Wildfire Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Wildfire Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wildfire Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wildfire Elementary School public or private?
Wildfire Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.