William R Sullivan Elementary School

William R Sullivan Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Murphy Elementary District (4265). The school enrolls 568 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so William R Sullivan Elementary School sits 26% above that benchmark.

Murphy Elementary District (4265) comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,040 students; William R Sullivan Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, William R Sullivan Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which William R Sullivan Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jack L Kuban Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William R Sullivan Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 580 students in 2018 to 568 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 30.5:1 in 2018 to 25.8:1 in 2025.

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