Desert Vista Elementary School

Regular School · Apache Junction, AZ

Desert Vista Elementary School is a regular school school in Apache Junction, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 435 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

435

Teachers (FTE)

26.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	211	49%
Hispanic/Latino	184	42%
Black or African American	14	3%
Two or more races	11	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	10	2%
Asian	5	1%
Total enrollment	435	258M / 177F

English Language Learners: 17 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -13.9pp	31.9%	300
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -15.9pp	38.9%	297

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.33 grade levels

Math

0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

154

35.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	435	100%

Contact & Location

3701 E BROADWAY AVE

Apache Junction, AZ 85119

Phone: (480)677-7510

http://www.ajusd.org/o/dves

District

Apache Junction Unified District (4443)

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,461

District enrollment: 2,929

Other Schools in District

Four Peaks Elementary School Elementary
Peralta Trail Elementary School Elementary
Apache Junction High School High
Cactus Canyon Junior High Middle
Superstition Mountain Elementary School Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85119) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040079001461

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD