Desert Willow Elementary School

Regular School · CASA GRANDE, AZ

Desert Willow Elementary School is a regular school school in CASA GRANDE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 505 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

505

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

22:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	289	57%
White	145	29%
Black or African American	30	6%
Two or more races	22	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	13	3%
Asian	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	505	283M / 222F

English Language Learners: 29 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	37.0% +5.1pp	31.9%	237
Reading Proficiency	40.0% +1.1pp	38.9%	235

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)

-0.11 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

153

30.3% 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.)	505	100%

Contact & Location

2172 N ARIZOLA RD

CASA GRANDE, AZ 85122

Phone: (520)876-5397

http://www.cgesd.org/desertwillow

District

Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,443

District enrollment: 6,379

Other Schools in District

CGESD Online Learning Academy Elementary
Center for Online and Innovative Learning Elementary
Cholla Elementary School Elementary
Cottonwood Elementary School Elementary
Ironwood School Elementary
McCartney Ranch Elementary School Elementary
Mesquite Elementary School Elementary
Palo Verde School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85122) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040171002574

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