Glendale American School

Regular School · GLENDALE, AZ

Glendale American School is a regular school school in GLENDALE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 678 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

678

Teachers (FTE)

36.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	394	58%
White	113	17%
Black or African American	99	15%
Asian	36	5%
Two or more races	18	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	15	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	678	354M / 324F

English Language Learners: 138 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	9.0% -22.9pp	31.9%	292
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -22.9pp	38.9%	292

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)

-0.50 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

261

38.5% 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.)	678	100%

Contact & Location

8530 N 55TH AVE

GLENDALE, AZ 85302

Phone: (623)237-4008

http://portals.gesd40.org/Domain/16

District

Glendale Elementary District (4271)

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,106

District enrollment: 9,236

Other Schools in District

Bicentennial South School Elementary
Challenger Middle School Elementary
Desert Garden Elementary School Elementary
Desert Spirit Elementary
Discovery School Elementary
Don Mensendick School Elementary
Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning Elementary
Glendale Landmark School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85302) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040342000262

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