Desert Spirit

Regular School · GLENDALE, AZ

Desert Spirit is a regular school school in GLENDALE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 682 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

682

Teachers (FTE)

35.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	523	77%
Black or African American	60	9%
White	43	6%
Asian	25	4%
Two or more races	20	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	10	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	682	362M / 320F

English Language Learners: 176 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	16.0% -15.9pp	31.9%	353
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -19.9pp	38.9%	349

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)

-0.58 grade levels

Math

+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

263

38.6% 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.)	682	100%

Contact & Location

7355 W ORANGEWOOD AVE

GLENDALE, AZ 85303

Phone: (623)237-4016

http://portals.gesd40.org/Domain/13

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
Discovery School Elementary
Don Mensendick School Elementary
Glendale American School Elementary
Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning Elementary
Glendale Landmark School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85303) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040342002281

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