Desert Meadows Elementary School

Regular School · LAVEEN, AZ

Desert Meadows Elementary School is a regular school school in LAVEEN, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 1,020 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

1,020

Teachers (FTE)

56.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	610	60%
Black or African American	244	24%
White	66	6%
Two or more races	42	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	38	4%
Asian	16	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
Total enrollment	1,020	526M / 494F

English Language Learners: 65 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -13.9pp	31.9%	520
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -14.9pp	38.9%	515

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)

-0.35 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

27 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

382

37.5% 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.)	1,020	100%

Contact & Location

6855 W MEADOWS LOOP E

LAVEEN, AZ 85339

Phone: (602)304-2020

District

Laveen Elementary District (4276)

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,338

District enrollment: 7,519

Other Schools in District

Cheatham Elementary School Elementary
Estrella Foothills Global Academy Elementary
Laveen Elementary School Elementary
Laveen Online Academy Elementary
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School Elementary
Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy Elementary
Rogers Ranch STEM Academy Elementary
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85339) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040429002769

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