Desert Mirage Elementary School

Regular School · GLENDALE, AZ

Desert Mirage Elementary School is a regular school school in GLENDALE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 675 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

675

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	516	76%
White	68	10%
Black or African American	38	6%
Two or more races	19	3%
Asian	17	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	17	3%
Total enrollment	675	342M / 333F

English Language Learners: 45 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -18.9pp	31.9%	334
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -12.9pp	38.9%	318

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)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

179

26.5% 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.)	675	100%

Contact & Location

8605 W MARYLAND AVE

GLENDALE, AZ 85305

Phone: (623)772-2550

http://desertmirage.pesd92.org/

District

Pendergast Elementary District (4283)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,245

District enrollment: 8,078

Other Schools in District

Amberlea Elementary School Elementary
Canyon Breeze Elementary Elementary
Copper King Elementary Elementary
Desert Horizon Elementary School Elementary
Garden Lakes Elementary School Elementary
Pendergast Elementary School Elementary
Rio Vista Elementary Elementary
Sonoran Sky Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85305) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040621000304

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