Garden Lakes Elementary School

Regular School · AVONDALE, AZ

Garden Lakes Elementary School is a regular school school in AVONDALE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 941 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

941

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	597	63%
White	159	17%
Black or African American	95	10%
Two or more races	49	5%
Asian	33	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	941	489M / 452F

English Language Learners: 56 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -12.9pp	31.9%	408
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -3.9pp	38.9%	401

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)

+0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

40 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

163

17.3% 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.)	941	100%

Contact & Location

10825 W GARDEN LAKES PKWY

AVONDALE, AZ 85392

Phone: (623)772-2520

http://gardenlakes.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
Desert Mirage 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 85392) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040621001499

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