Desert Palms Elementary School

Regular School · GLENDALE, AZ

Desert Palms Elementary School is a regular school school in GLENDALE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 373 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

373

Teachers (FTE)

25.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	175	47%
White	120	32%
Black or African American	33	9%
Two or more races	21	6%
Asian	14	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	10	3%
Total enrollment	373	179M / 194F

English Language Learners: 33 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -11.9pp	31.9%	273
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -6.9pp	38.9%	271

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)

-0.20 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

158

42.4% 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.)	373	100%

Contact & Location

11441 N 55TH AVE

GLENDALE, AZ 85304

Phone: (623)412-4600

http://www.peoriaunified.org/desertpalms

District

Peoria Unified School District (4237)

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,075

District enrollment: 35,778

Other Schools in District

Alta Loma School Elementary
Apache Elementary School Elementary
Canyon Elementary School Elementary
Cheyenne Elementary School Elementary
Copperwood School Elementary
Cotton Boll School Elementary
Country Meadows Elementary School Elementary
Coyote Hills Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85304) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040625000510

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