Arizona Desert Elementary School

Regular School · TOLLESON, AZ

Arizona Desert Elementary School is a regular school school in TOLLESON, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 843 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

843

Teachers (FTE)

43.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	693	82%
Black or African American	88	10%
White	35	4%
Asian	10	1%
Two or more races	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Total enrollment	843	418M / 425F

English Language Learners: 94 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	17.0% -14.9pp	31.9%	396
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -11.9pp	38.9%	390

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)

-0.33 grade levels

Math

+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

43 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

248

29.4% 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.)	843	100%

Contact & Location

8803 W VAN BUREN ST

TOLLESON, AZ 85353

Phone: (623)907-5260

http://www.tollesonschools.com/Domain/47

District

Tolleson Elementary District (4264)

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,942

District enrollment: 2,713

Other Schools in District

Desert Oasis Elementary School Elementary
Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School Elementary
Sheely Farms Elementary School Elementary

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85353) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040849001705

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