📍 45 S 3rd Ave, Avondale, Maricopa County, 85323
Michael Anderson is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Avondale, Maricopa County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avondale Elementary District (4272) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Michael Anderson enrolls 758 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Black or African American and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 677 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 4.7% |
| White | 31 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
673 of the school's 758 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Michael Anderson is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
Michael Anderson is one of 9 schools in Avondale Elementary District (4272), based in AVONDALE, Arizona. The district serves 6,000 students district-wide and employs 240 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, Michael Anderson is close to the district average of about 667 students per school.