📍 2131 S 157th Ave, Goodyear, Maricopa County, 85338
Desert Star is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Goodyear, Maricopa County. The school has 638 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 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Desert Star enrolls 638 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 361 | 57% |
| White | 183 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
413 of the school's 638 students (65%) 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.
Desert Star 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate).
Desert Star 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 638 students, Desert Star is close to the district average of about 667 students per school.