📍 16750 W Garfield St, Goodyear, Maricopa County, 85338
Desert Thunder is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Goodyear, Maricopa County. The school has 911 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 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Desert Thunder enrolls 911 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 554 | 61% |
| White | 198 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 12% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 911 students (50%) 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 Thunder 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 Thunder 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 911 students, Desert Thunder is larger than the district average of about 667 students per school.