📍 7125 W Encanto Blvd, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85035
Peralta School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 871 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cartwright Elementary District (4282) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
Peralta School enrolls 871 students across grades Pre-K–6. 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 24.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black or African American and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 792 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2% |
| White | 13 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
679 of the school's 871 students (78%) 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.
Peralta School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-30.
Peralta School is one of 23 schools in Cartwright Elementary District (4282), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 13,436 students district-wide and employs 644 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 871 students, Peralta School is larger than the district average of about 584 students per school.
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