📍 2013 N 36th St, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85008
Papago School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 822 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Creighton Elementary District (4263) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
Papago School enrolls 822 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 705 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 4.5% |
| White | 36 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
706 of the school's 822 students (86%) 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.
Papago 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-10.
Papago School is one of 11 schools in Creighton Elementary District (4263), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 4,835 students district-wide and employs 307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 822 students, Papago School is larger than the district average of about 440 students per school.
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