📍 2181 e Mcdowell Rd, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85006
Excelencia School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Creighton Elementary District (4263) school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
Excelencia School enrolls 506 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Black or African American and 2.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 430 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 8.9% |
| White | 14 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
459 of the school's 506 students (91%) 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.
Excelencia 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.
Excelencia 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 506 students, Excelencia School is larger than the district average of about 440 students per school.
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