📍 8530 N 55th Ave, Glendale, Maricopa County, 85302
Glendale American School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glendale, Maricopa County. The school has 615 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Glendale Elementary District (4271) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
Glendale American School enrolls 615 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 357 | 58% |
| White | 123 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 40 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 615 students (69%) 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.
Glendale American School 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-80.
Glendale American School is one of 14 schools in Glendale Elementary District (4271), based in GLENDALE, Arizona. The district serves 8,580 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 615 students, Glendale American School is close to the district average of about 613 students per school.
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