📍 7355 W Orangewood Ave, Glendale, Maricopa County, 85303
Desert Spirit is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glendale, Maricopa County. The school has 670 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 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
Desert Spirit enrolls 670 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Black or African American and 6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 516 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 9.1% |
| White | 40 | 6% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 670 students (84%) 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 Spirit 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.
Desert Spirit 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 670 students, Desert Spirit is close to the district average of about 613 students per school.