📍 8605 W Maryland Ave, Glendale, Maricopa County, 85305
Desert Mirage Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glendale, Maricopa County. The school has 708 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pendergast Elementary District (4283) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Desert Mirage Elementary School enrolls 708 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 519 | 73% |
| White | 95 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
424 of the school's 708 students (60%) 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 Mirage Elementary 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate).
Desert Mirage Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Pendergast Elementary District (4283), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 8,098 students district-wide and employs 422 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 708 students, Desert Mirage Elementary School is close to the district average of about 675 students per school.
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