📍 8525 W Osborn Rd, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85037
Desert Horizon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pendergast Elementary District (4283) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Desert Horizon Elementary School enrolls 732 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 621 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 6.3% |
| White | 38 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
563 of the school's 732 students (77%) 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 Horizon Elementary 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.
Desert Horizon 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 732 students, Desert Horizon Elementary School is close to the district average of about 675 students per school.
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