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Desert Oasis Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 8802 W Mcdowell Rd, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85037

681
Pupils
23.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Desert Oasis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 681 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tolleson Elementary District (4264) school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.

School details

School district
Tolleson Elementary District (4264)

Enrollment & staffing

Desert Oasis Elementary School enrolls 681 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.

Male students
320 (47%)
Female students
361 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.8
Student-teacher ratio
23.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Black or African American and 3.2% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino58185%
Black or African American517.5%
White223.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native121.8%
Two or more races81.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

544 of the school's 681 students (80%) 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Desert Oasis 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.

School district: Tolleson Elementary District (4264)

Desert Oasis Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Tolleson Elementary District (4264), based in TOLLESON, Arizona. The district serves 2,930 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 681 students, Desert Oasis Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 586 students per school.

2,930
District students
5
Schools
142
Teachers (FTE)

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