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Desert Horizon Elementary School

(623) 772-2215

Physical Address:
8525 West Osborn RD
Phoenix, AZ  85037
Mailing Address:
8525 West Osborn Road
Phoenix, AZ  85037

School Information

District:
Pendergast Elementary District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Maricopa County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 8
Number of Students:
869

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Desert Horizon Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 84.12% 42.24% 42.33%
White 7.83% 44.59% 45.10%
Black 5.41% 8.63% 7.03%
American Indian 2.19% 3.60% 9.80%
Asian/Pacific 0.46% 3.89% 3.26%

Genders in Desert Horizon Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.32% 42.68% 39.39%
Female 48.68% 57.32% 60.61%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desert Horizon Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 684 687 731
White 100 66 68
Black 35 42 47
American Indian 22 24 19
Asian/Pacific 5 3 4
Others 0 0 0
Total 846 822 869

Enrollment by Gender for Desert Horizon Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 410 423 446
Female 436 399 423
Total 846 822 869

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Desert Horizon Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 846 822 869
# Eligible for free lunch 586 (69%) 594 (72%) 636 (73%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 75 (9%) 82 (10%) 100 (12%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 661 (78%) 676 (82%) 736 (85%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Desert Horizon Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 846 822 869
Fulltime teachers 45.5 46.3 42.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.60 17.80 20.30
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.96 18.56 18.59