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Desert Palms Elementary School

(623) 486-6000

Physical Address:
11441 North 55th Ave
Glendale, AZ  85304
Mailing Address:
11441 N. 55th Avenue
Glendale, AZ  85304

School Information

District:
Peoria Unified School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Maricopa County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 8
Number of Students:
634

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Desert Palms Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 48.11% 44.59% 45.10%
Hispanic 35.96% 42.24% 42.33%
Black 8.99% 8.63% 7.03%
Asian/Pacific 4.42% 3.89% 3.26%
American Indian 2.52% 3.60% 9.80%

Genders in Desert Palms Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.79% 42.68% 39.39%
Female 49.21% 57.32% 60.61%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desert Palms Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 369 332 305
Hispanic 257 240 228
Black 72 69 57
Asian/Pacific 25 29 28
American Indian 16 17 16
Others 0 0 0
Total 739 687 634

Enrollment by Gender for Desert Palms Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 386 354 322
Female 353 333 312
Total 739 687 634

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

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

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 739 687 634
# Eligible for free lunch 284 (38%) 308 (45%) 325 (51%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 108 (15%) 66 (10%) 63 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 392 (53%) 374 (54%) 388 (61%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Desert Palms Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 739 687 634
Fulltime teachers 39.3 41.2 41.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.80 16.70 15.41
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.96 18.56 18.59