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Desert Spirit

(623) 237-4000

Physical Address:
7355 West Orangewood
Glendale, AZ  85303
Mailing Address:
7355 W. Orangewood
Glendale, AZ  85303

School Information

District:
Glendale Elementary District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Maricopa County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 8
Number of Students:
926

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Desert Spirit

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 69.22% 42.24% 42.33%
Black 12.10% 8.63% 7.03%
White 11.56% 44.59% 45.10%
Asian/Pacific 5.18% 3.89% 3.26%
American Indian 1.94% 3.60% 9.80%

Genders in Desert Spirit

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.59% 42.68% 39.39%
Female 47.41% 57.32% 60.61%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desert Spirit

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 586 656 641
Black 69 90 112
White 129 123 107
Asian/Pacific 32 45 48
American Indian 30 35 18
Others 0 0 0
Total 846 949 926

Enrollment by Gender for Desert Spirit

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 428 472 487
Female 418 477 439
Total 846 949 926

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Desert Spirit

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 846 949 926
# Eligible for free lunch 528 (62%) 667 (70%) 738 (80%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 113 (13%) 98 (10%) 72 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 641 (76%) 765 (81%) 810 (87%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Desert Spirit

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 846 949 926
Fulltime teachers 43.0 47.0 47.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.70 20.20 19.70
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.96 18.56 18.59