Pendergast Elementary District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

At a glance

8,098Students enrolled

13Schools

$11,154Spent per student

19:1Student–teacher ratio

Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ

Math proficiency13%

State average 31.2%

Reading / language arts24%

State average 38.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,154

per student each year · 9% below the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration43%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)26%

State58%

Federal16%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

8,190’20

8,017’21

8,266’22

8,251’23

8,098’24

Students

Hispanic · 76%6,142

Black · 9%728

White · 9%693

Two or more races · 3%231

Asian · 2%174

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%117

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools13 in district

Level

All 13 Elementary 12 Other 1

Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 941 students · Avondale

Westwind Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 932 students · Phoenix

Copper King ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 738 students · Phoenix

Desert Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 690 students · Phoenix

Desert Mirage Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 675 students · Glendale

Pendergast Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 665 students · Phoenix

Rio Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 662 students · Avondale

Canyon Breeze ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 640 students · Avondale

Sunset Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 611 students · Glendale

Villa De Paz Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 550 students · Phoenix

Sonoran Sky Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 537 students · Glendale

Amberlea Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 457 students · Phoenix

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGoodyear · Litchfield Park · $11,001 per student

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Deer Valley Unified DistrictPeoria · Phoenix · $11,444 per student

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Buckeye Union High School DistrictGoodyear · $10,769 per student

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Dysart Unified DistrictEl Mirage · Surprise · $10,430 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.