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Garden Lakes Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy, Avondale, AZ 85392 · (623) 772-2520 · Part of Pendergast Elementary District

Avondale’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
941
Students per teacher
21:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Garden Lakes Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy, Avondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten90
Grade 1109
Grade 2101
Grade 3112
Grade 4101
Grade 5102
Grade 6114
Grade 7107
Grade 8105
Enrollment over time
844’20
846’21
885’22
908’23
941’24

Up 11.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 17%Black 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garden Lakes Elementary School from Avondale families.

Other schools in Pendergast Elementary District

The district →
Westwind Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C
932 students20:1
Copper King Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C+
738 students18:1
Desert Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
690 students18:1
Desert Mirage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Glendale
C
675 students18:1
Pendergast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C−
665 students20:1
Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C
662 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Avondale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.