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Desert Thunder

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

16750 W Garfield St, Goodyear, AZ 85338 · (623) 772-4700 · Part of Avondale Elementary District

Goodyear’s School Grade B better than 62% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
928
Students per teacher
25:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Desert Thunder

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts39%
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 ↗

16750 W Garfield St, Goodyear

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten88
Grade 1100
Grade 2115
Grade 3105
Grade 489
Grade 595
Grade 6117
Grade 7106
Grade 8112
Enrollment over time
863’20
886’21
911’22
946’23
928’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 18%Black 15%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%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 Desert Thunder from Goodyear families.

Other schools in Avondale Elementary District

The district →
Copper Trails
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
1,020 students29:1
Michael Anderson
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C+
834 students23:1
Wildflower Accelerated Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
A−
750 students26:1
Centerra Mirage STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B+
659 students26:1
Desert Star
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
637 students21:1
Lattie Coor
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Avondale
305 students25:1

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; Goodyear’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.