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Desert Meadows Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

6855 W Meadows Loop E, Laveen, AZ 85339 · (602) 304-2020 · Part of Laveen Elementary District

Phoenix’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
1,020
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Desert Meadows Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 30.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 38.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6855 W Meadows Loop E, Laveen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K73
Kindergarten99
Grade 187
Grade 282
Grade 3115
Grade 496
Grade 5127
Grade 6105
Grade 7107
Grade 8129
Enrollment over time
782’20
789’21
848’22
924’23
1,020’24

Up 30.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 24%White 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 2%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 Meadows Elementary School from Phoenix families.

Other schools in Laveen Elementary District

The district →
Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
B−
988 students20:1
Estrella Foothills Global Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
B+
984 students20:1
Laveen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
C+
894 students15:1
Vista del Sur Accelerated
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
A+
893 students20:1
Cheatham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
C−
758 students17:1
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C
714 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; Phoenix’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.