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Desert Oasis Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

8802 W McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85037 · (623) 533-3901 · Part of Tolleson Elementary District

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

Directions
Students
738
Students per teacher
21:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Desert Oasis Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts23%
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 ↗

8802 W McDowell Rd, Phoenix

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten89
Grade 173
Grade 283
Grade 382
Grade 474
Grade 577
Grade 666
Grade 784
Grade 890
Enrollment over time
709’20
671’21
681’22
671’23
738’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%Black 8%White 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <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 Oasis Elementary School from Phoenix families.

Other schools in Tolleson Elementary District

The district →
Arizona Desert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tolleson
C+
843 students19:1
Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tolleson
C
721 students17:1
Sheely Farms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
628 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.