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Sweetwater School

4602 West Sweetwater, Glendale, AZ, 85304-1505

Tel: (602)347-2600

Grades: KG-8 | 526 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Sweetwater School serves 526 students in grades KG-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the AZ state average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body.
Sweetwater School is one of 59 public elementary schools within Glendale, and operates within the Washington Elementary School District.

The nearest elementary school is Sunburst School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Desert Foothills Middle School (2 miles away), and the nearest high school is Intelli-school Glendale High School (0.8 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, AZ Dept. of Educ.	Sweetwater School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-8
Total Students	526 students

% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	49 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(AZ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	18:1

	This School	(AZ) School Average
% American Indian	2%	7%

% Asian	3%	3%

% Hispanic	37%	41%

% Black	5%	6%

% White	51%	42%

Unknown	2%	1%


	This School	(AZ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	51%	36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	7%	10%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Washington Elementary School District
	This School's Agency	(AZ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	32	1
Number of Students Managed	23,814 students	257 students

District Total Revenue	$221,797,000	$2,409,000

District Expenditure	$223,778,000	$2,139,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,314	$9,374

District Expenditure / Student	$9,397	$8,323

Nearby Schools:

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Sweetwater School
Grades: KG-8 | 0 mi. away

Sunburst School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.8 mi. away

Intelli-school Glendale High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.8 mi. away

Intelli-school Charter High School - Glendale Site
Grades: 9-12 | 0.8 mi. away

Arroyo School
Grades: PK-6 | 1 mi. away

Tumbleweed Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 1 mi. away

View all schools in: Glendale, Maricopa County, Zip 85304

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