Elementary · Arizona

Manuel Pena Jr. School

Free meals for all

Manuel Pena Jr. School, a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona: grades pre-k–6, 806 students, 19.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cartwright Elementary District (4282).

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 806
Teachers (FTE): 42.2
Students per teacher: 19.1
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in Arizona

Median 16.3 · 1,158 schools compared

More students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 90% of elementary schools in Arizona

Median 452 · 1,194 schools compared

Larger than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Cartwright Elementary District (4282)

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cartwright Elementary District (4282).

Location

Address: 2550 N 79TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85035
Phone: (623)691-3100
City or town: Phoenix
County: Maricopa County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Amberlea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	457	20.8	0.6 mi
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	703	17.3	0.8 mi
Peralta SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	817	22.3	1.0 mi
Desert Horizon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	690	17.7	1.1 mi
Desert Oasis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	738	21.2	1.3 mi
G. Frank DavidsonFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	629	19.9	1.4 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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