Desert Shadows Elementary School (Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) SCH DIST.), Arizona - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Desert Shadows Elementary School is a Elementary in SCOTTSDALE, AZ. It currently serves 479 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) School District and all schools in Arizona.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:479
Number of Teachers: 35
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.75

Location Info

Location: 5902 E SWEETWATER AVE, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
Mailing Address: 5902 E SWEETWATER AVE, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254-4378
Phone: (602)449-6900
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 60
Grade 2 78
Grade 3 47
Grade 4 68
Grade 5 73
Grade 6 62
Kindergarten 70
Pre-Kindergarten 21
Gender/Sex of Desert Shadows Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 255 53.24
Female 224 46.76
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Desert Shadows Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 1.25
Asian 13 2.71
Black or African American 8 1.67
Hispanic/Latino 85 17.75
Two or more races 36 7.52
White 331 69.10
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.18
Asian 9 3.53
Black or African American 3 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 43 16.86
Two or more races 18 7.06
White 179 70.20
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.34
Asian 4 1.79
Black or African American 5 2.23
Hispanic/Latino 42 18.75
Two or more races 18 8.04
White 152 67.86

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.67
Asian 2 3.33
Hispanic/Latino 13 21.67
Two or more races 7 11.67
White 37 61.67
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.28
Asian 2 2.56
Hispanic/Latino 14 17.95
Two or more races 8 10.26
White 53 67.95
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 14 29.79
Two or more races 2 4.26
White 31 65.96
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.47
Hispanic/Latino 8 11.77
Two or more races 6 8.82
White 53 77.94
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.37
Asian 3 4.11
Black or African American 3 4.11
Hispanic/Latino 8 10.96
Two or more races 7 9.59
White 51 69.86
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3.23
Asian 1 1.61
Black or African American 1 1.61
Hispanic/Latino 12 19.36
Two or more races 4 6.45
White 42 67.74
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.43
Asian 3 4.29
Black or African American 4 5.71
Hispanic/Latino 12 17.14
Two or more races 1 1.43
White 49 70.00
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 4.76
Hispanic/Latino 4 19.05
Two or more races 1 4.76
White 15 71.43