Desert Trails Elementary School

Grades: PK-7
Students: 589
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 1,156:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
20 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
10/10
Test Scores
10/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
10/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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My child attended this school for several years and continued to do well academically, consistently making the honor roll throughout. However, despite their success, we faced ongoing issues with disruptive students who had repeated patterns of behavior year after year. Several incidents were serious
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Posted by a parent on 7/21/2025
To be honest, I think the school is way too advanced. Now that is not necessarily a bad thing, however, my child is in first grade, she can read, write, and spell 100 words all on her own without any help, her teacher says she should know 170 words and I should look into a holding her back a grade.
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Posted by a parent on 3/17/2024
Would not recommend for many reasons. Discrimination proven. Bullies galore. Very young teachers who need training. Poor resources for IEP/504 students. Extremely high turnover of staff. New principal specifically went against years of documented bullying. Our child is now at a new school and the cu
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Posted by a parent on 10/21/2022
The principal is awful there and completely unprofessional. She only cares about test scores.
Posted by a teacher on 7/19/2022
Our experience with Desert Trails was a nightmare. There isn’t much that is done well at this school unless you are in the gifted program and are there everyday being a helicopter parent and trying to befriend the administration. My child fell through the cracks and no one cared, in fact I was bulli
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Posted by a parent on 3/22/2019

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Phoenix schools - Desert Trails Elementary School is located at 4315 East Cashman Drive, Phoenix AZ 85050. Desert Trails Elementary School is in the Paradise Valley Unified District. Desert Trails Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-7.

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