Overview
Desert Thunder is a public elementary serving grades -1–8 in GOODYEAR, Arizona. The school enrolls 946 students. It is part of the Avondale Elementary District (4272) district.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against Arizona state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Things to Consider
Higher-than-average student-to-teacher ratio
22.5:1 — larger classes than typical
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPublic
School Type—
LevelElementary
Grade Span-1–8
DistrictAvondale Elementary District (4272)
County4013
CityGOODYEAR
ZIP85338
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID040096002381
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment946
Race/ethnicity breakdown will appear here once state-level demographic data is ingested. Check back soon.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Equity & Title I
In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.
FRL %50%
State Avg53%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)