Inspiration Mountain School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Phoenix, Arizona
Inspiration Mountain School in Phoenix, Arizona enrolled 789 students in 2024-25 with 42.0 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 63% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 62% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%
486 students in 2022-23, 671 students in 2023-24, 789 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.5 to 42.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 486 | 31.5 | 15.4 |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 35.5 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 789 | 42.0 | 18.8 |
18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Inspiration Mountain School reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent0.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.7% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.7%
- Hispanic14.1%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Asian3.0%
- Black2.4%
- American Indian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Inspiration Mountain School scored proficient or above: 63% in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 63% | 52% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Phoenix
22 public elementary schools in Phoenix report 2024-25 enrollment; Inspiration Mountain School is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Math and Science Avondale | 1,175 | 24.5 | 50.0% |
| Westwind Elementary School | 932 | 20.3 | 66.9% |
| Stetson Hills School | 887 | 17.7 | 12.0% |
| Union Park School | 873 | 17.5 | 10.9% |
| Catalina Ventura School | 842 | 19.1 | 65.9% |
| Inspiration Mountain School | 789 | 18.8 | 7.8% |
| Alhambra Traditional School | 733 | 21.6 | 40.9% |
| Fireside Elementary School | 693 | 16.5 | 4.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Inspiration Mountain School
- Stetson Hills SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 887 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Paseo Hills SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 689 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare Inspiration Mountain School with Stetson Hills SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Deer Valley Unified School District spends per student$10,940 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,940
- The largest public schools in ArizonaInspiration Mountain School is the number 131 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#131 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.18.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Inspiration Mountain School
How many students attend Inspiration Mountain School?
789 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 486 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Phoenix, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Inspiration Mountain School?
18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Inspiration Mountain School a Title I school?
Inspiration Mountain School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Inspiration Mountain School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Inspiration Mountain School scored proficient or above: 63% in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Inspiration Mountain School in?
Deer Valley Unified School District, NCES district ID 0407750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040775003803 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.