Phoenix Elementary School District

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Phoenix Elementary School District #1
Location
1817 North 7th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
District information
TypePublic
Motto“1st Class Education Within Reach”
Established1871
SuperintendentDr. Deborah Gonzalez [1]
Other information
Website http://phxschools.org

The Phoenix Elementary School District #1 (PESD) is a kindergarten through 8th grade school district in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It was established in 1871 as the first free public school district in Arizona. [2] The district boundaries cover an area from 16th Street on the east, south of Buckeye Road on the south, past 23rd Avenue on the west and Thomas Road on the north. [3] Student services include: speech and language therapy, social and psychological services, services for the hearing and visually impaired, gifted education, and special education. Each school has a nurse or nurse's assistant on staff. Students of working parents are offered free before and after school care for their students. [4]

Contents

Students feed into the Phoenix Union High School District. [5]

In 2015 the district considered closing Shaw Elementary School due to a deficit of over $800,000. [6]

As of 2024 the superintendent is Dr. Deborah Gonzalez [7]

On March 25, 2025, the district voted to close Dunbar and Heard schools due to a budget deficit. [8]

Elementary schools

Source: [9]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.phxschools.org/superintendent
  2. ↑ "History". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Choose Phoenix #1". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Choose Phoenix #1". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Transition to High School". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017
  6. ↑ Henderson, Krystle. "Phoenix school in jeopardy of closing" (Archive). 12 News (Phoenix, Arizona). May 13, 2015. Retrieved on August 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ https://www.phxschools.org/superintendent/announcing-dr-gonzalez. Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ 12 News (March 26, 2025). Phoenix Elementary School Board unanimously votes to close two schools, lay off dozens of teachers . Retrieved March 26, 2025– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Our Schools". Phoenix Elementary School District. Retrieved on October 5, 2017.


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