Griffith Elementary School
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Kindergarten - 8th
- School Location: A Large City
Brief Description
- Griffith Elementary School serves Kindergarten through 8th Grade Students From The City Of Phoenix, Which Is Part Of Maricopa County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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Overall Rating 
2 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on August 13, 2007 (Rating: 1 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- This school was the worst school I have ever put my kids into. I would never enroll my kids into this school again!
- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on October 03, 2008 (Rating: 1 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- only apart time nurse on staff and overloaded classrooms.
Called to ask about school info and receptionist barely spoke english. Old school focused on the local hispanic majority. terribly outdated website.
Griffith Elementary School Alumni List
Griffith Elementary School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Kindergarten: 74
- 1st Grade: 78
- 2nd Grade: 74
- 3rd Grade: 69
- 4th Grade: 75
- 5th Grade: 76
- 6th Grade: 71
- 7th Grade: 77
- 8th Grade: 66
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 45
- Asian: 22
- Hispanic: 471
- Black: 52
- White: 70
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 351
- Female: 309
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 99.5%
- All Phoenix Schools: 54.3%
- All Arizona Schools: 41.1%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Long Technical College - East Valley
- 4646 E. Van Buren Street Suite #350
- Phoenix, AZ 85008
- (602) 252-2171
- Academy of Radio Broadcasting - Phoenix
- 4914 E McDowell Rd Ste 107
- Phoenix, AZ 85008
- (602) 267-8001
- Metropolitan College
- 4129 E. Van Buren Street, Suite #100
- Phoenix, AZ 85008
- (602) 955-5900
- Paradise Valley Community College
- 18401 N 32nd St
- Phoenix, AZ 85032
- (602) 787-6500
- The Bryman School
- 2250 W. Peoria Ave. A-100
- Phoenix, AZ 85029
- (602) 274-4300
- Long Technical College
- 13450 N Black Canyon Hwy, Ste 104
- Phoenix, AZ 85029
- (602) 548-1955
Libraries Near This School
- SAGUARO BRANCH LIBRARY
- 2808 NORTH 46TH STREET
- PHOENIX, AZ 85008
- (602) 262-6802
- OCOTILLO BRANCH LIBRARY
- 102 WEST SOUTHERN AVE
- PHOENIX, AZ 85041
- (602) 262-6695
- YUCCA BRANCH LIBRARY
- 5648 NORTH 15TH AVENUE
- PHOENIX, AZ 85015
- (602) 262-6788
- BOOKMOBILE AND BOOKS-BY-MAIL
- 17811 N 32ND ST
- PHOENIX, AZ 85032
- (602) 506-4796
- BURTON BARR CENTRAL LIBRARY
- 1221 NORTH CENTRAL AVE
- PHOENIX, AZ 85004
- (602) 262-7930
- IRONWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY
- 4333 E CHANDLER BLVD
- PHOENIX, AZ 85048
- (602) 534-1905
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 660
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 34
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 19.7:1
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; AZ Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools