New River Elementary School
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New River Elementary School is located in the foothills of the Sonoran Desert
, 20 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona
. New River Elementary School is the oldest school in the Deer Valley Unified School District
. It began as a one room school with eight students in 1934. It was first known as the Sierra Vista School. The original Teacherage, where the first teacher lived and taught, still stands at the south end of the campus.
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest...
, 20 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. New River Elementary School is the oldest school in the Deer Valley Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School District is a PreK-12 school district, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. DVUSD is the fifth largest school district in the state of Arizona, serving portions of Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Anthem, New River, Cave Creek and unincorporated areas of northwest Maricopa County...
. It began as a one room school with eight students in 1934. It was first known as the Sierra Vista School. The original Teacherage, where the first teacher lived and taught, still stands at the south end of the campus.