Schools · Avondale
Avondale, AZ schools
Avondale’s public schools score well below Arizona’s averages: 22% of students are proficient in reading against 38.5% statewide, and 89% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.3%.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
C+
Avondale’s School Grade: C+
The public schools Avondale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
CTest scoresB+Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (104)Better than 19%
High confidence. Built on 9,468 tested students and a graduating class of 2,533; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Arizona only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Arizona with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading (Buckeye Union High)29%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Liberty Elementary)33%
State average 38.5%
Reading (grades 9–12, Tolleson Union High)22%
State average 38.5%
Reading (grades PK–8, Littleton Elementary)22%
State average 38.5%
Math (Buckeye Union High)21%
State average 31.2%
Math (Liberty Elementary)26%
State average 31.2%
Math (grades 9–12, Tolleson Union High)14%
State average 31.2%
Math (grades PK–8, Littleton Elementary)11%
State average 31.2%
Graduation · class of 2020
89% graduate on time
Graduation rate
89%
AZ: 77.3%
Graduating class
2,533
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.
Districts
Four districts serve Avondale
Buckeye Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 5,650 students
$10,769 per studentAZ $12,318BLiberty Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 8 schools · 4,547 students
$10,678 per studentAZ $12,318B-Tolleson Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 8 schools · 13,931 students
$11,615 per studentAZ $12,318B-Littleton Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 10 schools · 6,206 students
$10,556 per studentAZ $12,318C-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 37 schools in Avondale
Showing 1–30 of 37 schools
Legacy Traditional School - AvondaleElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,346 students
A-CharterGarden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 941 students
B-PublicQuentin Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 914 students
CPublicEstrella Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 893 students
CPublicMichael AndersonElementary · Grades PK–8 · 834 students
C+PublicLittleton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 802 students
C-PublicCollier Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 773 students
CPublicRio Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 662 students
CPublicCanyon Breeze ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 640 students
CPublicCorte Sierra Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 564 students
B+PublicRancho Santa Fe Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 482 students
BPublicSun Valley Academy-AvondaleElementary · Grades K–8 · 479 students
CCharterLakin Prep AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 366 students
PublicImagine Avondale ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 343 students
C+CharterLattie CoorElementary · Grades PK–2 · 305 students
PublicLESD Online AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 34 students
PublicUnderdown Learning CenterElementary · Grades PK–8
PublicAvondale Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 351 students
C-PublicImagine Avondale MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 164 students
C+CharterHighland Prep WestSecondary · Grades 9–11 · 423 students
CharterWest Point High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,782 students
C+PublicLa Joya Community High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,306 students
CPublicWestview High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,686 students
CPublicAgua Fria High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,535 students
C+PublicArizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - EstrellaHigh · Grades 9–12 · 335 students
A-CharterEstrella High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 138 students
C+CharterThrivePoint High School at AvondaleHigh · Grades 9–12 · 134 students
C+CharterWest-MEC - Agua Fria High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1 students
PublicWest-MEC Estrella Mountain Community CollegeHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1 students
PublicColdwater AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.