Phoenix Elementary District

Public Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

At a glance

3,963Students enrolled

17Schools

$19,555Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ

Math proficiency11%

State average 31.2%

Reading / language arts21%

State average 38.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,555

per student each year · 59% above the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction49%

Support & administration45%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)48%

State23%

Federal29%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,634’20

5,415’21

5,249’22

5,034’23

3,963’24

Students

Hispanic · 78%3,079

Black · 10%400

White · 7%271

Two or more races · 3%112

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%67

Asian · 1%31

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools17 in district

Level

All 17 Elementary 15 Other 2

Augustus H. Shaw MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–8 · 476 students · Phoenix

Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 453 students · Phoenix

Silvestre S Herrera SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 449 students · Phoenix

Maie Bartlett Heard SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 430 students · Phoenix

Garfield SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 403 students · Phoenix

Capitol Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 373 students · Phoenix

Magnet Traditional SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 356 students · Phoenix

Mary Mcleod Bethune SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 324 students · Phoenix

Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 282 students · Phoenix

Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 189 students · Phoenix

Paul Dunbar Lawrence SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 125 students · Phoenix

Faith North Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 103 students · Phoenix

Phoenix #1 iAcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · Phoenix

Kenilworth Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix

Thomas A Edison SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix

ACE Day & Night School - ClosedGrades M · Phoenix

Phoenix Prep AcademyGrades M · Phoenix

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Glendale Union High School DistrictGlendale · Peoria · $11,218 per student

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District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.