Washington Elementary District
Public
Grades PK–8 C+School Grade
At a glance
18,816Students enrolled
33Schools
$12,834Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ
Math proficiency18%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts27%
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
$12,834
per student each year · 4% above the AZ average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
20,511’20
19,796’21
19,328’22
18,766’23
18,816’24
Students
Hispanic · 57%10,808
White · 21%4,022
Black · 10%1,868
Two or more races · 5%937
American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%573
Asian · 3%567
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools33 in district
Level
Lookout Mountain SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 979 students · Phoenix
APublicMountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 903 students · Phoenix
C-PublicAcacia Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 806 students · Phoenix
B+PublicOrangewood SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 797 students · Phoenix
CPublicWashington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 720 students · Phoenix
C-PublicShaw Butte SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 688 students · Phoenix
DPublicSunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 684 students · Phoenix
CPublicRoadrunner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 629 students · Phoenix
CPublicOcotillo SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 604 students · Phoenix
C+PublicMaryland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 594 students · Phoenix
C-PublicAbraham Lincoln Traditional SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 593 students · Phoenix
B+PublicSahuaro SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 560 students · Phoenix
BPublicSunburst SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 556 students · Glendale
C+PublicManzanita Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 539 students · Phoenix
CPublicAlta Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 531 students · Phoenix
C-PublicArroyo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 504 students · Glendale
C+PublicSunset SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 497 students · Glendale
C+PublicSweetwater SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 483 students · Glendale
BPublicMoon Mountain SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 474 students · Phoenix
C+PublicLakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 458 students · Phoenix
CPublicTumbleweed Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 441 students · Phoenix
C+PublicJohn Jacobs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 439 students · Phoenix
CPublicIronwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 434 students · Phoenix
BPublicChaparral Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 415 students · Phoenix
B-PublicRichard E Miller SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 414 students · Phoenix
C-PublicCactus Wren Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 413 students · Phoenix
CPublicDesert View Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 344 students · Phoenix
C+PublicWashington Elementary School District Online Learning AcademElementary · Grades K–8 · 81 students · Phoenix
PublicPalo Verde Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 797 students · Phoenix
CPublicCholla Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 681 students · Phoenix
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Deer Valley Unified DistrictCave Creek · Peoria · $11,444 per student
Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGoodyear · Litchfield Park · $11,001 per student
Buckeye Union High School DistrictAvondale · Goodyear · $10,769 per student
Cave Creek Unified DistrictCave Creek · Scottsdale · $10,334 per student
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.