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Alhambra Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Glendale’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arizona school districts

Students
9,742
Schools
16
Spent per student
$14,234
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$34.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Alhambra Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the AZ average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $34.3M, about $3,518 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glendale. Grade by grade →

PK–829 schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
9–128 high schoolsDeer Valley Unified District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency16%
State average 34.8% · 7,023 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 40.4% · 6,932 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Deer Valley Unified District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,234 per student · 16% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 46%Federal 38%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,665’20
10,256’21
10,157’22
9,854’23
9,742’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%Black 9%Asian 5%White 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.