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Glendale Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Glendale.

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

Students
8,580
Schools
14
Spent per student
$12,135
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$44M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glendale Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $44M, about $5,124 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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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The town it serves, and its School Grade

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 proficiency15%
State average 34.8% · 6,665 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 40.4% · 6,603 students tested

98% 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
$12,135 per student · 1% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 50%Federal 36%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,781’20
8,805’21
9,450’22
8,858’23
8,580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 74%Black 10%White 9%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.