Pendergast Elementary District
Glendale’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arizona school districts
What stands out about Pendergast Elementary District
- Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the AZ average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $65.2M, about $8,053 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 29% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Glendale. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. AZ
2021–22100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.
Left off: 1 school 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.