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Avondale Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Goodyear’s School Grade B better than 62% of Arizona school districts

Students
6,000
Schools
9
Spent per student
$11,325
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
26:1
Debt
$32.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Avondale Elementary District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Arizona districts
  • Spends 8% less per student than the AZ average
  • 26 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $32.5M, about $5,415 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Goodyear. Grade by grade →

PK–84 schoolsLiberty Elementary District
9–123 high schoolsAgua Fria Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency34%
State average 34.8% · 3,894 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 40.4% · 3,866 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Agua Fria Union High School 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
$11,325 per student · 8% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 50%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,634’20
5,799’21
5,898’22
5,960’23
6,000’24

Up 6.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 68%White 16%Black 12%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Copper Trails
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
1,020 students29:1
Desert Thunder
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
928 students25:1
Michael Anderson
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C+
834 students23:1
Wildflower Accelerated Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
A−
750 students26:1
Centerra Mirage STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B+
659 students26:1
Desert Star
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Goodyear
B
637 students21:1
Lattie Coor
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Avondale
305 students25:1
Eliseo C. Felix School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Goodyear
C
516 students32:1
Avondale Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Avondale
C−
351 students27:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGlendale, Litchfield Park
$11,001per student
Deer Valley Unified DistrictGlendale, Phoenix
$11,444per student
Litchfield Elementary DistrictLitchfield Park
$10,366per student
Buckeye Elementary DistrictBuckeye
$10,727per student

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.