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Isaac Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Phoenix.

Phoenix’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Arizona school districts

Students
4,929
Schools
12
Spent per student
$17,689
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
19:1
The gist

What stands out about Isaac Elementary District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the AZ average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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 Phoenix. Grade by grade →

PK–618 schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
7–811 middle schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
9–1218 high schoolsPhoenix Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.8% · 3,373 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 40.4% · 3,353 students tested

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

Graduation rate 75% at Phoenix 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
$17,689 per student · 44% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 45%Federal 36%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,291’20
5,272’21
5,077’22
4,826’23
4,929’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 92%Black 5%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.