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Laveen Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

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

Students
8,111
Schools
9
Spent per student
$10,150
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$31.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Laveen Elementary District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Arizona districts
  • Spends 18% less per student than the AZ average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $31.3M, about $3,861 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% 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 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 proficiency31%
State average 34.8% · 4,953 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 40.4% · 4,954 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
$10,150 per student · 18% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 40%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 59%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,242’20
7,551’21
7,766’22
7,954’23
8,111’24

Up 12% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%Black 19%White 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Desert Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
C+
1,020 students18:1
Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
B−
988 students20:1
Estrella Foothills Global Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
B+
984 students20:1
Laveen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
C+
894 students15:1
Vista del Sur Accelerated
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
A+
893 students20:1
Cheatham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Laveen
C−
758 students17:1
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C
714 students17:1
Rogers Ranch STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Laveen
B−
997 students21:1
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Laveen
C
863 students17:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Deer Valley Unified DistrictCave Creek, Glendale, Peoria
$11,444per student
Cave Creek Unified DistrictCave Creek, Scottsdale
$10,334per student
Glendale Union High School DistrictGlendale, Peoria
$11,218per student
Kyrene Elementary DistrictGuadalupe, Tempe
$10,909per 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.