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Osborn Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Phoenix.

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

Students
2,518
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,169
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
19:1
Debt
$60.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Osborn Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the AZ average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $60.6M, about $24,053 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Phoenix 1,642,323

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 proficiency19%
State average 34.8% · 1,538 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 40.4% · 1,511 students tested

97% 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
$14,169 per student · 15% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 47%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 27%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,605’20
2,651’21
2,538’22
2,425’23
2,518’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%Black 14%White 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Encanto School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
B−
603 students19:1
Longview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
483 students19:1
Solano School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C−
466 students19:1
Clarendon School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C+
420 students17:1
Montecito Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
128 students23:1
Osborn Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Phoenix
C
418 students18:1

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.