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Fowler Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Tolleson’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Arizona school districts

Students
3,645
Schools
7
Spent per student
$10,781
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
21:1
Debt
$5.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fowler Elementary District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the AZ average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.8M, about $1,591 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tolleson. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsTolleson Elementary District
9–122 high schoolsTolleson Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency13%
State average 34.8% · 2,487 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 40.4% · 2,472 students tested

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

Graduation rate 85% at Tolleson 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
$10,781 per student · 12% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 42%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 43%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,759’20
3,759’21
3,815’22
3,511’23
3,645’24

Down 3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 80%Black 12%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sun Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phoenix
C+
563 students23:1
Tuscano Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phoenix
C−
532 students18:1
Western Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phoenix
C
532 students25:1
Sunridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phoenix
C−
504 students23:1
Fowler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phoenix
C
370 students17:1
Santa Maria Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Phoenix
C−
591 students23:1
Western Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Phoenix
D
553 students20:1

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Buckeye Union High School DistrictAvondale
$10,769per student
Deer Valley Unified DistrictPhoenix
$11,444per student
Liberty Elementary DistrictAvondale
$10,678per student
Littleton Elementary DistrictAvondale
$10,556per 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.