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Tolleson Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Tolleson.

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

Students
2,930
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,025
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
19:1
Debt
$35M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tolleson Elementary District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35M, about $11,951 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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−Tolleson 9,224

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tolleson. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsTolleson Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 34.8% · 1,744 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 40.4% · 1,740 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
$12,025 per student · 2% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 40%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 49%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,827’20
2,867’21
2,859’22
2,833’23
2,930’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 80%Black 12%White 3%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Arizona Desert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tolleson
C+
843 students19:1
Desert Oasis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C
738 students21:1
Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tolleson
C
721 students17:1
Sheely Farms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
628 students17:1

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.