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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISAAC ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4259)·NCES 040396000314
Alta E Butler School
3348 W MCDOWELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85009 · (602) 442-2300 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
16.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2017-18 | 16.0% | 18.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alta E Butler School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #848 of 1,072 ▲ 40 | #523 of 646 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #902 of 1,072 ▲ 70 | #556 of 646 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #423 of 1,223 | #325 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #571 of 991 | #349 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #938 of 1,007 | #615 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #316 of 721 | #199 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
541
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 89% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 92% (618) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 37 | 20.5:1 | 100% (754) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 100% (680) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 45 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 38 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta E Butler School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (672 to 541); teachers down 18% (38 to 31).
About Alta E Butler School
Alta E Butler School is a medium-sized elementary school in Arizona, located in PHOENIX. Enrollment is 541 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Isaac Elementary District (4259) operates 12 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,929 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Alta E Butler School, with 93% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Black. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Alta E Butler School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
A ratio of 17.4:1 comes from the school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arizona average about 17.0:1, a similar figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Maricopa County show that median household income is about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The NCES locale for Alta E Butler School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 562 to 541.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Isaac Elementary District (4259)
- Pueblo Del Sol Middle SchoolElementary · 659 students
- Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas ArtesMiddle · 553 students
- J B Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Isaac Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Joseph Zito Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes0.2 mi · 553
- Moya Elementary0.4 mi · 377
- Carl Hayden High School0.6 mi · 2,079
- Southwest Leadership Academy0.7 mi · 223
- Isaac Middle School0.8 mi · 474
- Mitchell Elementary School0.8 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Alta E Butler SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alta E Butler School?
Alta E Butler School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alta E Butler School serve?
Alta E Butler School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alta E Butler School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Alta E Butler School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta E Butler School?
At Alta E Butler School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Alta E Butler School public or private?
Alta E Butler School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Isaac Elementary District (4259).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.