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Alumni: what's one memory from Bernard Black Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4279)·NCES 040708002498
Bernard Black Elementary School
6550 S 27TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85041 · (602) 304-3180 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · 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 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
15.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bernard Black Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #872 of 1,072 ▲ 52 | #542 of 646 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #789 of 1,072 ▲ 74 | #491 of 646 ▲ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #253 of 930 | #152 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #673 of 1,223 | #492 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #151 of 991 | #73 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #332 of 1,007 | #227 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.9% | #51 of 721 | #32 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
414
-138 (-25%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 29 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 32 | 21.5:1 | 80% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 33 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 42 | 21.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernard Black Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (689 to 414); teachers down 3% (32 to 31).
About Bernard Black Elementary School
Bernard Black Elementary School serves students in PHOENIX, Arizona, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 414 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) has 7,057 students spread across 19 schools.
At Bernard Black Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 55% of the student body. Next come 32% Black, 4% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Hispanic among all Maricopa County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bernard Black Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Across Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Maricopa County is home to 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 public school students.
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Bernard Black Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Bernard Black Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Bernard Black Elementary School's enrollment dropped 25%, to 414. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 13.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Roosevelt Elementary District (4279)
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Sunland Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Irene Lopez SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- C O Greenfield SchoolElementary · 453 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
- Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School0.7 mi · 485
- Sun Valley Academy0.7 mi · 595
- BASIS Phoenix South1.1 mi · 523
- EAGLE College Prep1.1 mi · 437
- Ignacio Conchos School1.3 mi · 393
- C J Jorgensen School1.5 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Bernard Black Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bernard Black Elementary School?
Bernard Black Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Bernard Black Elementary School serve?
Bernard Black Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bernard Black Elementary School have?
Bernard Black Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bernard Black Elementary School?
At Bernard Black Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 55% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bernard Black Elementary School public or private?
Bernard Black Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roosevelt Elementary District (4279).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.