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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4282)·NCES 040168000089
Cartwright School
2825 N 59TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85035 · (623) 691-4100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -17.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2017-18 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cartwright School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #991 of 1,072 ▼ 4 | #615 of 646 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,028 of 1,072 ▼ 26 | #622 of 646 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #237 of 1,223 | #185 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #718 of 991 | #451 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #924 of 1,007 | #606 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #511 of 721 | #327 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
670
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 670 | 35.5 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 37 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 32 | 23.6:1 | 61% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 34 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 40.2 | 18.7:1 | 92% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 37 | 22.6:1 | 100% (832) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 87% (709) |
| 2000-01 | 1,191 | 53 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 841 | 40 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cartwright School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (751 to 670); teachers down 12% (40.2 to 35.5).
About Cartwright School
Cartwright School is one of the public schools in PHOENIX, Arizona. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 670 students enrolled. It has 49% more students than the average for elementary schools in Arizona (about 451).
Besides Cartwright School, Cartwright Elementary District (4282) runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 13,436 students.
Roughly 92% of students at Cartwright School are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 4% Black. County-wide, 31% of Maricopa County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Cartwright School lists 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1.
Census data for Maricopa County show median household income comes to about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 students.
Byron A. Barry School sits about 0.3 miles from Cartwright School. Cartwright School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Cartwright School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal data show 685 students in 2020-21 and 670 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.1:1 in 2020-21 to 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
- Frank Borman SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Charles W. Harris SchoolElementary · 875 students
- Peralta SchoolElementary · 817 students
- Manuel Pena Jr. SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Sunset SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Tomahawk SchoolElementary · 718 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
- Byron A. Barry School0.3 mi · 68
- Charles W. Harris School0.7 mi · 875
- Maryvale High School0.7 mi · 2,532
- Frank Borman School0.9 mi · 960
- Victory Collegiate Academy0.9 mi · 291
- Palm Lane0.9 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Cartwright SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cartwright School?
Cartwright School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cartwright School serve?
Cartwright School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Cartwright School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Cartwright School.
How diverse is Cartwright School?
Cartwright School reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cartwright School in?
Cartwright School is part of Cartwright Elementary District (4282).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.