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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4258)·NCES 040831000778
Cecil Shamley School
1500 N SCOVEL ST, TEMPE, AZ 85281 · (480) 941-2440 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
22.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2017
Math
11.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 15 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cecil Shamley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #934 of 1,072 ▲ 10 | #582 of 646 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #857 of 1,072 ▼ 77 | #532 of 646 ▼ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #215 of 930 | #131 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #687 of 1,223 | #501 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #47 of 991 | #21 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #296 of 1,007 | #205 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #174 of 721 | #110 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
411
-85 (-17%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 411 | 36 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 36.4 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 42.4 | 13.0:1 | 85% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 35 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 32.6 | 17.3:1 | 85% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 88% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 83% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cecil Shamley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (566 to 411); teachers up 10% (32.6 to 36).
About Cecil Shamley School
Cecil Shamley School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in TEMPE, Arizona. The school enrolls 411 students, from pre-K through 8.
Tempe School District (4258) is responsible for 22 schools, Cecil Shamley School included, with 10,045 students in all.
At 60%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Cecil Shamley School combined. It is also 12% White, 11% Black, 7% Native American, and 5% Asian. Maricopa County's residents are about 31% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Cecil Shamley School comes in at 60%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.0:1.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Cecil Shamley School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Maricopa County has about 4,559,748 residents, and median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.
Of nearby public schools, Student Choice High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Cecil Shamley School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 411, 17% below the 496 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 14.2 in 2020-21 to 11.4 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 Tempe School District (4258)
- Connolly Middle SchoolMiddle · 923 students
- Nevitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Geneva Epps Mosley Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Broadmor Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Frank Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Other schools in TEMPE
- ASU Preparatory Academy DigitalCombined · 3,850 students
- Corona Del Sol High SchoolHigh · 2,600 students
- Mcclintock High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Student Choice High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Tempe High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Marcos De Niza High SchoolHigh · 1,408 students
Nearby schools
- Student Choice High School0.3 mi · 1,540
- Ombudsman - Charter Northeast0.4 mi · 93
- Yavapai Elementary School0.7 mi · 407
- Tonalea Middle School1.3 mi · 393
- ASU Preparatory Academy Digital1.6 mi · 3,850
- Scottsdale Online Learning1.8 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Cecil Shamley SchoolHow large is Cecil Shamley School?
Cecil Shamley School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cecil Shamley School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cecil Shamley School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Cecil Shamley School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Cecil Shamley School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cecil Shamley School?
At Cecil Shamley School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 60% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cecil Shamley School?
Cecil Shamley School is overseen by Tempe School District (4258) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.