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Alumni: what's one memory from Cheatham Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAVEEN ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4276)·NCES 040429002398
Cheatham Elementary School
4725 W SOUTH MOUNTAIN RD, LAVEEN, AZ 85339 · (602) 237-7040 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- AThree-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
16.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
23.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 28.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cheatham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #917 of 1,072 ▼ 12 | #568 of 646 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #827 of 1,072 ▲ 9 | #507 of 646 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #125 of 930 | #73 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #149 of 1,223 | #112 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #489 of 991 | #290 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #255 of 1,007 | #179 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #670 of 721 | #429 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
758
-109 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 940
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 758 | 45.3 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 47.5 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 47.4 | 15.7:1 | 79% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 47 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 40.5 | 19.3:1 | 80% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 905 | 42 | 21.6:1 | 55% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 940 | 42 | 22.4:1 | 57% (532) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheatham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (779 to 758); teachers up 12% (40.5 to 45.3).
About Cheatham Elementary School
Students in LAVEEN, Arizona, attend Cheatham Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 758 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students.
Laveen Elementary District (4276) oversees Cheatham Elementary School and 8 other schools, with 8,111 students in total.
Cheatham Elementary School's enrollment is 54% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 29% Black, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. Cheatham Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cheatham Elementary School employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.7:1. Elementary schools in Arizona have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1.
Cheatham Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Arizona public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Maricopa County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Cheatham Elementary School is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
The shortest distance from Cheatham Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Legacy Traditional School ? Laveen Village. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Cheatham Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 758, 13% below the 867 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.7:1, from 18.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cheatham Elementary School. 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 Laveen Elementary District (4276)
- Desert Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,020 students
- Rogers Ranch STEM AcademyElementary · 997 students
- Paseo Pointe Dual Language AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Estrella Foothills Global AcademyElementary · 984 students
- Laveen Elementary SchoolElementary · 894 students
- Vista del Sur AcceleratedElementary · 893 students
Other schools in LAVEEN
- Cesar Chavez High SchoolHigh · 2,598 students
- Betty Fairfax High SchoolHigh · 2,014 students
- Desert Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,020 students
- Rogers Ranch STEM AcademyElementary · 997 students
- Legacy Traditional School ? Laveen VillageElementary · 988 students
- Paseo Pointe Dual Language AcademyElementary · 988 students
Other Cheatham Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cheatham Elementary. Cheatham Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Cheatham Elementary SchoolCLARKSVILLE, TX · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy Traditional School ? Laveen Village0.6 mi · 988
- Heritage Academy Laveen0.8 mi · 685
- Vista del Sur Accelerated0.9 mi · 893
- Cesar Chavez High School0.9 mi · 2,598
- Laveen Elementary School1.0 mi · 894
- Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy1.1 mi · 988
Frequently asked questions
About Cheatham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cheatham Elementary School?
Cheatham Elementary School enrolls approximately 758 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cheatham Elementary School serve?
Cheatham Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheatham Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cheatham Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cheatham Elementary School?
Cheatham Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 54% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cheatham Elementary School?
Cheatham Elementary School is overseen by Laveen Elementary District (4276) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.