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Which teacher or staff member at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATHFINDER CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION (79024)·NCES 040023002171
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary
3535 W DUNLAP AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85051 · (602) 589-9840 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- B+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
25.7:1
17 FTE teachers
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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
16.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -19.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -32.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 19 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 32 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 46.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Imagine Cortez Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #880 of 1,072 ▼ 60 | #545 of 646 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #978 of 1,072 ▼ 86 | #596 of 646 ▼ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #288 of 930 | #174 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #624 of 1,223 | #465 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #966 of 991 | #603 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #268 of 1,007 | #187 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #208 of 721 | #131 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
437
-53 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 577
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 | 437 | 17 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 446 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 472 | N/A | N/A | 94% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 585 | N/A | N/A | 93% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 100% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 92% (531) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine Cortez Park Elementary.
About Imagine Cortez Park Elementary
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary is a public elementary school run by Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) in PHOENIX, Arizona. It had 437 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary is administered by Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024).
More than half of enrollment at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary is Hispanic: 56%. Other groups make up 24% Asian, 12% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Imagine Cortez Park Elementary scores 61%.
There are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 25.7:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is 8.8 students per teacher.
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In Maricopa County, home to about 4,559,748 people, median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Imagine Cortez Park Elementary among them.
Imagine Cortez Park Middle sits less than a tenth of a mile from Imagine Cortez Park Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Imagine Cortez Park Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Federal records list Imagine Cortez Park Elementary as a charter school.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 490 in 2020-21 to 437 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Imagine Cortez Park Middle0.0 mi · 252
- Cortez High School0.5 mi · 1,132
- Alta Vista Elementary School0.5 mi · 531
- Manzanita Elementary School0.7 mi · 539
- Cactus Wren Elementary School0.8 mi · 413
- CASA Academy0.8 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine Cortez Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary?
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Imagine Cortez Park Elementary serve?
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary is approximately 25.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Imagine Cortez Park Elementary are roughly 5% White, 56% Hispanic, 12% Black, 24% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Imagine Cortez Park Elementary in?
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary is part of Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.