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Maurice C. Cash Elementary School
- CTest 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.
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (86).
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 4 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
Where Maurice C. Cash Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #595 of 1,072 ▲ 32 | #378 of 646 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #755 of 1,072 ▲ 40 | #470 of 646 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #383 of 930 | #235 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #192 of 1,223 | #145 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #540 of 991 | #326 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #916 of 1,007 | #602 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #213 of 721 | #134 of 456 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 714 | 41.8 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 48.8 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 47.3 | 17.8:1 | 90% (754) |
| 2020-21 | 810 | 51 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 47.7 | 20.0:1 | 91% (866) |
| 2015-16 | 965 | 50 | 19.3:1 | 69% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 34 | 23.0:1 | 87% (678) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 42 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (952 to 714); teachers down 12% (47.7 to 41.8).
About Maurice C. Cash Elementary School
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in PHOENIX, Arizona. The latest federal count shows 714 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 58% higher.
Laveen Elementary District (4276) serves 8,111 students across 9 schools.
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School's enrollment is 91% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 4% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 60 points above the 31% share among Maricopa County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School's 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.1:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Arizona public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Maricopa County (population about 4,559,748), the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Maurice C. Cash Elementary School is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Rogers Ranch STEM Academy is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. Maurice C. Cash Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 810. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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