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What advice would you give to incoming students at Orangewood School?
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Enrollment
797
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4260)·NCES 040906000934
Orangewood School
7337 N 19TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85021 · (602) 347-2900 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-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
18.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · 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 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (91).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
33.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
34.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Orangewood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #469 of 1,072 ▲ 103 | #319 of 646 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #589 of 1,072 ▼ 11 | #380 of 646 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #111 of 930 | #61 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #124 of 1,223 | #96 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #712 of 991 | #446 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #272 of 1,007 | #190 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #361 of 721 | #232 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
797
-104 (-12%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 797 | 42.4 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 46 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 45 | 18.9:1 | 82% (696) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 48 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 970 | 49.8 | 19.5:1 | 81% (785) |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 46 | 21.3:1 | 100% (981) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 46 | 20.2:1 | 76% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 40 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 30 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orangewood School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (970 to 797); teachers down 15% (49.8 to 42.4).
About Orangewood School
Orangewood School is an elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 797 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 451.
The 33 schools in Washington Elementary School District (4260) enroll 18,816 students altogether, Orangewood School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Orangewood School is 58% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 11% White, 7% Native American, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 31% share among Maricopa County residents. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Orangewood School are from different groups.
Orangewood School reports a ratio of 18.8 students per teacher, from 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is 1.8 students per teacher.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Orangewood School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Orangewood School.
ASDB - ELP Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Preschool sits about 0.4 miles from Orangewood School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Orangewood School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
In 2020-21, Orangewood School enrolled 901 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 797.
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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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)
- Lookout Mountain SchoolElementary · 979 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 903 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Palo Verde Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Shaw Butte SchoolElementary · 688 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
- ASDB - ELP Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Preschool0.4 mi · 19
- ASDB - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf0.4 mi · 173
- Washington High School0.7 mi · 1,659
- IntelliSchool Online0.8 mi · 7
- PAS Charter Online0.8 mi · 9
- SC Jensen Online0.8 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Orangewood SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orangewood School?
Orangewood School enrolls approximately 797 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Orangewood School serve?
Orangewood School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Orangewood School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Orangewood School.
How diverse is Orangewood School?
Orangewood School reports a student body of 11% White, 58% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Orangewood School in?
Orangewood School is part of Washington Elementary School District (4260).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.