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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757000657

Pima Elementary School

8330 E OSBORN RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251 · (480) 484-2800 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
  • 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
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K124%
Kindergarten4614%
Grade 14213%
Grade 26319%
Grade 35517%
Grade 44714%
Grade 56720%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
14443%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
12638%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
237%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
165%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17753%
Female
15547%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
43.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -17.0pp since 2017
Math
43.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.0%43.0%
2023-2446.0%38.0%
2022-2348.0%44.0%
2021-2246.0%44.0%
2020-2142.0%46.0%
2018-1961.0%61.0%
2017-1860.0%61.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Pima Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#340 of 1,072
▲ 56
#249 of 646
▲ 21
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#402 of 1,072
▼ 22
#282 of 646
▼ 13
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.0pp#391 of 930#243 of 577
Enrollment
ranked largest first
332#831 of 1,223#567 of 692
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#88 of 991#45 of 615
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.9%#126 of 1,007#85 of 627
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-26.5%#186 of 721#118 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 2024-25
Enrollment
332
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533226.512.5:1N/A
2023-2438727.913.9:1N/A
2022-233892913.4:145% (174)
2020-213672713.6:1N/A
2017-1845232.114.1:146% (207)
2015-165273714.2:145% (235)
2010-116693519.1:145% (304)
2000-015993815.8:1N/A
1990-916283219.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pima Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 27% (452 to 332); teachers down 17% (32.1 to 26.5).

About Pima Elementary School

Pima Elementary School is a small elementary school found in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The school's enrollment of 332 students covers pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students each.

Pima Elementary School is part of Scottsdale Unified District (4240), where 30 schools serve 20,682 students.

White students are the largest group at Pima Elementary School, with 43% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the White share is about 59%. By the diversity index, Pima Elementary School comes in at 66%.

Pima Elementary School operates with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.

The allk12 Grade for Pima Elementary School is B+. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Maricopa County has about 4,559,748 residents, and median household income is about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.

The shortest distance from Pima Elementary School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Navajo Elementary School. The five-mile area around Pima Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.

The federal government classifies Pima Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.

Federal counts put enrollment at 367 in 2020-21 and 332 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.6:1).

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Pima Elementary School
District
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
Address
8330 E OSBORN RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251
Phone
(480) 484-2800
County
Maricopa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
332
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
040757000657
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Pima Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Pima Elementary. Pima Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pima Elementary School
How many students attend Pima Elementary School?
Pima Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pima Elementary School serve?
Pima Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pima Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pima Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pima Elementary School?
Pima Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pima Elementary School?
Pima Elementary School is overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240) in Maricopa County.
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