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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Roadrunner Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4260)·NCES 040906000937
Roadrunner Elementary School
7702 N 39TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85051 · (602) 347-3100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
49%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 . % PassingMath
21.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Arizona average is about 38 of 100. Math scores are down about 9 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Roadrunner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #742 of 1,072 ▲ 75 | #463 of 646 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #841 of 1,072 ▼ 151 | #520 of 646 ▼ 92 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #346 of 930 | #212 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #289 of 1,223 | #224 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #886 of 991 | #561 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #611 of 1,007 | #401 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #304 of 721 | #189 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
629
-83 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 629 | 29.4 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 33.8 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 33.5 | 20.6:1 | 88% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 39 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 82% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 34 | 23.0:1 | 100% (783) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 33 | 21.9:1 | 79% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 39 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 778 | 34 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roadrunner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (786 to 629); teachers down 25% (39 to 29.4).
About Roadrunner Elementary School
Located in PHOENIX, Arizona, Roadrunner Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 629 students covers pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students.
Washington Elementary School District (4260) has a total of 33 schools and 18,816 students, Roadrunner Elementary School among them.
A majority of students at Roadrunner Elementary School, 70%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% White, 8% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. The chance that two students picked at random at Roadrunner Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Teachers at the school number 29.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.4:1. Among elementary schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.0:1.
Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Roadrunner Elementary School is one of 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, which together enroll about 725,139 students.
Nearby, Palo Verde Middle School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 712 to 629 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 21.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.3 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)
- Lookout Mountain SchoolElementary · 979 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 903 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Orangewood SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Palo Verde Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 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
Other Roadrunner Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Roadrunner Elementary. Roadrunner Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Roadrunner Elementary SchoolMARANA, AZ · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Palo Verde Middle School0.3 mi · 797
- Ombudsman - Charter Metro0.5 mi · 250
- Manzanita Elementary School0.6 mi · 539
- CASA Academy0.7 mi · 386
- Glendale Union Online0.8 mi · 285
- Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy0.8 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Roadrunner Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Roadrunner Elementary School?
Roadrunner Elementary School enrolls approximately 629 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Roadrunner Elementary School serve?
Roadrunner Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Roadrunner Elementary School have?
Roadrunner Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Roadrunner Elementary School?
Student demographics at Roadrunner Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 70% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Roadrunner Elementary School in?
Roadrunner Elementary School is part of Washington Elementary School District (4260).
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