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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4241)·NCES 040593001313

Roadrunner School

16428 N 21st St., PHOENIX, AZ 85022 · (602) 449-2600 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYSPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
Enrollment
70
Combined
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 550
Student : Teacher
1.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.5:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11%
Grade 134%
Grade 234%
Grade 369%
Grade 4811%
Grade 5913%
Grade 6811%
Grade 7811%
Grade 834%
Grade 969%
Grade 1069%
Grade 1157%
Grade 1246%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
3854%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
1623%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
710%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
69%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
23%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
5579%
Female
1521%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
6.0%
own-school result
Math
2.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-246.0%2.0%
2022-237.0%2.0%
2021-222.0%2.0%
2020-217.0%2.0%
2018-198.0%2.0%
2017-1812.0%7.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Roadrunner School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
70#26 of 36#10 of 13
Ranked against other public K-12 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
70
-152 (-68%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 43
Student : Teacher
1.3:1
was 4.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257052.31.3:1N/A
2023-24274555.0:1N/A
2022-2324355.74.4:132% (77)
2020-21222504.4:1N/A
2017-181771710.4:137% (65)
2015-16202219.6:139% (78)
2010-112512211.4:130% (75)
2000-0124221.1:1N/A
1990-9143152.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roadrunner School.

About Roadrunner School

Roadrunner School, located in PHOENIX, Arizona, is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. Enrollment totals 70 students across pre-K through 12. Across combined schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 550.

The 42 schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) enroll 26,183 students altogether, Roadrunner School among them.

The student body at Roadrunner School is 54% White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 1.3:1. The school has 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 1.3:1 compares with an average of 21.4:1 for combined schools in Arizona.

The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Roadrunner School.

Career Success Schools - STEM Academy 7-12 sits about 0.5 miles from Roadrunner School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 222 in 2020-21 and 70 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The ratio was 4.4:1 in 2020-21 and 1.3:1 in 2024-25.

This page collects posts and questions about Roadrunner School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

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
Roadrunner School
District
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Address
16428 N 21st St., PHOENIX, AZ 85022
Phone
(602) 449-2600
County
Maricopa County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
70
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
1.3:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040593001313
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Roadrunner School
How many students attend Roadrunner School?
Roadrunner School enrolls approximately 70 students in grades PK-12.
Is Roadrunner School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roadrunner School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Roadrunner School have?
Roadrunner School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 1.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Roadrunner School?
Student demographics at Roadrunner School are roughly 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Roadrunner School public or private?
Roadrunner School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241).
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