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What's something Shumway Leadership Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT #80 (4242)·NCES 040187001359
Shumway Leadership Academy
1325 N SHUMWAY AVE, CHANDLER, AZ 85225 · (480) 812-7400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C+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.
- BThree-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
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · 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 | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
32.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -8.0pp since 2017
Math
27.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 32 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 are down about 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shumway Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #593 of 1,072 ▲ 107 | #376 of 646 ▲ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #595 of 1,072 ▲ 33 | #383 of 646 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #377 of 930 | #233 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #540 of 1,223 | #408 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #83 of 991 | #42 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #129 of 1,007 | #87 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #669 of 721 | #428 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
474
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 474 | 38 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 41.9 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 41.4 | 11.5:1 | 62% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 34.8 | 14.0:1 | 58% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 42% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 39 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 28 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shumway Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (487 to 474); teachers up 9% (34.8 to 38).
About Shumway Leadership Academy
Shumway Leadership Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in CHANDLER, Arizona, (ZIP code 85225). Federal data show 474 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
The Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) system has 48 schools and 41,421 students.
About 52% of the student body at Shumway Leadership Academy is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 23% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. County-wide, 31% of Maricopa County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
With 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Shumway Leadership Academy holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The school is in Maricopa County, where the median household earns about $89,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Shumway Leadership Academy shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Shumway Leadership Academy is closest to Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 475 to 474. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.6 to 12.5 over 4 years.
Shumway Leadership Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
Other schools in CHANDLER
- Primavera - OnlineCombined · 6,378 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- BASIS ChandlerHigh · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler0.6 mi · 952
- Sanborn Elementary School0.7 mi · 526
- Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College0.9 mi · 194
- Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary0.9 mi · 282
- Mesquite High School1.0 mi · 1,303
- Galveston Elementary School1.2 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Shumway Leadership AcademyHow many students attend Shumway Leadership Academy?
Shumway Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-06.
Is Shumway Leadership Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shumway Leadership Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Shumway Leadership Academy?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Shumway Leadership Academy.
How diverse is Shumway Leadership Academy?
Shumway Leadership Academy reports a student body of 23% White, 52% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Shumway Leadership Academy?
Shumway Leadership Academy is overseen by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.