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Enrollment
703
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4282)·NCES 040168000104
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School
7960 W OSBORN RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85033 · (623) 691-4700 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · 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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
18.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
21.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -10.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 10 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #719 of 1,072 ▲ 48 | #447 of 646 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #943 of 1,072 ▼ 68 | #580 of 646 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #207 of 930 | #125 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #200 of 1,223 | #152 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #562 of 991 | #341 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #943 of 1,007 | #618 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #417 of 721 | #267 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
703
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 703 | 40.7 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 67% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 50 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 57.8 | 14.3:1 | 85% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 100% (874) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 82% (680) |
| 2000-01 | 1,253 | 58 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,217 | 56 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (824 to 703); teachers down 30% (57.8 to 40.7).
About Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School
This page covers Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School, a large elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 703 students. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 451.
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is run by Cartwright Elementary District (4282), whose 22 schools enroll 13,436 students.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 31%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 17.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School, which has 40.7. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Census data for Maricopa County show 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. Counting Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is about 0.6 miles from RAUL H. CASTRO MIDDLE SCHOOL: ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, its nearest public school. Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 703, from 748 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
The Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
- Frank Borman SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Charles W. Harris SchoolElementary · 875 students
- Peralta SchoolElementary · 817 students
- Manuel Pena Jr. SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Sunset SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Tomahawk SchoolElementary · 718 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
- RAUL H. CASTRO MIDDLE SCHOOL: ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS0.6 mi · 545
- ACCLAIM Academy0.7 mi · 249
- Trevor Browne High School0.7 mi · 2,850
- Premier Charter High School0.8 mi · 140
- Desert Horizon Elementary School0.8 mi · 690
- Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep0.8 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School?
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School enrolls approximately 703 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School serve?
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School.
How diverse is Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School?
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School public or private?
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cartwright Elementary District (4282).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.