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Alumni: what's one memory from Tomahawk School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
718
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4282)·NCES 040168001055
Tomahawk School
7820 W TURNEY AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85033 · (623) 691-5800 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Arizona public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- B+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
22.3:1
32 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 | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (98).
Student demographics
19%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
28.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
23.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tomahawk School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #682 of 1,072 ▲ 202 | #422 of 646 ▲ 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #689 of 1,072 ▲ 58 | #431 of 646 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #327 of 930 | #198 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #186 of 1,223 | #141 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #917 of 991 | #576 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #904 of 1,007 | #595 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #541 of 721 | #346 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
718
-109 (-13%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,431
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 718 | 32.2 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 38.2 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 37.5 | 23.1:1 | 73% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 39 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 38.6 | 20.4:1 | 72% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 915 | 46 | 19.9:1 | 100% (912) |
| 2010-11 | 991 | 48 | 20.6:1 | 85% (843) |
| 2000-01 | 1,347 | 61 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,431 | 59 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomahawk School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (789 to 718); teachers down 17% (38.6 to 32.2).
About Tomahawk School
Federal records list Tomahawk School as an elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona. The school enrolls 718 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Arizona) has about 451 students.
Tomahawk School is run by Cartwright Elementary District (4282), whose 22 schools enroll 13,436 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Tomahawk School, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 31% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Tomahawk School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
At Tomahawk School, 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.3:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Tomahawk School a C. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Tomahawk School is located in Maricopa County, where median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tomahawk School is one of 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, which together enroll about 725,139 students.
The next-closest public school is ACCLAIM Academy, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 827 in 2020-21 and 718 in 2024-25, a decrease of 109 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 21.2:1 to 22.3:1.
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
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
- Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community SchoolElementary · 703 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
- ACCLAIM Academy0.4 mi · 249
- Premier Charter High School0.4 mi · 140
- Camelback Academy0.7 mi · 598
- Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School0.9 mi · 703
- Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep0.9 mi · 650
- Heatherbrae School1.0 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Tomahawk SchoolHow large is Tomahawk School?
Tomahawk School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades PK-06.
Is Tomahawk School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tomahawk School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Tomahawk School?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Tomahawk School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tomahawk School?
At Tomahawk School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tomahawk School public or private?
Tomahawk 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.