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Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 27 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 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 23 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 44.0% |
Where Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #725 of 1,072 ▲ 122 | #451 of 646 ▲ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #732 of 1,072 ▼ 10 | #454 of 646 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #461 of 930 | #293 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #87 of 1,223 | #67 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #525 of 991 | #319 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #340 of 1,007 | #233 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #615 of 721 | #396 of 456 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 863 | 50.8 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 50.8 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 924 | 56.2 | 16.4:1 | 66% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 1,018 | 51 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 915 | 47.5 | 19.3:1 | 75% (685) |
| 2015-16 | 1,054 | 50 | 21.1:1 | 50% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 1,044 | 39 | 26.8:1 | 65% (682) |
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (915 to 863); teachers up 7% (47.5 to 50.8).
About Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy is a large elementary school that serves part of LAVEEN, Arizona. There are 863 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 91% above the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy sits within Laveen Elementary District (4276), which has 9 schools and 8,111 students.
More than half of the students at Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy are Hispanic (57%). Other reported shares: 28% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 31% Hispanic among all Maricopa County residents. The diversity index for Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 17.0:1.
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In the wider Maricopa County area, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy's nearest public school is Desert Meadows Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,018 to 863, a 15% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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