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Imagine Desert West Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Imagine Desert West Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 705 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. district, which is ranked 266 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Imagine Desert West Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly below the state averages, often by 15-20 percentage points or more. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade ELA and Math are projected to be around 20-25%, compared to the state averages of 36-46%. The school's science proficiency rates for 5th grade are also low, at 14% compared to the state average of 34%. Nearby schools, such as Charles W. Harris School, Peralta School, and Sunridge Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, with proficiency rates generally in the 10-30% range.

The high poverty rates, with over 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the consistently low rankings and proficiency rates over the past decade suggest a persistent challenge in providing quality education to the students at Imagine Desert West Elementary. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that addresses the systemic challenges in the local area, which may include factors such as resource allocation, teacher quality, and community support.

714

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6738 W McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85035-4642

(623) 344-7150

District: Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

African American:

5.5%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg39%

786^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^th of 289Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	786 of 909	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	902 of 912	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1101 of 1245	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	973 of 1000	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1133 of 1226	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1022 of 1039	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	959 of 1109	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	904 of 1106	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	850 of 1079	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	777 of 955	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.2	522 of 1079	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	485 of 1158	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.9	631 of 1141	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	479 of 1075	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	29.3	820 of 1090	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	837 of 1062	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	401 of 607	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	758 of 895	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	445 of 451	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	1189 of 1219	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1150 of 1219	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	854 of 862	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	827 of 1023	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	265 of 306	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	399 of 496	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	481 of 486	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1077 of 1170	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	711 of 716	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1092 of 1198	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	700 of 709	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	730 of 911	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	58.0	82 of 423	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	467 of 549	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	548 of 556	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	940 of 1116	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	610 of 618	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	538 of 626	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	987 of 1216	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1091 of 1220	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	844 of 850	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	907 of 1032	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.7	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	530 of 654	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	715 of 1201	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	396 of 417	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.7	711 of 1161	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2021)81st percentile+73 vs school

Special Education (2021)40th percentile+33 vs school

White (2021)39th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2023)34th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Native American (2021)19th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)13th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2023)1st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Science14%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Imagine Desert West Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-7150	714	30	23.8		22 (3.1%)	39 (5.5%)	630 (88.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	15.1	786^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.5%		6.5	902^nd of 912 public elementary schools	1.1%	116	21.0	18.0	23.0				22.0	10.0	44.0				14.0			$00			$00
Palm Lane	Public	PK, KG-8	2043 N 64th Dr	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5500	602	33	18.4		18 (3.0%)	18 (3.0%)	561 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12.8	829^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.8%		10.8	858^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.9%	29		31.0	22.0	26.0				17.0					16.0		$13,895	$4,401	$578	$9,380	$7,377	$1,539	$8,916
Peralta School	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5600	817	37	22.2		13 (1.6%)	38 (4.7%)	746 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	10.6	866^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.7%		9.7	871^st of 912 public elementary schools	4.5%	5	16.0	24.0	27.0	27.0			13.0	21.0	12.0	13.0			17.0		$11,898	$3,564	$391	$7,520	$6,692	$1,251	$7,943
Sunridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6244 W Roosevelt St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-4600	504	22	22.9		18 (3.6%)	89 (17.7%)	365 (72.4%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Fowler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6707 W Van Buren St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2500	370	22	16.8		13 (3.5%)	13 (3.5%)	336 (90.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	23.2	652^nd of 909 public elementary schools	28.3%		20.9	686^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.8%	34	25.0	21.0					42.0									$00			$00
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky	Public, Charter	K-8	5757 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 888-1732	1,339	63	21.2		34 (2.5%)	85 (6.3%)	1,184 (88.4%)	28 (2.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15	787^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.3	628^th of 912 public elementary schools	31.1%	159	19.0	29.0	22.0	29.0	24.0	19.0	27.0	25.0	18.0	15.0	11.0	11.0	26.0	13.0	$8,122	$1,395	$1,678	$4,468	$3,255	$1,795	$5,049
G. Frank Davidson	Public	PK, KG-6	6935 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1500	629	32	19.8		10 (1.6%)	26 (4.1%)	583 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	6.2	906^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.8	911^th of 912 public elementary schools	0.1%	5	12.0	21.0	14.0	17.0			11.0	17.0							$12,193	$3,553	$396	$7,502	$6,801	$1,443	$8,244
Cartwright School	Public	PK, KG-8	2825 N 59th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4100	670	36	18.8		12 (1.8%)	30 (4.5%)	615 (91.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)								(n/a)		24.0				13.0									$12,454	$3,677	$473	$7,828	$6,607	$1,696	$8,304
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	6602 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4600	739	39	19.1		19 (2.6%)	26 (3.5%)	673 (91.1%)	7 (0.9%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36	502^nd of 909 public elementary schools	44.8%		33.1	544^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.4%	42	21.0	35.0	28.0	29.0			52.0	53.0	51.0	24.0			28.0		$13,442	$3,851	$440	$8,142	$7,689	$1,461	$9,151
Charles W. Harris School	Public	PK, KG-8	2252 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4800	875	38	23.3		18 (2.1%)	20 (2.3%)	828 (94.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.9	827^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.7	863^rd of 912 public elementary schools	5.4%	36	17.0	33.0	15.0	14.0	19.0	27.0	32.0	25.0	20.0	13.0	14.0	18.0		12.0	$11,630	$3,159	$378	$6,695	$6,653	$1,440	$8,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine Desert West Elementary

Is Imagine Desert West Elementary a good school?

Imagine Desert West Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Imagine Desert West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Imagine Desert West Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Desert West Elementary?

Students at Imagine Desert West Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Imagine Desert West Elementary in?

Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc.

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