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Brunson-Lee Elementary School

Q: Is Brunson-Lee Elementary School a good school?

Brunson-Lee Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Brunson-Lee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Brunson-Lee Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brunson-Lee Elementary School?

Students at Brunson-Lee Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Brunson-Lee Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brunson-Lee Elementary School usually go on to attend: Elementary : Pat Tillman Middle School High : Camelback High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

893^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Brunson-Lee Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Balsz Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with 431 students. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 832 and 1236 out of over 1,000 Arizona elementary schools over the past decade.

Brunson-Lee Elementary's academic performance is well below state and district averages on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 17% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts and Math, compared to 36% and 42% statewide, respectively. The school's low performance extends across all grades and subjects. While other schools in the Balsz Elementary District, such as David Crockett Elementary and Griffith Elementary, also struggle, Brunson-Lee stands out as the lowest-ranked and lowest-rated school in the district and among the worst in the state.

Brunson-Lee's persistent low performance suggests deep-rooted challenges that the school has struggled to address. The school's relatively low per-student spending of $5,858 in 2019-2020, compared to nearby schools, may be a contributing factor. Additionally, the school's high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, with 91.65% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, likely present additional barriers to learning that require targeted, well-resourced interventions. Addressing these issues will be crucial to improving outcomes for the students at Brunson-Lee Elementary School.

412

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 N 48th St
Phoenix, AZ 85008-5803

(602) 629-6900

District: Balsz Elementary District

Students who attend Brunson-Lee Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Pat Tillman Middle School
High:	Camelback High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

African American:

17.2%

American Indian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg17%

Arizona avg41%

893^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Balsz Elementary District

281^st of 289Balsz Elementary District 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	7.8	893 of 909	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1236 of 1245	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1093 of 1226	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	937 of 1039	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1014 of 1109	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1010 of 1106	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1006 of 1079	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	910 of 955	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	832 of 1079	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	917 of 1158	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	962 of 1141	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	904 of 1075	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	1021 of 1090	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	936 of 1062	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	552 of 607	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	513 of 895	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.6	456 of 975	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	1214 of 1219	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1054 of 1219	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	792 of 862	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	972 of 1023	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.1	108 of 306	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.9	1162 of 1170	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1078 of 1198	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	648 of 709	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	835 of 911	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	303 of 423	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	26.5	640 of 820	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1201 of 1216	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1100 of 1220	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	738 of 850	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	950 of 1032	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	368 of 444	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	727 of 1027	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	610 of 654	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.0	146 of 171	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	837 of 1201	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.6	904 of 1161	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2021)65th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)53rd percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2021)30th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2021)28th percentile+18 vs school

White (2021)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile

Pacific Islander (2021)15th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)9th percentile+8 vs school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 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
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 N 48th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6900	412	26	15.8		11 (2.7%)	71 (17.2%)	283 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	7.8	893^rd of 909 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	17.0	21.0					17.0									$00			$00
Balsz Online Academy (B.O.A.)	Public, Virtual	K-8	4825 E Roosevelt St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 629-6400	6	5	5.8		0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Griffith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6700	422	29	14.5		16 (3.8%)	61 (14.5%)	297 (70.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	13.9	809^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.5	790^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.4%	19	16.0						30.0	23.0								$00			$00
Pat Tillman Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4309 E Belleview Street	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6500	598	35	17.2		21 (3.5%)	99 (16.6%)	404 (67.6%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.7%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)				14.0	17.0	17.0				8.0				15.0		$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	Public, Charter	K-5	701 N 44th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Lincoln	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-1798	712	47	15.1		269 (37.8%)	37 (5.2%)	163 (22.9%)	168 (23.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.0%)	93	50^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.5	26^th of 912 public elementary schools	97.1%	24	60.0	76.0	77.0				65.0	78.0	92.0				66.0			$00			$00
Papago School	Public	PK, KG-8	2013 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6100	757	42	18.2		38 (5.0%)	43 (5.7%)	642 (84.8%)	10 (1.3%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6.4	903^rd of 909 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.7	899^th of 912 public elementary schools	1.4%	4		16.0		14.0	20.0	15.0	20.0				12.0	16.0			$11,287	$1,761	$375	$3,896	$6,961	$2,190	$9,151
David Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6600	466	27	17.2		18 (3.9%)	169 (36.3%)	239 (51.3%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	13.7	814^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.5%		15.8	769^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.7%	45		25.0	27.0					15.0					24.0			$00			$00
Gateway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 N 35th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4665	577	35	16.3		13 (2.3%)	42 (7.3%)	493 (85.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$12,761	$2,203	$671	$5,077	$7,644	$2,243	$9,887
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Cicero	Public, Charter	K-7	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Cicero	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	451	28	16.1		284 (63.0%)	10 (2.2%)	101 (22.4%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	78.3	174^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.8	156^th of 912 public elementary schools	82.9%	18	51.0	63.0	67.0				62.0	57.0	73.0				43.0			$00			$00
Tavan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4610 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-3500	585	46	12.7		181 (30.9%)	46 (7.9%)	307 (52.5%)	9 (1.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	73.5	221^st of 909 public elementary schools	75.7%		64.8	286^th of 912 public elementary schools	68.6%	65	46.0	55.0	58.0				51.0	62.0	64.0				53.0		$9,345	$624	$986	$2,234	$7,388	$347	$7,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Brunson-Lee Elementary School

What district is Brunson-Lee Elementary School in?

Balsz Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Brunson-Lee Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brunson-Lee Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Pat Tillman Middle School
High : Camelback High School

What is the racial makeup of Brunson-Lee Elementary School?

Students at Brunson-Lee Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Brunson-Lee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Brunson-Lee Elementary School.

Is Brunson-Lee Elementary School a good school?

Brunson-Lee Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

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