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John F. Long

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John F. Long ranks 586 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

John F. Long Elementary School is a public school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 614 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Cartwright Elementary District, which is ranked 262 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F. Long consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school's student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, Hispanic, and special education students, also perform poorly compared to their peers across the state, with the school's rankings for these subgroups often in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools.

John F. Long has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite the high percentage of low-income students, the school's per-student spending has been relatively low, ranging from $9,310 to $12,408 per student over the past few years, which is below the state average. John F. Long is located in a neighborhood with several other low-performing schools, including Frank Borman School, Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy, and Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy, all of which are part of the Cartwright Elementary District.

641

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,408

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4407 N 55th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85031-1802

(623) 691-4300

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Students who attend John F. Long usually attend:

Middle:	Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
High:	Maryvale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

African American:

5.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cartwright Elementary District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg20%

Arizona avg38%

586^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary Schools in the Cartwright Elementary District

262^nd of 289Cartwright 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	27.6	586 of 909	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	617 of 912	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	803 of 1245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	697 of 1000	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1038 of 1226	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	804 of 1039	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	760 of 1109	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	693 of 1106	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	620 of 1079	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.6	744 of 955	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	777 of 1079	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	784 of 1158	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.2	738 of 1141	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	662 of 1075	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	688 of 1090	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.4	909 of 1062	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	351 of 607	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	774 of 895	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	293 of 451	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	96 of 155	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	512 of 589	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	536 of 602	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	775 of 1219	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	697 of 824	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	989 of 1219	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	736 of 862	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	737 of 1023	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	262 of 306	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	306 of 496	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	302 of 486	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	720 of 1170	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	527 of 716	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	979 of 1198	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	495 of 709	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	534 of 911	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.8	73 of 102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.9	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	286 of 549	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	335 of 556	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	629 of 1116	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	436 of 618	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	468 of 820	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	503 of 626	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	492 of 628	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	843 of 1216	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	742 of 830	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1089 of 1220	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	744 of 850	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	684 of 1032	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.3	468 of 1027	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	543 of 654	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	547 of 820	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	955 of 1201	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	376 of 417	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	751 of 1024	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	408 of 800	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	958 of 1161	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)54th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2023)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)28th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)27th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2021)17th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Science21%-13 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
John F. Long	Public	PK, KG-6	4407 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4300	641	28	22.7		14 (2.2%)	35 (5.5%)	568 (88.6%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	27.6	586^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.5%		26.3	617^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.3%	31	35.0	27.0	32.0	29.0			50.0	38.0	29.0	19.0			21.0		$12,408	$2,026	$515	$4,568	$8,452	$1,414	$9,866
Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	4308 N 51st Ave Ste 102	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1900	617	33	18.5		16 (2.6%)	32 (5.2%)	549 (89.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	12.5	837^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.9%		14.3	791^st of 912 public elementary schools	13.3%	46		29.0	21.0	22.0			20.0	18.0	23.0				22.0		$12,778	$3,739	$535	$8,014	$7,488	$1,015	$8,503
Cartwright Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	5220 W. Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 691-4066	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
EAGLE College Prep Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	3950 N 53rd Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	EAGLE College Prep Maryvale LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 638-0820	293	15	19.5		3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	281 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)					46.0			44.0								$00			$00
Frank Borman School	Public	PK, KG-8	3637 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5000	960	47	20.6		12 (1.3%)	56 (5.8%)	860 (89.6%)	6 (0.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	10.4	868^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.5%		8.8	885^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.0%	17	16.0	24.0	14.0		30.0	29.0	22.0	30.0					13.0	21.0	$12,058	$3,133	$411	$6,676	$7,069	$1,446	$8,514
James W. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4530 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 848-8420	686	43	15.9		11 (1.6%)	21 (3.1%)	621 (90.5%)	24 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)	29.0				24.0	43.0	32.0				30.0	31.0			$10,072	$1,911	$325	$4,148	$6,978	$858	$7,835
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3611 N 47th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4200	684	33	21.0		13 (1.9%)	24 (3.5%)	640 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.3	870^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.7	808^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.4%	62		23.0	19.0	22.0	34.0	20.0	20.0		19.0					14.0	$12,990	$2,202	$478	$4,882	$8,735	$1,575	$10,310
Victory Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3535 N 63rd Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Victory Collegiate Academy Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 810-9781	291	20	14.5		35 (12.0%)	33 (11.3%)	221 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Liberty Traditional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4027 N 45th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-8791	159	7	22.7		8 (5.0%)	13 (8.2%)	138 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Holiday Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	4417 N 66th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4500	530	33	16.3		22 (4.2%)	24 (4.5%)	477 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20.2	701^st of 909 public elementary schools	22.9%		12.9	825^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.5%	124	19.0	37.0	19.0	41.0			25.0	23.0	22.0	34.0			15.0		$11,911	$3,716	$514	$7,947	$6,180	$1,500	$7,680

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Long

What schools do graduates of John F. Long attend?

Students who attend John F. Long usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
High : Maryvale High School

What district is John F. Long in?

Cartwright Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of John F. Long?

Students at John F. Long are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

Is John F. Long a good school?

John F. Long ranks 586^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F. Long?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended John F. Long.

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