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Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Justine Spitalny STE3AM School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Cartwright Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with 630 students. The school has consistently performed below state and district averages on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years.

The school's academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Justine Spitalny STE3AM School students from Hispanic and English Language Learner backgrounds tending to perform better than their peers in other subgroups, such as White, African American, and Special Education students. Despite increased spending per student over the years, the school's academic outcomes have not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting that a more comprehensive approach to school improvement may be necessary.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district and other districts, such as Liberty Traditional Charter School, Pueblo Del Sol Middle School, and Joseph Zito Elementary School, Justine Spitalny STE3AM School generally performs worse on standardized tests and has a lower school ranking, indicating that the school may need to learn from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the area to improve its own academic outcomes.

667

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,209

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3201 N 46th Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85031-3707

(623) 691-4400

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Students who attend Justine Spitalny STE3AM School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

African American:

3.3%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

828^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

473^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2022

From bottom 2% (2022) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	828 of 909	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1087 of 1245	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	948 of 1000	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1044 of 1226	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	906 of 1039	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	838 of 1109	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	960 of 1106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	882 of 1079	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	846 of 955	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.5	692 of 1079	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.1	667 of 1158	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	675 of 1141	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	596 of 1075	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.9	692 of 1090	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.6	897 of 1062	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	784 of 895	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	417 of 451	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	317 of 975	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	50 of 155	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	1098 of 1219	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1099 of 1219	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	803 of 862	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	731 of 1023	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	451 of 496	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	468 of 486	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	986 of 1170	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	976 of 1198	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	597 of 709	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	590 of 911	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.0	159 of 423	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	480 of 549	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	961 of 1116	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	565 of 820	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	552 of 626	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1023 of 1216	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	985 of 1220	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	814 of 850	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	818 of 1032	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	20.8	909 of 1027	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.6	504 of 820	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	772 of 1201	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	251 of 417	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	18.1	1057 of 1161	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	473 of 552	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	810 of 854	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	590 of 605	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	749 of 806	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	274 of 345	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	706 of 760	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	270 of 344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	639 of 717	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	764 of 810	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	323 of 446	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2021)62nd percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2023)39th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)10th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2021)9th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

White (2022)28th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)7th percentile~ school

Male (2023)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

Science18%-14 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 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 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
Justine Spitalny STE3AM School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 N 46th Dr	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4400	667	34	19.9		17 (2.5%)	22 (3.3%)	606 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	12.8	828^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.9%					(n/a)	23.0	23.0	27.0	28.0	19.0	23.0	22.0	20.0			20.0	17.0	$13,209	$1,986	$543	$4,514	$9,305	$1,377	$10,681
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
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
Pueblo Del Sol Middle School	Public	K-8	3449 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6900	659	35	19.1		10 (1.5%)	47 (7.1%)	589 (89.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11	859^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.5%		19.6	705^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.7%	154	28.0		18.0	15.0	22.0				14.0			10.0		$00			$00
Joseph Zito Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2500	387	20	19.3		6 (1.6%)	20 (5.2%)	357 (92.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	609^th of 909 public elementary schools	33.0%		21.4	677^th of 912 public elementary schools	25.8%	68	51.0					17.0	32.0				23.0			$00			$00
Madrid Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-8	3736 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2280	667	36	18.5		10 (1.5%)	20 (3.0%)	622 (93.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6.7	898^th of 909 public elementary schools	1.2%		9.3	882^nd of 912 public elementary schools	3.3%	16	16.0		17.0	21.0	24.0	18.0	17.0			22.0		14.0	$8,367	$1,944	$237	$4,126	$5,378	$808	$6,186
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
P T Coe Elementary School	Public	K-5	3801 W Roanoke Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2400	369	17	21.7		13 (3.5%)	47 (12.7%)	303 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	15.0						15.0							$00			$00
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

What district is Justine Spitalny STE3AM School in?

Cartwright Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Justine Spitalny STE3AM School?

Students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School are 91% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Justine Spitalny STE3AM School attend?

Students who attend Justine Spitalny STE3AM School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Justine Spitalny STE3AM School a good school?

Justine Spitalny STE3AM School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Justine Spitalny STE3AM School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Justine Spitalny STE3AM School.

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