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Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary

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Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary ranks 635 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary is a public elementary school serving 758 students in grades PK-6 in Chandler, Arizona, which is part of the Chandler Unified District #80.

The data reveals that Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were around 20-30%, compared to the district's 50-60% and the state's 36-46%. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 513 and 734 out of over 1,000 Arizona elementary schools. In comparison, the nearby Knox Gifted Academy, a public charter school, consistently outperforms Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary and the district/state averages, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in core subjects.

The school's per-student spending has fluctuated between $6,646 and $8,232 over the past few years, which is generally lower than the spending at nearby schools like Bright Beginnings School #1 ($9,179 per student) and San Marcos Elementary ($12,382 per student). The student-teacher ratio at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary has been around 16-17, which is higher than the ratios at some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

702

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,232

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 N Hartford St
Chandler, AZ 85225-7211

(480) 812-6700

District: Chandler Unified District #80

Students who attend Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John M Andersen Junior High School
High:	Chandler High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

9.3%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2021) to 30th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg54%

Arizona avg38%

635^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Chandler Unified District #80

105^th of 289Chandler Unified District #80 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	24.2	635 of 909	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	734 of 912	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	641 of 1245	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	513 of 1000	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	561 of 1226	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	673 of 1039	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	653 of 1109	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	654 of 1106	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	709 of 1079	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.9	722 of 955	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	754 of 1079	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	871 of 1158	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.4	612 of 1141	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.7	925 of 1075	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	858 of 1090	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	715 of 1062	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	382 of 607	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.9	140 of 895	84.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.8	441 of 451	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	250 of 975	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	52 of 155	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	413 of 589	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.3	546 of 602	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	696 of 1219	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	453 of 824	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	563 of 1219	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.1	677 of 862	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	765 of 1023	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.5	63 of 306	79.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	378 of 496	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	421 of 486	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	671 of 1170	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	430 of 716	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	502 of 1198	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	463 of 709	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	475 of 911	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	61.2	71 of 423	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	379 of 549	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	483 of 556	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	572 of 1116	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	372 of 618	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	389 of 820	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	500 of 626	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	578 of 628	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	629 of 1216	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	557 of 830	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	560 of 1220	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	612 of 850	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	485 of 1032	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.8	611 of 1027	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	60.3	131 of 654	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	697 of 820	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	646 of 1201	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	385 of 417	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	369 of 1024	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	174 of 800	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	317 of 1161	72.7%	★★★★☆

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)83rd percentile+29 vs school

Native American (2021)80th percentile+26 vs school

Foster Care (2021)79th percentile+25 vs school

White (2023)64th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)41st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2023)37th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-3 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

English Language Arts28%-12 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	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Hartford St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6700	702	47	15.0		65 (9.3%)	27 (3.8%)	577 (82.2%)	10 (1.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	24.2	635^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.1%		18.5	734^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.5%	99	20.0	34.0	27.0	30.0			24.0	24.0	29.0	42.0	31.0	$8,232	$1,136	$129	$2,401	$6,761	$206	$6,967
Knox Gifted Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	700 W Orchid Ln	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6100	653	34	19.4		196 (30.0%)	8 (1.2%)	66 (10.1%)	329 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.3%)	99.4	2^nd of 909 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	3^rd of 912 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	99.0	96.0	90.0	94.0			93.0	89.0	85.0	90.0	89.0	$6,979	$600	$86	$1,286	$5,910	$383	$6,293
Galveston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	661 E Galveston St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6500	518	37	13.9		21 (4.1%)	22 (4.2%)	458 (88.4%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	16.5	756^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.2	780^th of 912 public elementary schools	14.5%	24	26.0	26.0		32.0			19.0	18.0		25.0		$10,590	$1,423	$242	$3,088	$8,659	$266	$8,925
San Marcos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	451 W Frye Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-4200	343	30	11.3		14 (4.1%)	30 (8.7%)	277 (80.8%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	18.5	721^st of 909 public elementary schools	20.7%					(n/a)	26.0	28.0					30.0					$12,382	$2,228	$283	$4,739	$9,557	$314	$9,872
Bright Beginnings School #1	Public, Charter	K-6	400 N Andersen Blvd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Bright Beginnings School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 821-1404	199	16	12.4		119 (59.8%)	5 (2.5%)	38 (19.1%)	22 (11.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	84.1	125^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.2%		92.5	56^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.9%	69	41.0	66.0	89.0				52.0	76.0	83.0		86.0		$00			$00
John M Andersen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 N Pennington Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6000	406	29	14.0		119 (29.3%)	22 (5.4%)	194 (47.8%)	28 (6.9%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.4%)	38	482^nd of 909 public elementary schools	47.0%		30.6	571^st of 912 public elementary schools	37.4%	89	44.0	55.0	27.0				48.0	43.0	18.0		21.0	$9,978	$698	$273	$1,669	$8,752	$255	$9,007
Vector Prep and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2020 N. Arizona Ave. STE 62	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Vector School District Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	229	21	10.9		7 (3.1%)	41 (17.9%)	97 (42.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)								(n/a)													$00			$00
Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Arrowhead Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7000	667	50	13.4		127 (19.0%)	83 (12.4%)	309 (46.3%)	33 (4.9%)	46 (6.9%)	9 (1.3%)	60 (9.0%)	25.8	611^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.8%		25.9	625^th of 912 public elementary schools	31.5%	14	34.0	34.0	32.0	34.0			33.0	21.0	26.0	31.0	28.0	$10,080	$1,190	$243	$2,622	$8,432	$216	$8,648
Frye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Frye Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6400	509	41	12.4		28 (5.5%)	61 (12.0%)	372 (73.1%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.1%)	6 (1.2%)	18 (3.5%)	11.5	849^th of 909 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.1	868^th of 912 public elementary schools	4.8%	19		28.0	16.0					25.0	22.0		15.0	$10,922	$1,595	$222	$3,411	$8,840	$265	$9,105
Champion Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	222 South McQueen Road	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	373	25	15.2		39 (10.5%)	104 (27.9%)	193 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	29 (7.8%)	24	640^th of 909 public elementary schools	29.6%		31.7	563^rd of 912 public elementary schools	38.3%	77			29.0	31.0	26.0	35.0			31.0		26.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John M Andersen Junior High School
High : Chandler High School

What district is Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary in?

Chandler Unified District #80

Is Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary a good school?

Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary ranks 635^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary?

Students at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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