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Larry C Kennedy School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Larry C Kennedy School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 359 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Creighton Elementary District, which is ranked 476 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Arizona elementary schools based on its 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance is poor, with test scores well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also has relatively high dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 2.7% to 5.1% over the past several years. Additionally, a high percentage (84.68%) of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Biltmore Preparatory Academy stands out as a higher-performing school within the Creighton Elementary District, many of the nearby schools also struggle academically, with similar low rankings and test scores. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs, particularly for underperforming student subgroups, and explore best practices from higher-performing schools in the area.

185

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,447

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2702 E Osborn Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016-7469

(602) 381-6180

District: Creighton Elementary District

Students who attend Larry C Kennedy School usually attend:

High:

Camelback High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

11.9%

American Indian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (12% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school12%

District avg14%

Arizona avg36%

Not ranked this year

Larry C Kennedy School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	11.9	1185 of 1245	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	952 of 1000	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1188 of 1226	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	971 of 1039	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1045 of 1109	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	1052 of 1106	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1033 of 1079	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	912 of 955	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	1004 of 1079	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	1018 of 1158	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.8	896 of 1141	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	710 of 1075	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.3	794 of 1090	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	693 of 1062	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.5	713 of 895	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	12.9	580 of 620	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	297 of 451	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	101 of 155	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.5	1160 of 1219	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1147 of 1219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1014 of 1023	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	1144 of 1170	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	701 of 716	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1171 of 1198	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	636 of 709	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	847 of 911	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	265 of 423	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	1040 of 1116	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	570 of 618	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	768 of 820	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	1165 of 1216	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1200 of 1220	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	804 of 850	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	859 of 1032	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	896 of 1027	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	628 of 654	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	416 of 820	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1003 of 1201	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	152 of 417	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	763 of 1024	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1065 of 1161	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	798 of 854	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	785 of 832	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	557 of 605	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	653 of 711	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	566 of 695	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	595 of 677	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	485 of 521	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.4	589 of 690	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.1	583 of 787	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	516 of 772	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	492 of 685	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	492 of 692	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	521 of 663	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	8.0	128 of 129	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	424 of 573	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	381 of 404	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	719 of 806	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	777 of 820	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	527 of 624	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.2	699 of 760	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	766 of 802	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	487 of 543	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	231 of 257	10.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	644 of 717	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	452 of 503	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	774 of 810	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	737 of 818	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	579 of 617	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.5	308 of 650	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	345 of 390	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	450 of 780	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)49th percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2021)37th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)34th percentile+29 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2021)20th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)13th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)7th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2021)53rd percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+45 vs school

White (2021)42nd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2021)10th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

African American (2022)1st percentile

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

Mathematics10%-24 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
Larry C Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-8	2702 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6180	185	15	12.6		12 (6.5%)	22 (11.9%)	130 (70.3%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)															$11,447	$1,757	$386	$3,901	$7,187	$2,117	$9,304
Creighton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2702 E Flower St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 381-6023	19	4	8.2		1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	17 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$8,713	$2,293	$855	$5,440	$3,569	$1,997	$5,565
Career Success School - Sage Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Career Success Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 955-0355	128	17	7.5		2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	105 (82.0%)	6 (4.7%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$9,911	$1,616	$798	$4,030	$6,213	$1,284	$7,497
Loma Linda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2002 E Clarendon Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6080	605	38	16.0		32 (5.3%)	25 (4.1%)	507 (83.8%)	8 (1.3%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)				15.0	24.0										$11,467	$1,942	$462	$4,347	$6,740	$2,323	$9,062
Monte Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6140	703	42	16.9		20 (2.8%)	36 (5.1%)	619 (88.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)		24.0			14.0	14.0									$12,086	$1,810	$421	$4,041	$7,667	$2,188	$9,855
William T Machan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2140 E Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6120	540	39	13.8		26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	495 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)		21.0		25.0	22.0										$11,949	$1,693	$416	$3,802	$7,530	$2,309	$9,840
Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4535 N 28th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Villa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 955-2210	500	27	18.8		381 (76.2%)	13 (2.6%)	74 (14.8%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	66.7	278^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.4%		76	195^th of 912 public elementary schools	78.6%	83	38.0	49.0	63.0	80.0	77.0	73.0	28.0	43.0	67.0	55.0	58.0	61.0	58.0	77.0		$00			$00
Madison Camelview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2002 E Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7200	561	32	17.4		106 (18.9%)	45 (8.0%)	324 (57.8%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.6%)	30.9	555^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.9%		34.4	532^nd of 912 public elementary schools	41.7%	23	37.0	30.0					45.0	26.0							$12,216	$1,451	$126	$3,028	$8,088	$2,551	$10,639
Biltmore Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	4601 N 34th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6160	537	33	16.4		110 (20.5%)	14 (2.6%)	371 (69.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	33.5	534^th of 909 public elementary schools	41.3%		35	522^nd of 912 public elementary schools	42.8%	12	29.0	48.0	35.0		39.0	39.0	44.0	31.0	27.0	35.0	30.0	30.0	27.0		$11,826	$1,764	$424	$3,951	$7,435	$2,204	$9,639
The Creighton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2802 E. McDowell Roaad	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6060	411	24	17.4		12 (2.9%)	13 (3.2%)	369 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)					26.0	28.0	29.0								$13,562	$2,220	$625	$5,064	$8,225	$2,493	$10,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry C Kennedy School

What is the racial makeup of Larry C Kennedy School?

Students at Larry C Kennedy School are 70% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% American Indian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Larry C Kennedy School in?

Creighton Elementary District

How many students attend Larry C Kennedy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Larry C Kennedy School.

What schools do graduates of Larry C Kennedy School attend?

Students who attend Larry C Kennedy School usually go on to attend:

High : Camelback High School

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