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Bicentennial South School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Bicentennial South School is an elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 780 students. The school is part of the Glendale Elementary District, which is ranked 237 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bicentennial South School consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 18% to 29%, compared to the state average of 36% to 46%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17% to 22%, compared to the state average of 37% to 42%. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Arizona elementary schools.

While the nearby Camelback Academy and Academy of Math and Science Camelback show relatively better performance, with higher proficiency rates and rankings, the other nearby schools in the Glendale Elementary District, such as Don Mensendick School and William C Jack School, also perform below the state average in academic proficiency, with similar rankings and ratings. Addressing the needs of the school's high-poverty student population and implementing targeted interventions may be crucial to improving educational outcomes at Bicentennial South School.

729

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,022

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7240 W Colter St
Glendale, AZ 85303-5713

(623) 237-4012

District: Glendale Elementary District

Students who attend Bicentennial South School usually attend:

High:

Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

African American:

4.8%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2023 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

845^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 20 pts since 2023

From bottom 27% (2023) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

505^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 22 pts since 2023

From bottom 31% (2023) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Glendale Elementary District

237^th of 289Glendale 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	11.8	845 of 909	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	766 of 912	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	910 of 1245	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	241 of 607	60.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	409 of 451	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	993 of 1219	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	455 of 496	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	379 of 486	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	827 of 1170	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	540 of 549	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	454 of 556	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	714 of 1116	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	434 of 628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	835 of 1216	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	582 of 1024	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	505 of 552	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	422 of 550	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	593 of 854	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	628 of 806	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	302 of 345	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	219 of 329	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	479 of 760	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	218 of 320	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	441 of 717	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	553 of 810	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.3	294 of 675	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2023)60th percentile+33 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2024)31st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2023)19th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)9th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)56th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 25, 2019

The principal seems to micro manage all aspects of the school and when it is successful she takes credit but when it is not it is the teachers fault. She tends to not own problems and seems to go through a bunch of teaching staff on a yearly basis. I would caution you against putting your child in that situation. I would think you would want to attract and maintain a good staff that builds an excellent learning environment for the kids not new teachers every year that have to learn the in and out of the school every year. I am surprised that the district office has not seen the abusiveness of the administration at this school and put the students needs above that of this principle to rule this kingdom supreme. Close Quote

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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
Bicentennial South School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 W Colter St	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4012	729	30	24.7		30 (4.1%)	35 (4.8%)	645 (88.5%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	11.8	845^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.0%		15.9	766^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.0%	79	18.0	20.0	29.0	22.0	22.0	19.0	18.0	22.0	17.0				21.0	17.0	$12,022	$2,112	$447	$4,671	$7,595	$1,868	$9,463
Camelback Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7634 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Camelback Education Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-2204	598	26	23.4		43 (7.2%)	58 (9.7%)	474 (79.3%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15.1	785^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	773^rd of 912 public elementary schools	15.2%	12	21.0	22.0	22.0	32.0	38.0	30.0			22.0	21.0	16.0		20.0	23.0		$00			$00
Academy of Math and Science Camelback	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,063	51	20.8		39 (3.7%)	91 (8.6%)	916 (86.2%)	10 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	728^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.9%		19.7	702^nd of 912 public elementary schools	23.0%	26	24.0	20.0	25.0	27.0	36.0	21.0	41.0	16.0	24.0	16.0	24.0		29.0	16.0		$00			$00
Don Mensendick School	Public	K-8	5535 N 67th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4006	558	28	20.2		22 (3.9%)	65 (11.6%)	443 (79.4%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)								(n/a)						21.0									$9,032	$1,594	$524	$3,712	$5,336	$1,578	$6,914
William C Jack School	Public	PK, KG-8	6600 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4005	811	41	20.0		37 (4.6%)	61 (7.5%)	692 (85.3%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	17.7	735^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.1%		11.5	848^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.0%	113	17.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	31.0	34.0	25.0	24.0		17.0		22.0		$11,477	$1,999	$460	$4,458	$7,123	$1,895	$9,018
Heatherbrae School	Public	PK, KG-6	7070 W Heatherbrae Dr	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5200	607	31	19.7		15 (2.5%)	56 (9.2%)	521 (85.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	7.6	894^th of 909 public elementary schools	1.7%		9.6	872^nd of 912 public elementary schools	4.4%	22	15.0	16.0	16.0	21.0			21.0		13.0				14.0		$12,796	$2,039	$624	$4,703	$8,620	$1,513	$10,133
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
Tomahawk School	Public	PK, KG-6	7820 W Turney Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5800	718	32	22.3		18 (2.5%)	33 (4.6%)	646 (90.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	18.2	724^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.4%		11.4	849^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.9%	125	16.0	38.0	25.0	32.0			24.0	31.0	24.0	13.0			26.0		$12,361	$3,430	$388	$7,247	$6,831	$1,712	$8,543
Challenger Middle School	Public	K-8	6905 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4011	839	41	20.7		76 (9.1%)	117 (13.9%)	554 (66.0%)	51 (6.1%)	17 (2.0%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (2.0%)	23.6	646^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.9%		19.8	700^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.2%	54	18.0	41.0	21.0	20.0	25.0	38.0	40.0	41.0	28.0	21.0	13.0	26.0		14.0	$9,687	$1,832	$492	$4,157	$5,832	$1,530	$7,362
ACCLAIM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7624 W Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Acclaim Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-0919	249	17	14.6		19 (7.6%)	3 (1.2%)	227 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		65.0	32.0		46.0	35.0										$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Bicentennial South School

How many students attend Bicentennial South School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Bicentennial South School.

What schools do graduates of Bicentennial South School attend?

Students who attend Bicentennial South School usually go on to attend:

High : Independence High School

Is Bicentennial South School a good school?

Bicentennial South School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bicentennial South School?

Students at Bicentennial South School are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Bicentennial South School in?

Glendale Elementary District

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