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Joseph Zito Elementary School

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Joseph Zito Elementary School ranks 609 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Joseph Zito Elementary School is a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 374 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Isaac Elementary District, which is ranked 274 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph Zito Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the district score of 15% and the state score of 34%. The school has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Arizona over the past several years, ranking 609 out of 909 in the 2024-2025 school year with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing significantly lower than their peers.

The nearby schools within the Isaac Elementary District, such as Mitchell Elementary School, P.T. Coe Elementary School, and Alta E. Butler School, also perform poorly, with similar low rankings and test scores. This suggests that the challenges faced by Joseph Zito Elementary School are not unique but rather a systemic issue within the district. Additionally, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Joseph Zito Elementary School, ranging from 78.76% to 78.9% over the past few years, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income community, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school.

387

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4525 W Encanto Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85035-2213

(602) 442-2500

District: Isaac Elementary District

Students who attend Joseph Zito Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Maryvale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

5.2%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Isaac Elementary District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg20%

Arizona avg40%

609^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Isaac Elementary District

274^th of 289Isaac 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	609 of 909	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	677 of 912	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	908 of 1245	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	922 of 1000	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1172 of 1226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	980 of 1039	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1071 of 1109	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1090 of 1106	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1036 of 1079	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	883 of 955	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	876 of 1079	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.5	935 of 1158	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	908 of 1141	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	835 of 1075	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	856 of 1090	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	956 of 1062	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.7	682 of 895	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	273 of 451	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	456 of 975	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	59 of 155	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	882 of 1219	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1199 of 1219	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	815 of 862	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	985 of 1023	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	327 of 496	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	342 of 486	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	755 of 1170	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	668 of 716	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1141 of 1198	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	669 of 709	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	879 of 911	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.7	408 of 423	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	314 of 549	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	825 of 1116	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	787 of 820	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	932 of 1216	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1080 of 1220	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	823 of 850	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1002 of 1032	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	705 of 1201	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	350 of 417	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)41st percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)39th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2023)28th percentile~ school

African American (2021)24th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2023)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2021)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+5 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

Science23%-11 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
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
Vista College Prep - Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	4520 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-7069	414	21	19.7		6 (1.4%)	42 (10.1%)	362 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33.4	536^th of 909 public elementary schools	41.0%		9.5	873^rd of 912 public elementary schools	4.3%	337	15.0	39.0					37.0	51.0							$7,980	$928	$1,331	$3,187	$4,435	$1,285	$5,721
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 N 41st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2600	414	24	17.2		13 (3.1%)	15 (3.6%)	383 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.6	867^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.9	785^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.9%	82	15.0	28.0	25.0				18.0	16.0								$00			$00
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
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
Charles W. Harris School	Public	PK, KG-8	2252 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4800	875	38	23.3		18 (2.1%)	20 (2.3%)	828 (94.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.9	827^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.7	863^rd of 912 public elementary schools	5.4%	36	17.0	33.0	15.0	14.0	19.0	27.0	32.0	25.0	20.0	13.0	14.0	18.0		12.0	$11,630	$3,159	$378	$6,695	$6,653	$1,440	$8,093
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
Alta E Butler School	Public	K-5	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2300	541	31	17.4		5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	505 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	882^nd of 909 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.4	865^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.2%	17		31.0	12.0				20.0	25.0	12.0				12.0			$00			$00
Moya Elementary	Public	K-5	406 N 41st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-3100	377	22	17.1		4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	361 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									22.0							$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Zito Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Zito Elementary School?

Students at Joseph Zito Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

Is Joseph Zito Elementary School a good school?

Joseph Zito Elementary School ranks 609^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joseph Zito Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Joseph Zito Elementary School.

What district is Joseph Zito Elementary School in?

Isaac Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Joseph Zito Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph Zito Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Maryvale High School

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