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Esperanza Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

778^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 362 students in grades K-5 in the Isaac Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is located in a low-income area, with 87.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Esperanza Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19-32% of Esperanza students were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 36-42%. The school has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 775-1077 out of over 1,000 schools. Esperanza Elementary School also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for subgroups like female students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners all in the bottom 30-40% of Arizona elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Isaac Elementary District, such as Alta E Butler School, P.T. Coe Elementary School, and Mitchell Elementary School, also perform poorly and are ranked in the bottom 20-30% of Arizona elementary schools. However, Esperanza Elementary School is located very close (within 1.5 miles) to the higher-performing Magnet Traditional School and Academy of Mathematics and Science South, which are part of the Phoenix Elementary District and the Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. district, respectively.

369

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3025 W McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85009-2512

(602) 442-2800

District: Isaac Elementary District

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Isaac Middle School
High:	Carl Hayden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

African American:

1.9%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg15%

Arizona avg37%

778^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	778 of 909	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	775 of 912	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	981 of 1245	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	956 of 1000	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1077 of 1226	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	909 of 1039	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	953 of 1109	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1021 of 1106	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	917 of 1079	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	886 of 955	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	753 of 1079	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	655 of 1158	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	824 of 1141	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.4	578 of 1075	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	826 of 1090	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	970 of 1062	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	321 of 451	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	63 of 155	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	1104 of 1219	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1145 of 1219	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	787 of 862	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	815 of 1023	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	439 of 496	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	405 of 486	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	903 of 1170	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1025 of 1198	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	629 of 709	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	752 of 911	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	451 of 549	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	822 of 1116	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	654 of 820	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	556 of 628	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	885 of 1216	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	636 of 830	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	935 of 1220	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	802 of 850	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	922 of 1032	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	6.2	1155 of 1161	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)9th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-8 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

Science20%-14 vs state

English Language Arts19%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Esperanza Elementary provides a positive school climate. My child is always excited to go to school. The teachers at Esperanza Elementary hold all of their students to high standards and it shows in my child's academic performance. 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	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
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	K-5	3025 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2800	369	19	19.4		6 (1.6%)	7 (1.9%)	354 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.3	778^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.4	775^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.0%	3	19.0		19.0				25.0		32.0				20.0		$00			$00
Isaac Online Prep Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 455-6700	85	6	14.1		10 (11.8%)	7 (8.2%)	64 (75.3%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
J B Sutton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-3200	522	24	21.7		1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	500 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	873^rd of 909 public elementary schools	4.0%		8	893^rd of 912 public elementary schools	2.1%	20		26.0	20.0				18.0	21.0	20.0				16.0		$00			$00
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
William R Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Murphy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 353-5221	568	22	25.8		6 (1.1%)	12 (2.1%)	541 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7.9	892^nd of 909 public elementary schools	1.9%		16.2	761^st of 912 public elementary schools	16.6%	131		20.0			26.0	24.0	17.0	21.0						$6,121	$940	$30	$1,911	$4,544	$606	$5,150
Magnet Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	2602 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-6281	356	26	13.6		14 (3.9%)	30 (8.4%)	306 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	67.3	273^rd of 909 public elementary schools	70.0%		71.8	232^nd of 912 public elementary schools	74.6%	41	42.0	63.0	44.0	60.0	44.0	49.0	47.0	59.0	51.0	75.0	28.0	33.0	39.0	$10,133	$777	$393	$1,946	$8,442	$521	$8,964
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
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
Maie Bartlett Heard School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3880	430	26	16.8		18 (4.2%)	49 (11.4%)	336 (78.1%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	14	806^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.3%					(n/a)		25.0	23.0			23.0							23.0	$12,013	$1,246	$439	$2,930	$9,985	$343	$10,328
Academy of Mathematics and Science South	Public, Charter	K-8	3335 W Flower St	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 888-9572	578	31	18.6		16 (2.8%)	51 (8.8%)	506 (87.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28.9	571^st of 909 public elementary schools	37.2%		32.2	556^th of 912 public elementary schools	39.0%	15	19.0	50.0		24.0	33.0		26.0	48.0	27.0				31.0	$10,643	$1,577	$1,970	$5,124	$4,477	$2,618	$7,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary School?

Students at Esperanza Elementary School are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What district is Esperanza Elementary School in?

Isaac Elementary District

Is Esperanza Elementary School a good school?

Esperanza Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Esperanza Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Esperanza Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isaac Middle School
High : Carl Hayden High School

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