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Collier Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Collier Elementary School is a public school in Avondale, Arizona, serving 814 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Littleton Elementary District, which is ranked 240 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Collier Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 697 to 1003 out of over 900 schools in recent years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are consistently well below the state and district averages, often by 10-20 percentage points or more. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates are projected to be 18-41% in English Language Arts and 13-32% in Math, compared to state averages of 36-46% in ELA and 27-42% in Math.

When comparing Collier Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Littleton Elementary District, it generally performs worse across most metrics, including test scores, dropout rates, and student-teacher ratios. Some of the charter schools in the area, such as Academy of Math and Science Avondale and Legacy Traditional School - Avondale, significantly outperform Collier Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings.

773

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,758

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 S 118th Ave
Avondale, AZ 85323-1177

(623) 478-5900

District: Littleton Elementary District

Students who attend Collier Elementary School usually attend:

High:

La Joya Community High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.1%

African American:

13.2%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

697^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

342^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Littleton Elementary District

240^th of 289Littleton 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	20.5	697 of 909	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	810 of 912	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1003 of 1245	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	834 of 1000	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	923 of 1226	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	898 of 1039	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	923 of 1109	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	855 of 1106	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	701 of 1079	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.3	766 of 955	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.7	661 of 1079	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	681 of 1158	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	634 of 1141	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	606 of 1075	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.2	880 of 1090	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	659 of 1062	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	528 of 607	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	658 of 895	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	47 of 100	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	153 of 270	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	456 of 620	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.6	365 of 451	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	188 of 975	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	1019 of 1219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	725 of 824	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	953 of 1219	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	754 of 862	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	847 of 1023	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.9	188 of 306	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	334 of 496	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	380 of 486	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	973 of 1170	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	564 of 716	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	895 of 1198	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	615 of 709	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	755 of 911	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	395 of 549	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	341 of 556	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	892 of 1116	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	481 of 618	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	721 of 820	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	516 of 626	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	559 of 628	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	995 of 1216	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	771 of 830	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	869 of 1220	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	807 of 850	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	900 of 1032	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	543 of 617	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	717 of 1027	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	925 of 1201	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	294 of 417	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	802 of 1024	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	696 of 800	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	848 of 1161	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	691 of 720	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	342 of 552	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	328 of 550	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	500 of 854	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	341 of 605	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	553 of 832	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	393 of 605	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	476 of 711	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	389 of 695	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	377 of 677	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	384 of 521	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	379 of 690	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	380 of 787	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	327 of 772	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.6	343 of 685	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.2	440 of 692	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	328 of 663	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	334 of 400	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	384 of 573	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.9	168 of 247	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	72 of 192	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	273 of 404	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	80 of 145	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	119 of 606	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	279 of 395	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	289 of 386	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	543 of 806	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	539 of 820	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	321 of 466	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	412 of 624	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	90 of 166	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	156 of 345	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	168 of 329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	407 of 760	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	195 of 392	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	453 of 802	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	219 of 387	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	359 of 543	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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
2025	41.0	169 of 344	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	347 of 717	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	190 of 369	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	339 of 503	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	251 of 379	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	266 of 370	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	412 of 810	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	552 of 818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	305 of 435	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	477 of 617	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.0	90 of 384	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	140 of 211	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	419 of 650	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	217 of 390	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.1	70 of 108	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	310 of 363	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	585 of 789	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	133 of 178	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	397 of 675	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.7	67 of 446	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	29.5	592 of 780	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	393 of 436	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Asian (2022)43rd percentile+27 vs school

Foster Care (2021)39th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)23rd percentile~ school

White (2023)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)16th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)12th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Foster Care (2021)46th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2021)44th percentile+11 vs school

White (2023)41st percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2021)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2021)10th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-8 vs state

Science24%-8 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
Collier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 S 118th Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5900	773	39	20.8		64 (8.3%)	102 (13.2%)	542 (70.1%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.0%)	20.5	697^th of 909 public elementary schools	23.3%		13.5	810^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.2%	113	18.0	24.0	23.0	26.0	34.0	41.0	24.0	28.0	32.0	39.0	19.0	13.0	25.0	23.0	$9,758	$834	$303	$1,970	$6,685	$1,937	$8,621
Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1252 S Avondale Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5700	802	44	18.2		25 (3.1%)	96 (12.0%)	645 (80.4%)	13 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	24.9	626^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.1%		20.3	695^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.8%	69	28.0	26.0	30.0	46.0	33.0	49.0	40.0	22.0	29.0		19.0	32.0	19.0		$11,672	$1,050	$465	$2,566	$8,146	$2,011	$10,156
Estrella Vista Elementary School	Public	K-8	11905 W Cocopah Cir	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6200	893	43	20.6		37 (4.1%)	81 (9.1%)	711 (79.6%)	11 (1.2%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	13.6	817^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.1%		17.3	751^st of 912 public elementary schools	17.7%	66	15.0	21.0	24.0	37.0	36.0	43.0	18.0	17.0	19.0	21.0	18.0	37.0	20.0	27.0	$9,024	$685	$326	$1,696	$6,129	$1,884	$8,013
Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,346	21	64.0		206 (15.3%)	128 (9.5%)	890 (66.1%)	39 (2.9%)	7 (0.5%)	8 (0.6%)	68 (5.1%)	42.3	453^rd of 909 public elementary schools	50.2%		47.6	423^rd of 912 public elementary schools	53.6%	30	36.0	48.0	43.0	54.0	51.0	48.0	38.0	40.0	30.0	30.0	33.0	26.0	34.0	30.0		$00			$00
Sun Valley Academy-Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	1515 North 117th Avenue	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - Avondale Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 600-7660	479	27	17.7		43 (9.0%)	98 (20.5%)	288 (60.1%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	17.4	740^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.6%					(n/a)	24.0	32.0			44.0		26.0				37.0					$00			$00
LESD Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1600 S 107th Ave	Avondale	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 478-5600	34	6	7.5		6 (17.6%)	1 (2.9%)	25 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)															$7,741	$3,788	$362	$7,937	$1,919	$1,672	$3,591
Quentin Elementary School	Public	K-8	11050 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6000	914	45	19.0		59 (6.5%)	145 (15.9%)	673 (73.6%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	11	858^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.6%		19.3	715^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.6%	143	18.0	25.0	17.0	33.0	21.0	25.0		14.0		12.0			14.0	24.0	$10,384	$735	$326	$1,796	$7,372	$1,951	$9,323
Underdown Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 S 107th Ave	Avondale	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 478-5600	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Imagine Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 N. Elisio C. Felix Jr. Way	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	343	21	16.3		26 (7.6%)	43 (12.5%)	259 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)	23.0						34.0									$00			$00
Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	1,175	48	24.4		84 (7.1%)	201 (17.1%)	857 (72.9%)	24 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	613^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.6%		27.3	607^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.4%	6	15.0	38.0	32.0	41.0	42.0	56.0	26.0	24.0	30.0	27.0	27.0	35.0	35.0	47.0	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Collier Elementary School

What district is Collier Elementary School in?

Littleton Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Collier Elementary School attend?

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

High : La Joya Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Collier Elementary School?

Students at Collier Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Collier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 773 students attended Collier Elementary School.

Is Collier Elementary School a good school?

Collier Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

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