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Solano School

Q: How many students attend Solano School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Solano School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Solano School?

Students at Solano School are 59% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Solano School attend?

Students who attend Solano School usually go on to attend: Middle : Osborn Middle School High : Central High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Solano School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 443. The school is part of the Alhambra Elementary District, which is ranked 443 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Solano School's student body is predominantly Hispanic (57.11%) and African American (23.25%), with smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Solano School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 922-1231 out of 1,245 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 10-13% of Solano students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41-45% and district averages of 21-30%. The school's performance is particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 5% of Arizona elementary schools in these subgroups. Additionally, Solano School has a very high percentage of students (77.88%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the nearby schools, such as Bennett Academy and Alhambra Traditional School, outperform Solano School and the district average, other schools like Synergy Public School, Westwood Elementary, and Imagine Camelback Elementary perform similarly or worse than Solano. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the school's low funding levels may be contributing to the poor academic outcomes at Solano School, but the school's performance history suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right interventions and support.

466

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,794

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1526 W Missouri Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85015-2616

(602) 707-2600

District: Osborn Elementary District

Students who attend Solano School usually attend:

Middle:	Osborn Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

23.4%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (8% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2012

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school8%

District avg22%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Solano 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	8.6	1231 of 1245	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	993 of 1226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	933 of 1039	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	949 of 1109	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	922 of 1106	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	905 of 1079	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	786 of 955	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.5	607 of 1079	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	737 of 1158	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	806 of 1141	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	791 of 1075	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	728 of 1090	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.4	857 of 1062	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.5	595 of 607	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	649 of 895	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	40 of 100	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	52.5	317 of 620	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	47 of 155	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	1125 of 1219	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1050 of 1219	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	804 of 862	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	879 of 1023	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.5	1155 of 1170	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	663 of 716	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	960 of 1198	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	622 of 709	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	786 of 911	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	351 of 423	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	1075 of 1116	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	661 of 820	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.5	1210 of 1216	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	921 of 1220	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	772 of 850	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	908 of 1032	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.4	601 of 1027	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	476 of 654	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	463 of 1201	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	336 of 417	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	1041 of 1161	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2014	54.2	299 of 690	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.5	458 of 787	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	477 of 772	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	334 of 685	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	254 of 692	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.6	443 of 663	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)61st percentile+42 vs school

Asian (2021)49th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)41st percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2021)27th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2021)17th percentile~ school

White (2021)10th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2023)8th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Science9%-25 vs state

Mathematics4%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 7, 2013

Solano is a great school starting with the friendly staff in the front office. There is a careful balance of new, enthusiastic teachers and experienced teachers with decades of experience. All students receive free breakfast, uniforms are enforced, and there are many options available for afterschool care and activities which is really helpful for working parents. Plus, the school is performing very well in a variety of areas including writing and math! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 30, 2011

I'm glad this writing to express my respect and gratitude, the District Osborn.
When my children were born I thought I had the tools to offspring and raise them, but I realized I'm in a different culture and generation.
I feel fortunate to have arrived at this District, because they care about academic and emotional development of my children.
Selects and features the best people, gives us security and confidence.
I appreciate the effort and interest in the development of "The Parent Academy."
The Parent Academy is an excellent resource for all parents, we're full of energy, experience, skills and resources for the development and education of our children.
But mostly I'm sure of myself, now that a good example of overcoming struggle and have children for a successful future.
I hope in the future continue to create new projects.

THANKS
CELIA REYES Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 30, 2011

I want to express myself about the parent academy held Solano School this summer in the Osborn School District. I'm happy to be in these classes because I learned many strategies to educate and teach my children. I ask this district to continue to give more classes.

And I was pleased to meet the parent involvement coordinator and parent liaisons. I feel they are best friends because they helped me. I want to give thanks for the effort, patience, and dedication of the teachers. I wish them the best, that God bless and keep going... do not stop giving us, the parents, more classes. I know that I'll share everything I learned in the Parent Academy to others in the community.
I am also glad to have known that OSBORN SCHOOL DISTRICT has many different programs and classes. I will have them in my mind and I will remember that I learned a lot in the Parent Academy THANKS.

I actually attend another district and am going to place my children at Osborn this school year. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Mary
06/30/2011
My kids like Solano School, well, the reason is they are very happy in school, they are learning, they are reading, they are writing, they are helping, they are playing… … of cause, they are happy!
One of my favorite things is my kids love to reading the books, writing the new story for me, before they go to bed and they ask me for read a story for me, sometimes they are read me a story too. They are retuning their homework on time; they are share to each other about their classroom’s fun stuff or new learning.
When I joy Summer Parent Academy in the Osborn District No. 8, my kids ask me what I learned; I told them I had learned a lot. My kids tell me: “Let’s enjoy the study and let’s do it!”
I want say thank you to Solano School and Osborn District NO. 8 and America, we are proud of American. Close Quote

Schools Near Solano School

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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
Solano School	Public	PK, KG-8	1526 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2600	466	25	18.6		23 (4.9%)	109 (23.4%)	275 (59.0%)	16 (3.4%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)								(n/a)															$7,794	$1,400	$73	$2,873	$6,042	$278	$6,321
Imagine Camelback Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5050 North 19th Ave.	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Imagine Charter Elementary at Camelback Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 344-4620	324	20	16.2		11 (3.4%)	53 (16.4%)	235 (72.5%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Midtown Primary School	Public, Charter	K-5	4735 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Midtown Primary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 265-5133	103	8	12.8		7 (6.8%)	12 (11.7%)	69 (67.0%)	5 (4.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	6 (5.8%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	697	44	15.8		30 (4.3%)	85 (12.2%)	556 (79.8%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	19	717^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.1%		21.4	679^th of 912 public elementary schools	25.5%	38	20.0	35.0	19.0		15.0	21.0	31.0	28.0	23.0	28.0		18.0		15.0	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6503 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2300	594	36	16.5		59 (9.9%)	112 (18.9%)	313 (52.7%)	27 (4.5%)	38 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	15.5	775^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.8	807^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.5%	32			24.0	24.0	30.0	25.0			16.0		20.0	20.0	27.0	24.0	$9,651	$1,229	$220	$2,679	$7,091	$1,110	$8,201
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	4711 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 242-2442	614	33	18.6		25 (4.1%)	75 (12.2%)	457 (74.4%)	27 (4.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	6.7	899^th of 909 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.3	909^th of 912 public elementary schools	0.3%	10		26.0					14.0	10.0							$8,498	$1,950	$93	$3,993	$5,677	$779	$6,455
Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	733	34	21.5		49 (6.7%)	54 (7.4%)	574 (78.3%)	36 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	95.2	31^st of 909 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.2	64^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.0%	33	65.0	80.0	72.0	76.0	81.0	85.0	77.0	80.0	89.0	85.0	59.0	95.0	61.0	62.0	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479
Synergy Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Synergy Public School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 416-1040	575	33	17.4		35 (6.1%)	41 (7.1%)	481 (83.7%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10.3	871^st of 909 public elementary schools	4.2%		19.3	713^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.8%	158	19.0	25.0	20.0		28.0		24.0		17.0				14.0			$00			$00
Bennett Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2930 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Twenty First Century Charter School Inc. Bennett	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 943-1317	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Orangewood School	Public	PK, KG-8	7337 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2900	797	42	18.7		91 (11.4%)	123 (15.4%)	466 (58.5%)	10 (1.3%)	58 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	20.1	703^rd of 909 public elementary schools	22.7%		22.2	662^nd of 912 public elementary schools	27.4%	41	18.0	29.0	25.0	25.0	65.0	37.0	28.0	35.0	42.0	19.0	45.0	32.0	19.0	26.0	$7,032	$681	$141	$1,503	$5,379	$831	$6,210

Frequently Asked Questions about Solano School

What is the racial makeup of Solano School?

Students at Solano School are 59% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Solano School attend?

Students who attend Solano School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Osborn Middle School
High : Central High School

What district is Solano School in?

Osborn Elementary District

How many students attend Solano School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Solano School.

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