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Maie Bartlett Heard School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Maie Bartlett Heard School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with 446 students. Despite being part of the Phoenix Elementary District, which is ranked 135 out of 289 districts in the state, Maie Bartlett Heard School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with 1-star or 0-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance on state assessments is particularly low for several student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, all of which rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective categories statewide. Maie Bartlett Heard School's proficiency rates on the AASA and AzSCI assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas, and the school has seen elevated dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 2% to 6.1%, which are higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 86.73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

When comparing Maie Bartlett Heard School to other nearby schools, such as Magnet Traditional School, which is just 0.18 miles away, the performance gap is quite stark, with the nearby school consistently outperforming Maie Bartlett Heard School by a wide margin on state assessments and having a much higher 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite being in the same district for many years, Maie Bartlett Heard School has not shown significant improvement in its performance or rankings, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific needs of this school and its student population.

430

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,013

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85015-5904

(602) 257-3880

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Students who attend Maie Bartlett Heard School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

African American:

11.4%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 28th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 28th-percentile peak (2016) to 11th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

Arizona avg40%

806^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Phoenix Elementary District

135^th of 289Phoenix 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	14.0	806 of 909	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1142 of 1245	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1041 of 1226	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	776 of 1039	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	918 of 1109	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	826 of 1106	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	777 of 1079	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	894 of 955	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	892 of 1079	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1087 of 1158	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1060 of 1141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	1047 of 1075	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	1074 of 1090	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	1043 of 1062	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	524 of 607	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	756 of 895	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	82 of 100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	247 of 270	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	390 of 620	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1056 of 1219	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	987 of 1219	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	741 of 862	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	868 of 1023	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	196 of 306	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	1061 of 1170	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	981 of 1198	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	506 of 709	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	672 of 911	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	264 of 423	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	1003 of 1116	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	614 of 820	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	1143 of 1216	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1079 of 1220	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	854 of 1032	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.0	895 of 1027	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	527 of 654	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.2	1024 of 1201	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	381 of 417	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	1067 of 1161	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	745 of 854	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	730 of 832	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	423 of 605	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	543 of 711	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	548 of 695	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	485 of 677	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	565 of 690	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	666 of 787	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	638 of 772	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	583 of 685	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	650 of 692	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	626 of 663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	259 of 400	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	488 of 573	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.2	285 of 404	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.5	130 of 606	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	709 of 806	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	527 of 820	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	467 of 624	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.6	67 of 166	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	638 of 760	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	606 of 802	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	235 of 387	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	368 of 543	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	23.5	573 of 717	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	304 of 503	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	677 of 810	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	792 of 818	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	300 of 435	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	446 of 617	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	103 of 211	51.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	337 of 650	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	279 of 390	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	761 of 780	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2021)38th percentile+22 vs school

Foster Care (2021)36th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2021)19th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)15th percentile~ school

African American (2023)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)9th percentile

White (2021)8th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2023)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)79th percentile+66 vs school

Foster Care (2021)60th percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)51st percentile

African American (2023)35th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2021)29th percentile+17 vs school

Native American (2021)28th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)12th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)10th percentile~ school

White (2021)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-18 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	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
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
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
Encanto School	Public	PK, KG-8	1426 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2300	603	31	19.4		85 (14.1%)	56 (9.3%)	405 (67.2%)	15 (2.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)								(n/a)	25.0						28.0							$8,269	$1,585	$43	$3,213	$6,275	$367	$6,641
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
Osborn Community iSchool	Public, Virtual	K-8	1226 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 707-2047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Clarendon School	Public	PK, KG-8	1225 W Clarendon Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2200	420	24	17.3		51 (12.1%)	41 (9.8%)	288 (68.6%)	7 (1.7%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	17.9	732^nd of 909 public elementary schools	19.5%		19.5	709^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.3%	23		32.0	23.0	27.0				27.0	22.0	26.0			22.0	$7,967	$1,746	$60	$3,552	$5,685	$476	$6,161
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maie Bartlett Heard School

What is the racial makeup of Maie Bartlett Heard School?

Students at Maie Bartlett Heard School are 78% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Maie Bartlett Heard School a good school?

Maie Bartlett Heard School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Maie Bartlett Heard School attend?

Students who attend Maie Bartlett Heard School usually go on to attend:

High : Central High School

How many students attend Maie Bartlett Heard School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Maie Bartlett Heard School.

What district is Maie Bartlett Heard School in?

Phoenix Elementary District

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