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Capitol Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Capitol Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 466. The school is part of the Phoenix Elementary District, which is ranked 388 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Capitol Elementary has a predominantly Hispanic student population (87.12% in 2022-2023).

Capitol Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 12% to 42% across different grade levels and subjects, while the state averages were significantly higher, ranging from 27% to 45%. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, and ranking 970 out of 1,245 elementary schools in 2022-2023, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Capitol Elementary's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, also perform poorly compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2020-2021, the school's African American students ranked 826 out of 895 Arizona elementary schools in English Language Arts.

Capitol Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 82.83% in 2022-2023, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. When compared to other nearby schools in the Phoenix Elementary District, such as Kenilworth Elementary School, Capitol Elementary generally performs worse academically and has lower statewide rankings. Addressing the significant challenges faced by Capitol Elementary, including its low academic performance, high poverty rates, and inconsistent dropout rates, will be crucial for improving educational outcomes and providing a more equitable learning environment for its students.

373

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,024

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 N 16th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2443

(602) 257-3835

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Students who attend Capitol Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

African American:

5.6%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

Arizona avg44%

Not ranked this year

Capitol Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	21.6	970 of 1245	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	772 of 1000	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	956 of 1226	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	824 of 1039	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	682 of 1109	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.0	893 of 1106	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.2	738 of 1079	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.3	673 of 955	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	999 of 1079	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	897 of 1158	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	889 of 1141	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	894 of 1075	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	995 of 1090	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	874 of 1062	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	826 of 895	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	408 of 451	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	1003 of 1219	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1019 of 1219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	642 of 862	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	661 of 1023	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	896 of 1170	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	588 of 716	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	872 of 1198	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	517 of 709	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	456 of 911	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	75 of 102	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	240 of 423	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	809 of 1116	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	510 of 618	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	399 of 820	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	911 of 1216	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	638 of 830	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	873 of 1220	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	638 of 1032	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	977 of 1027	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	530 of 820	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	938 of 1201	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	510 of 800	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	710 of 1161	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	574 of 854	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	550 of 832	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	397 of 605	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	378 of 711	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.8	540 of 695	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	496 of 677	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	634 of 690	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	684 of 787	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	582 of 772	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	581 of 685	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	582 of 692	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	515 of 663	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	46 of 145	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	654 of 806	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	613 of 820	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	326 of 624	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	472 of 760	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	438 of 802	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	202 of 387	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	173 of 543	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.7	171 of 257	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.9	385 of 717	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	149 of 503	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	481 of 810	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	458 of 818	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	248 of 617	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

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

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

White (2022)36th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)35th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)28th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2023)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)18th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)10th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2021)8th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)5th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)68th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)46th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)41st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)38th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2021)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)19th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile-22 vs school

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by a citizen
Friday, March 6, 2020

Capitol teacher and parents work together to help their students. It is very clear that staff and teachers value their students and work hard to help them be successful in life and in school. 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	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
Capitol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 N 16th Ave	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3835	373	27	13.8		18 (4.8%)	21 (5.6%)	325 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)		34.0			25.0								$9,024	$938	$424	$2,300	$7,048	$613	$7,661
Paul Dunbar Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-8	707 W Grant St	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3844	125	14	8.9		2 (1.6%)	56 (44.8%)	60 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)													$13,262	$1,186	$463	$2,834	$10,308	$1,305	$11,614
Kenilworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 N 5th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3889	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	25.8	610^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.9%		26.1	622^nd of 912 public elementary schools	31.8%	12	29.0	45.0	35.0	27.0	41.0	39.0	33.0	22.0	26.0	27.0		20.0	$9,653	$1,156	$336	$2,648	$7,289	$872	$8,161
Vista College Preparatory - Hadley	Public, Charter	K-8	812 S 6th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 374-7159	228	14	16.2		6 (2.6%)	36 (15.8%)	176 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	53.4	356^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.8%		34.8	525^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.4%	169		46.0					39.0	60.0					$9,842	$913	$1,521	$3,347	$5,352	$2,056	$7,408
Mary Mcleod Bethune School	Public	PK, KG-8	1310 S 15th Ave	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3830	324	25	12.9		6 (1.9%)	47 (14.5%)	260 (80.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					32.0	35.0	31.0						$11,698	$1,306	$448	$3,060	$9,489	$456	$9,944
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1121 S 3rd Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3902	282	18	15.6		4 (1.4%)	35 (12.4%)	234 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)						32.0							$11,321	$994	$690	$2,679	$9,097	$540	$9,636
ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	443	31	14.2		25 (5.6%)	56 (12.6%)	332 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)		30.0					18.0							$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
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
Faith North Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	910 E Washington St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3901	103	6	17.9		9 (8.7%)	16 (15.5%)	74 (71.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$40,707	$14,110	$749	$28,970	$22,731	$3,117	$25,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Capitol Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Capitol Elementary School attend?

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

High : Central High School

What district is Capitol Elementary School in?

Phoenix Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Capitol Elementary School?

Students at Capitol Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Capitol Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Capitol Elementary School.

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