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Magnet Traditional School

Q: Is Magnet Traditional School a good school?

Magnet Traditional School ranks 273 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Magnet Traditional School is a small, high-performing elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Phoenix Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. With just 372 students, the school has a long history of strong academic achievement, consistently ranking in the top 30-40% of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade.

Magnet Traditional School significantly outperforms the district and state on standardized tests, with 63% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 34% for the district and 46% statewide. In math, 75% of 6th graders were proficient, versus just 17% for the district and 29% statewide. The school also excels at supporting traditionally underserved student populations, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for Hispanic students and top 15% for low-income students in ELA and math proficiency.

While the surrounding schools, such as Isaac Online Prep Academy and Clarendon School, serve similar demographics, they lag far behind Magnet Traditional School in academic performance and other key metrics. This highlights the significant disparities in educational opportunities within the same geographic area. With its consistent high performance, equitable outcomes, and efficient use of resources, Magnet Traditional School serves as a model that other schools in the Phoenix Elementary District and beyond could learn from.

356

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,133

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2602 N 23rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85009-1920

(602) 257-6281

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

African American:

8.4%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (49% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Arizona median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg23%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

273^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

173^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	67.3	273 of 909	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	232 of 912	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	336 of 1245	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	267 of 1000	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	563 of 1226	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	338 of 1039	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	323 of 1109	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	48.0	513 of 1106	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	475 of 1079	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.8	350 of 955	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.3	371 of 1079	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.0	297 of 1158	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	372 of 1141	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	359 of 1075	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	326 of 1090	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.2	304 of 1062	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	270 of 607	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	109 of 289	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	168 of 895	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.1	151 of 451	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	69.7	153 of 602	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	330 of 1219	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	307 of 824	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	530 of 1219	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	235 of 862	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	331 of 1023	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.1	98 of 306	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	111 of 496	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	88 of 486	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	191 of 1170	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	215 of 716	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	476 of 1198	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	146 of 709	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	134 of 911	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	67 of 549	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	46 of 556	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	125 of 1116	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	145 of 618	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	88 of 820	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	61 of 626	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.1	174 of 628	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	362 of 1216	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	253 of 830	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	621 of 1220	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	395 of 850	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	307 of 1032	70.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.1	481 of 1027	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	60.3	130 of 654	80.1%	★★★★☆

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
2022	50.2	390 of 800	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	529 of 1161	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	173 of 552	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	230 of 550	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	323 of 854	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.0	54 of 605	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	68.2	208 of 832	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	91 of 605	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	161 of 711	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	52.1	273 of 695	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	251 of 677	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.4	222 of 521	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.7	200 of 690	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	127 of 787	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	116 of 772	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	184 of 685	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	176 of 692	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	91 of 663	86.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	292 of 400	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.5	57 of 129	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	60 of 573	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	104 of 395	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	142 of 386	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	263 of 806	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.2	38 of 494	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	147 of 820	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	111 of 466	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	173 of 624	72.3%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.0	62 of 166	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	43 of 345	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	69 of 329	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	204 of 760	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	35 of 392	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.9	122 of 802	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	27 of 387	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	49 of 543	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	48 of 344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	78 of 320	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	202 of 717	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	17 of 369	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	43 of 503	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	81 of 379	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	409 of 810	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	93 of 476	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	279 of 818	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	58 of 435	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	122 of 617	80.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	57.0	214 of 650	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	5 of 159	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	64.1	47 of 390	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	612 of 789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	326 of 780	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)90th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2021)80th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)75th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)68th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)67th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)56th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)53rd percentile~ school

White (2022)51st percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-50 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2023)97th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)67th percentile-8 vs school

Foster Care (2021)63rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2021)58th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)27th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%+15 vs state

Science39%+5 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnet Traditional School

How many students attend Magnet Traditional School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Magnet Traditional School.

Is Magnet Traditional School a good school?

Magnet Traditional School ranks 273^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Magnet Traditional School?

Students at Magnet Traditional School are 86% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Magnet Traditional School in?

Phoenix Elementary District

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