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Percy L Julian School

Q: Is Percy L Julian School a good school?

Percy L Julian School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Percy L Julian School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Percy L Julian School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Percy L Julian School?

Students at Percy L Julian School are 73% Hispanic, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Percy L Julian School attend?

Students who attend Percy L Julian School usually go on to attend: High : South Mountain High School

Public Grades K-8

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Percy L Julian School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 249 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Roosevelt Elementary District, which is ranked 235 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $9,678 to $15,969 over the past few years, Percy L Julian School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46% statewide and 24% in the Roosevelt Elementary District. Similarly, only 25% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42% statewide and 25% in the district. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 6.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The challenges faced by Percy L Julian School are not unique to the school itself, as nearby schools within the same district, such as John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Cesar E. Chavez Community School, also struggle with low academic performance and high poverty rates. This suggests that the underlying factors influencing the academic outcomes of these schools may be deeply rooted in the broader socioeconomic and educational landscape of the Roosevelt Elementary District.

256

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,712

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2149 E Carver Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2533

(602) 232-4950

District: Roosevelt Elementary District

Students who attend Percy L Julian School usually attend:

High:

South Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Percy L Julian School:

Elementary:

Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

African American:

21.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg19%

Arizona avg41%

690^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Roosevelt Elementary District

235^th of 289Roosevelt 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	21.0	690 of 909	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1133 of 1245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1084 of 1226	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1036 of 1039	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1027 of 1109	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	947 of 1106	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1043 of 1079	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	952 of 955	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	1064 of 1079	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	1117 of 1158	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	1124 of 1141	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	1037 of 1075	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	1054 of 1090	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	1006 of 1062	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.8	607 of 607	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	535 of 895	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	84 of 100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	347 of 451	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	116 of 155	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	1016 of 1219	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1190 of 1219	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	888 of 1023	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	960 of 1170	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	594 of 716	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1094 of 1198	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	707 of 709	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	804 of 911	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	422 of 423	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	992 of 1116	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	731 of 820	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	1117 of 1216	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	857 of 1220	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	962 of 1032	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	590 of 1027	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	1041 of 1201	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.8	847 of 854	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	798 of 832	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	699 of 711	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	690 of 695	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	618 of 677	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	674 of 690	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	746 of 787	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	719 of 772	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	615 of 685	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	552 of 692	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.3	474 of 663	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	464 of 573	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	791 of 820	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	619 of 624	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.5	758 of 760	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	757 of 802	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	537 of 543	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	168 of 257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.9	710 of 717	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	500 of 503	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	782 of 810	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	752 of 818	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	602 of 617	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	623 of 650	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	38.2	493 of 780	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2021)43rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)18th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)17th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)11th percentile~ school

Male (2023)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)<1st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+47 vs school

White (2021)37th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2021)35th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2021)19th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

English Language Arts28%-16 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 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
Percy L Julian School	Public	K-8	2149 E Carver Dr	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4950	256	15	17.0		3 (1.2%)	55 (21.5%)	186 (72.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	21	690^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.1%					(n/a)		31.0		25.0			25.0	33.0						$13,712	$1,250	$1,398	$3,897	$9,774	$1,290	$11,064
Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	4615 S 22nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4910	238	13	18.3		6 (2.5%)	69 (29.0%)	152 (63.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)														$20,408	$4,086	$1,463	$9,634	$12,923	$1,936	$14,859
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1903 E Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 305-8865	412	24	17.1		18 (4.4%)	48 (11.7%)	332 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)			25.0	26.0	24.0			30.0							$00			$00
Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	2033 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 276-1943	322	19	16.9		4 (1.2%)	138 (42.9%)	155 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)														$11,936	$1,588	$3,470	$6,647	$4,282	$2,596	$6,878
George Gervin Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2801 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	George Gervin Youth Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 219-2121	157	15	10.4		1 (0.6%)	57 (36.3%)	90 (57.3%)	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$12,132	$678	$2,807	$4,162	$6,014	$2,633	$8,648
T G Barr School	Public	PK, KG-8	2041 E Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4950	402	27	14.8		16 (4.0%)	41 (10.2%)	318 (79.1%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	33.3	537^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.9%					(n/a)	29.0					48.0			21.0		40.0			$16,225	$2,658	$1,476	$6,791	$10,623	$1,469	$12,092
Irene Lopez School	Public	PK, KG-8	4610 S 12th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4920	483	25	19.3		12 (2.5%)	38 (7.9%)	394 (81.6%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	16.4	759^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.5%					(n/a)	22.0		30.0		22.0	28.0			21.0			16.0		$11,702	$1,097	$1,363	$3,557	$8,068	$1,174	$9,242
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6825 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4220	352	20	17.6		4 (1.1%)	27 (7.7%)	310 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	15.0													$14,804	$1,933	$1,374	$5,240	$10,019	$1,478	$11,497
C O Greenfield School	Public	K-8	7009 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4240	453	22	20.5		6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	401 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6.4	904^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.3	903^rd of 912 public elementary schools	1.0%	1		18.0	15.0	18.0	29.0		13.0	14.0	12.0	14.0			17.0	$12,184	$825	$1,316	$2,966	$8,821	$1,222	$10,043
Cesar E Chavez Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	4001 S 3rd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4940	408	23	17.7		10 (2.5%)	17 (4.2%)	375 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)		28.0	25.0											$13,199	$1,697	$1,418	$4,812	$8,807	$1,277	$10,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Percy L Julian School

How many students attend Percy L Julian School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Percy L Julian School.

What district is Percy L Julian School in?

Roosevelt Elementary District

Is Percy L Julian School a good school?

Percy L Julian School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Percy L Julian School?

Students at Percy L Julian School are 73% Hispanic, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Percy L Julian School attend?

Students who attend Percy L Julian School usually go on to attend:

High : South Mountain High School

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