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John R Davis School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

John R Davis School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Roosevelt Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 346 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 81.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, John R Davis School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Arizona, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has also seen a concerning increase in its dropout rate, rising from 0% in 2017-2018 to 5.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools in the Roosevelt Elementary District also struggle with low academic performance and high poverty rates, some schools, such as Valley View School, demonstrate slightly better academic outcomes and higher student-teacher ratios. Additionally, there are several public charter schools in the area, such as the Academy of Math and Science South Mountain and Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy, that outperform John R Davis School and the surrounding district schools on state assessments, providing alternative educational options for families in the community.

324

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,884

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6209 S 15th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85041-5500

(602) 232-4930

District: Roosevelt Elementary District

Students who attend John R Davis School usually attend:

High:

Cesar Chavez High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.3%

African American:

25.6%

American Indian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2012 → 6th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Arizona avg41%

Not ranked this year

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

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
2023	12.6	1173 of 1245	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	990 of 1000	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1085 of 1226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	867 of 1039	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	991 of 1109	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	1073 of 1106	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	1059 of 1079	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	1065 of 1079	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	1126 of 1158	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1106 of 1141	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	1014 of 1075	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	1036 of 1090	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	945 of 1062	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	603 of 607	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	851 of 895	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.6	382 of 975	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	1066 of 1219	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1110 of 1219	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	833 of 1023	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	937 of 1170	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	968 of 1198	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	510 of 709	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	739 of 911	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	1032 of 1116	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	615 of 618	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	682 of 820	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	1119 of 1216	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	992 of 1220	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	945 of 1032	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	1008 of 1027	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	872 of 1161	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	550 of 854	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	525 of 832	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.0	611 of 711	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	603 of 695	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	631 of 677	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	649 of 690	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	730 of 787	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	714 of 772	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	553 of 685	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	542 of 692	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	471 of 663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	373 of 573	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	30.3	524 of 806	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	467 of 820	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	486 of 624	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.0	312 of 760	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	450 of 802	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	447 of 543	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	392 of 717	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	416 of 503	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	524 of 810	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	583 of 818	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	513 of 617	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	637 of 650	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	76.7	117 of 780	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)61st percentile+49 vs school

White (2021)25th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile~ school

Male (2023)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)2nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

White (2021)85th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)45th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)35th percentile~ school

Female (2023)35th percentile~ school

African American (2021)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)2nd percentile-35 vs 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 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
John R Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	6209 S 15th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4930	324	19	17.0		5 (1.5%)	83 (25.6%)	218 (67.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					37.0	34.0								$15,884	$2,071	$1,425	$5,566	$11,147	$1,241	$12,388
Ignacio Conchos School	Public	PK, KG-8	1718 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4250	393	21	18.7		9 (2.3%)	34 (8.7%)	337 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)			25.0											$16,753	$2,136	$1,520	$5,792	$11,390	$1,707	$13,097
V H Lassen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	909 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4210	266	15	17.7		11 (4.1%)	19 (7.1%)	224 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)						41.0								$14,395	$1,125	$1,416	$3,667	$10,558	$1,295	$11,853
C J Jorgensen School	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4990	242	13	18.6		4 (1.7%)	10 (4.1%)	224 (92.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$12,948	$1,187	$1,367	$3,741	$9,152	$1,242	$10,394
Sunland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5401 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4960	573	30	19.1		8 (1.4%)	43 (7.5%)	511 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9.8	880^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.2%					(n/a)	16.0	27.0			16.0	32.0	22.0	18.0			32.0	17.0		$12,097	$1,216	$1,374	$3,806	$8,381	$1,126	$9,506
Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 W Alta Vista Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3160	485	30	16.1		12 (2.5%)	85 (17.5%)	369 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	17.1	746^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.9%					(n/a)	24.0	34.0		27.0	21.0	22.0	21.0							$12,492	$1,122	$1,187	$3,431	$9,080	$1,102	$10,183
Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	960	46	20.8		47 (4.9%)	171 (17.8%)	712 (74.2%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	707^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.2%		15.1	782^nd of 912 public elementary schools	14.3%	75	22.0	25.0	26.0	18.0	25.0	26.0	24.0	21.0	38.0			36.0	18.0	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	40 East Hildago Avenue	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 492-1722	65	11	5.9		2 (3.1%)	6 (9.2%)	54 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
Advance U	Public, Charter	K-4	449 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Advance U	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8531	72	8	9.0		3 (4.2%)	11 (15.3%)	54 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$16,909	$1,669	$4,315	$7,654	$8,609	$2,315	$10,924
Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	331	29	11.5		1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (94.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36	501^st of 909 public elementary schools	44.9%		27.4	604^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.8%	103		30.0	31.0	31.0			32.0	60.0		46.0		22.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about John R Davis School

What district is John R Davis School in?

Roosevelt Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of John R Davis School?

Students at John R Davis School are 67% Hispanic, 26% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of John R Davis School attend?

Students who attend John R Davis School usually go on to attend:

High : Cesar Chavez High School

How many students attend John R Davis School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended John R Davis School.

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