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Maxine O Bush Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Maxine O Bush Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in the Roosevelt Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 262 that is predominantly Hispanic (73.66%) and African American (18.32%).

Despite having relatively high per-student spending of $16,009, Maxine O Bush Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's performance is particularly concerning for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 0.9%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Valley View School and V.H. Lassen Elementary, which also struggle academically, generally perform better than Maxine O Bush. This suggests that the school faces significant challenges in improving student achievement and overall performance, and may benefit from targeted instructional support, increased resources for underperforming subgroups, and a strategic plan for school turnaround and long-term sustainability.

299

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,523

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

602 E Siesta Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85042-7600

(602) 232-4260

District: Roosevelt Elementary District

Students who attend Maxine O Bush Elementary School usually attend:

High:

South Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

African American:

14.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2011 → 18th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (17% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school17%

District avg16%

Arizona avg37%

Not ranked this year

Maxine O Bush Elementary 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	18.7	1027 of 1245	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1197 of 1226	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1095 of 1109	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1062 of 1106	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	954 of 1079	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	833 of 955	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	984 of 1079	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1088 of 1158	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1088 of 1141	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	962 of 1075	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	873 of 1090	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	963 of 1062	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	346 of 607	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	4.9	288 of 289	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	786 of 895	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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	24.4	913 of 1219	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1156 of 1219	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1017 of 1023	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	1014 of 1170	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	608 of 716	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1161 of 1198	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	905 of 911	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	265 of 423	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	883 of 1116	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	808 of 820	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	965 of 1216	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1199 of 1220	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1008 of 1032	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.9	832 of 1027	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	628 of 654	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	731 of 854	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	760 of 832	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	681 of 711	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	639 of 695	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	560 of 677	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	431 of 521	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	583 of 690	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	720 of 787	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	729 of 772	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	623 of 685	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	590 of 692	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	586 of 663	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	232 of 400	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	572 of 573	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	21.9	644 of 806	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	717 of 820	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	599 of 624	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	670 of 760	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	720 of 802	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	539 of 543	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.4	112 of 257	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	575 of 717	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	489 of 503	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	711 of 810	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	765 of 818	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	588 of 617	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	364 of 650	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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	15.8	717 of 780	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+42 vs school

African American (2023)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2021)37th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2023)25th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)21st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)19th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2021)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2021)56th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)44th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2023)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Female (2023)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-22 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, October 26, 2012

I recently had a substitute position at this school. I have a been a teacher for quite some time and have never been treated with such disrespect from a class. By the end of the day I had kicked out 8 students. I saw teachers from other classrooms constantly using classroom management and this takes away from teaching time. The administrators weren't anywhere to be found and the Behavior Specialist basically has his hands tied and is not allowed to administer real discipline. One example, if a student is disrespectful, they are back in class the very next day like nothing ever happened. The students aren't held responsible for their actions. The students are the ones that run this 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	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
Maxine O Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	602 E Siesta Dr	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4260	299	16	18.6		4 (1.3%)	44 (14.7%)	234 (78.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$15,523	$2,120	$1,409	$5,648	$10,504	$1,490	$11,994
Champion Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S Jesse Owens Pkwy	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	491	23	21.3		5 (1.0%)	104 (21.2%)	367 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	15.2	784^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.8%		19.6	704^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.8%	80		21.0		29.0	24.0	34.0	27.0				22.0	25.0		26.0		$00			$00
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-8	8220 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4980	577	28	20.6		9 (1.6%)	42 (7.3%)	502 (87.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	15.5	774^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.6	759^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.8%	15	18.0	31.0		23.0	42.0	34.0	24.0	31.0				17.0		29.0	$12,979	$1,510	$1,390	$4,409	$8,829	$1,250	$10,079
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 W Dobbins Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4270	475	23	20.6		21 (4.4%)	30 (6.3%)	401 (84.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	18.8	719^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.9%					(n/a)	27.0	32.0		24.0	20.0										$13,311	$1,613	$1,359	$4,584	$9,003	$1,336	$10,339
Amy L. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7139 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 232-4230	22				1 (4.5%)	5 (22.7%)	16 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
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
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
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
iAmRSDOnline Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	6000 S 7th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 304-3180	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$10,407	$456	$181	$1,092	$7,681	$2,088	$9,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Maxine O Bush Elementary School

What district is Maxine O Bush Elementary School in?

Roosevelt Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Maxine O Bush Elementary School?

Students at Maxine O Bush Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Maxine O Bush Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maxine O Bush Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : South Mountain High School

How many students attend Maxine O Bush Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Maxine O Bush Elementary School.

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