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Traditional Academy at Bellair

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Traditional Academy at Bellair ranks 185 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Traditional Academy at Bellair is an elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 215 students. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 84 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Traditional Academy at Bellair consistently outperforms the Deer Valley Unified District and the state of Arizona in proficiency rates across various grade levels and subjects, including English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66% of 6th-grade students at Traditional Academy at Bellair were proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 58% for the Deer Valley Unified District and 41% for the state of Arizona. The school also has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with special education needs.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Traditional Academy at Bellair has been able to maintain strong academic performance, suggesting that the school is able to effectively support and address the needs of these students. When compared to nearby schools in the Deer Valley Unified District, as well as schools in the Washington Elementary School District and Peoria Unified School District, Traditional Academy at Bellair stands out as a model of academic excellence and equity in student outcomes.

241

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,003

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4701 W Grovers Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308-3460

(602) 467-5700

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (61% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2022) to 80th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg54%

Arizona avg38%

185^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Deer Valley Unified District

84^th of 289Deer Valley Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	185 of 909	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	282 of 912	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	290 of 1245	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	88 of 1000	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	202 of 1226	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	443 of 1039	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	397 of 1109	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	419 of 1106	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	429 of 1079	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.5	411 of 955	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.9	473 of 1079	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	539 of 1158	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	548 of 1141	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.7	538 of 1075	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	403 of 1090	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	424 of 1062	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.4	192 of 607	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	122 of 895	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.6	326 of 1219	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.1	7 of 824	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	210 of 1219	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	429 of 862	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	425 of 1023	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.1	212 of 1170	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	86 of 716	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	143 of 1198	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	321 of 911	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	97.0	16 of 556	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	72 of 1116	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	50 of 618	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	60.9	268 of 820	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	79 of 626	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	173 of 1216	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	17 of 830	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	187 of 1220	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	434 of 850	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	374 of 1032	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.7	320 of 1027	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.5	63 of 820	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	38 of 145	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	514 of 1201	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	47 of 465	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	88 of 486	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	322 of 1024	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	93.5	7 of 800	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	210 of 1161	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	29.5	451 of 595	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	430 of 720	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)97th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2023)92nd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)69th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Science37%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Very Excellent school, staff, teacher and children.. My son loves his school and all the staff.. I think we are very involved in every school fundraiser, activity my child has grown so much!!! 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
Traditional Academy at Bellair	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-5700	241	18	13.6		128 (53.1%)	15 (6.2%)	74 (30.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	77.4	185^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.6%		65.2	282^nd of 912 public elementary schools	69.1%	97	50.0	53.0		66.0			56.0	85.0	77.0	65.0			37.0		$13,003	$538	$49	$1,126	$12,017	$399	$12,416
Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3910 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5300	454	33	13.6		246 (54.2%)	7 (1.5%)	162 (35.7%)	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	27.4	590^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.1%		19.2	717^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.4%	127	28.0	34.0	24.0	46.0			34.0		16.0	21.0			39.0		$8,055	$1,409	$48	$2,867	$6,379	$218	$6,597
Mountain Shadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19602 N 45th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4300	426	32	13.5		220 (51.6%)	18 (4.2%)	135 (31.7%)	14 (3.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	48.2	400^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.0%		61.1	321^st of 912 public elementary schools	64.8%	79	50.0	44.0	27.0	63.0			55.0	41.0	24.0	39.0			35.0		$8,971	$912	$30	$1,855	$7,760	$269	$8,029
Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5050	297	22	13.8		142 (47.8%)	7 (2.4%)	135 (45.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	52.2	373^rd of 909 public elementary schools	59.0%		54.1	374^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.0%	1	40.0	49.0	46.0	45.0	65.0	65.0	51.0			34.0	46.0	48.0		55.0	$14,311	$331	$444	$1,107	$11,871	$1,664	$13,535
Challenge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5801 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Challenge School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5411	364	24	15.1		193 (53.0%)	25 (6.9%)	95 (26.1%)	28 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	78.6	170^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.3%		75.2	204^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.6%	34	50.0	73.0	79.0	83.0			35.0	64.0	60.0	53.0			53.0			$00			$00
Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6150 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5500	452	29	15.3		243 (53.8%)	10 (2.2%)	150 (33.2%)	12 (2.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	53.3	357^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.7%		55.4	362^nd of 912 public elementary schools	60.3%	5	41.0	54.0	48.0	44.0			45.0	41.0	31.0	49.0			46.0		$8,233	$875	$38	$1,788	$7,090	$230	$7,320
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17624 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5900	426	29	14.8		164 (38.5%)	22 (5.2%)	191 (44.8%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)		33.0		53.0											$9,209	$1,202	$120	$2,523	$7,723	$164	$7,887
Park Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20012 N 35th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4100	495	37	13.3		189 (38.2%)	26 (5.3%)	195 (39.4%)	31 (6.3%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	33.9	526^th of 909 public elementary schools	42.1%		39.1	487^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.6%	39	32.0	33.0	43.0	35.0			38.0	37.0	27.0				38.0		$7,968	$800	$27	$1,628	$6,886	$254	$7,140
Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14850 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5600	434	28	15.6		160 (36.9%)	35 (8.1%)	196 (45.2%)	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	36.5	498^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.2%		34.4	533^rd of 912 public elementary schools	41.6%	35	27.0	32.0	33.0	33.0			37.0	49.0	52.0	27.0			36.0		$10,796	$1,027	$256	$2,310	$8,238	$1,275	$9,513
Sunburst School	Public	PK, KG-6	14218 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6400	556	30	18.8		229 (41.2%)	62 (11.2%)	208 (37.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	25.4	615^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.3%		24.1	639^th of 912 public elementary schools	29.9%	24	20.0	40.0	31.0	34.0			29.0	31.0	21.0	34.0			30.0		$8,197	$867	$166	$1,900	$6,100	$1,064	$7,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Traditional Academy at Bellair

Is Traditional Academy at Bellair a good school?

Traditional Academy at Bellair ranks 185^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Traditional Academy at Bellair?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Traditional Academy at Bellair.

What district is Traditional Academy at Bellair in?

Deer Valley Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Traditional Academy at Bellair?

Students at Traditional Academy at Bellair are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

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