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Orangewood School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Orangewood School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona. With 772 students, it is one of the larger schools in the district, but has consistently received low ratings from SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years.

Orangewood School faces significant challenges in terms of student achievement, with consistently lower test scores compared to district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19% of 5th graders were proficient in science, compared to 25% for the district and 34% statewide. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.1% to 6.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the typical elementary school. Additionally, Orangewood School serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 81.88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and its spending per student has fluctuated over the years, generally lower than nearby Maryland Elementary School and Washington Elementary School.

While Orangewood School's performance varies across different student subgroups, the school's challenges are particularly concerning for English Language Learners and Special Education students, who consistently rank in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools on standardized tests. These factors, combined with the school's diverse student population and relatively low spending per student, may contribute to its overall underperformance compared to the state and district averages. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach that considers the unique needs of Orangewood School's students and the broader socioeconomic factors that may be impacting its performance.

797

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,032

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7337 N 19th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021-7915

(602) 347-2900

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend Orangewood School usually attend:

High:

Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

African American:

15.4%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

703^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

255^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Washington Elementary School District

212^th of 289Washington Elementary School 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	20.1	703 of 909	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	662 of 912	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	777 of 1245	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	722 of 1000	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1003 of 1226	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	984 of 1039	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	891 of 1109	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	762 of 1106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	710 of 1079	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	637 of 955	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.6	764 of 1079	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	771 of 1158	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	760 of 1141	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.3	840 of 1075	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	782 of 1090	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	705 of 1062	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	482 of 607	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	277 of 289	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	643 of 895	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	91 of 100	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	8.6	604 of 620	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	214 of 451	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	389 of 975	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	39 of 155	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	484 of 589	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	492 of 602	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	810 of 1219	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	644 of 824	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	888 of 1219	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	828 of 862	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	770 of 1023	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	108 of 306	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	336 of 496	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	355 of 486	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	775 of 1170	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	575 of 716	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	929 of 1198	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	675 of 709	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	769 of 911	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.8	42 of 102	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	179 of 423	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	423 of 549	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	406 of 556	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	560 of 1116	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	493 of 618	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	615 of 820	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	547 of 626	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	535 of 628	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	743 of 1216	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.6	782 of 830	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1053 of 1220	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	829 of 850	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	926 of 1032	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.0	143 of 617	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	40.9	595 of 1027	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	123 of 219	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	294 of 654	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	18 of 62	71.0%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.5	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	668 of 820	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1024 of 1201	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.3	587 of 1024	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1073 of 1161	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	533 of 720	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	255 of 552	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	340 of 550	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	417 of 854	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.4	451 of 605	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	610 of 832	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	538 of 605	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	477 of 711	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	373 of 695	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.3	448 of 677	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	323 of 521	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	402 of 690	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	527 of 787	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	479 of 772	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	501 of 685	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.8	403 of 692	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	425 of 663	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	170 of 400	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	368 of 573	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	61 of 145	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	187 of 395	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	228 of 386	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	320 of 806	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	487 of 820	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.3	426 of 466	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	408 of 624	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	132 of 345	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	156 of 329	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	348 of 760	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	270 of 392	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	675 of 802	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	348 of 387	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	383 of 543	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	118 of 344	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	159 of 320	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	290 of 717	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	260 of 503	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	203 of 379	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	227 of 370	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	482 of 810	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	708 of 818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	391 of 435	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	424 of 617	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	529 of 650	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.9	73 of 159	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.2	38 of 49	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	104 of 390	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.0	159 of 363	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.6	282 of 675	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	412 of 780	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

Foster Care (2022)88th percentile+60 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2023)59th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2023)44th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)21st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)9th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2021)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)58th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)58th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2023)58th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2023)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-7 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 2, 2009

This school is fantastic, from the teachers, dedicated community, administration and so on!my son is in 5th grade ,we moved away for 4th but he had been there from K-3, we moved back soley to be by Orangewood, i feel suppported as a parent, invited as a community member, and my son is happy, he participates in band,and the gifted program. I wish all schools were as great! 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
Orangewood School	Public	PK, KG-8	7337 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2900	797	42	18.7		91 (11.4%)	123 (15.4%)	466 (58.5%)	10 (1.3%)	58 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	20.1	703^rd of 909 public elementary schools	22.7%		22.2	662^nd of 912 public elementary schools	27.4%	41	18.0	29.0	25.0	25.0	65.0	37.0	28.0	35.0	42.0	19.0	45.0	32.0	19.0	26.0	$7,032	$681	$141	$1,503	$5,379	$831	$6,210
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6503 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2300	594	36	16.5		59 (9.9%)	112 (18.9%)	313 (52.7%)	27 (4.5%)	38 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	15.5	775^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.8	807^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.5%	32			24.0	24.0	30.0	25.0			16.0		20.0	20.0	27.0	24.0	$9,651	$1,229	$220	$2,679	$7,091	$1,110	$8,201
Washington Elementary School District Online Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	8520 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(602) 347-3900	81				21 (25.9%)	4 (4.9%)	40 (49.4%)	3 (3.7%)	9 (11.1%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)								(n/a)
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8033 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3400	720	43	16.9		68 (9.4%)	105 (14.6%)	482 (66.9%)	23 (3.2%)	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	5.4	908^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.1%		6.1	907^th of 912 public elementary schools	0.5%	1		14.0	12.0				16.0		12.0				15.0		$9,468	$1,019	$197	$2,235	$7,115	$1,138	$8,252
Richard E Miller School	Public	K-5	2021 W Alice Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3000	414	25	16.8		34 (8.2%)	71 (17.1%)	234 (56.5%)	5 (1.2%)	44 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	11.6	848^th of 909 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.5	874^th of 912 public elementary schools	4.2%	26	18.0	19.0	20.0				29.0	22.0							$10,006	$1,730	$462	$3,922	$6,913	$901	$7,814
Bennett Academy - Venture Site	Public, Charter	K-7	1535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Twenty First Century Charter School Inc. Bennett	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 242-4220	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
BASIS Phoenix North	Public, Charter	K-8	Cross Streets 303 and 17	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 289-2088	152	13	11.6		38 (25.0%)	6 (3.9%)	14 (9.2%)	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)	69.0	63.0	92.0				59.0		79.0				82.0
Solano School	Public	PK, KG-8	1526 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2600	466	25	18.6		23 (4.9%)	109 (23.4%)	275 (59.0%)	16 (3.4%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)								(n/a)															$7,794	$1,400	$73	$2,873	$6,042	$278	$6,321
Synergy Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Synergy Public School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 416-1040	575	33	17.4		35 (6.1%)	41 (7.1%)	481 (83.7%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10.3	871^st of 909 public elementary schools	4.2%		19.3	713^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.8%	158	19.0	25.0	20.0		28.0		24.0		17.0				14.0			$00			$00
Ocotillo School	Public	K-6	3225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2400	604	35	17.5		47 (7.8%)	57 (9.4%)	416 (68.9%)	50 (8.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	14.4	796^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.4%		11	855^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.3%	59	14.0	26.0		24.0			32.0	28.0	16.0	24.0			16.0		$7,993	$1,148	$204	$2,499	$5,547	$1,094	$6,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Orangewood School

What district is Orangewood School in?

Washington Elementary School District

What is the racial makeup of Orangewood School?

Students at Orangewood School are 58% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 7% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Orangewood School a good school?

Orangewood School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Orangewood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended Orangewood School.

What schools do graduates of Orangewood School attend?

Students who attend Orangewood School usually go on to attend:

High : Washington High School

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