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Richard E Miller School

Public Grades K-5

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Richard E Miller School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 391 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Washington Elementary School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard E Miller School consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance on these tests varies greatly among different student subgroups, with African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide. Over 86% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the school's high level of funding, which has ranged from $7,166 to $10,006 per student in recent years, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.

The nearby Bennett Academy - Venture Site, a charter school, has a higher statewide ranking and star rating than Richard E Miller School, suggesting that alternative educational models may be worth exploring to better serve the needs of the local community. Additionally, the Washington Elementary School, which is also part of the Washington Elementary School District, performs similarly to Richard E Miller School, with low test scores and a 0-star rating, indicating that the district-wide challenges may be a significant factor in the school's performance.

414

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,006

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2021 W Alice Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021-4211

(602) 347-3000

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend Richard E Miller School usually attend:

Middle:

Royal Palm Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

African American:

17.1%

American Indian:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Arizona avg40%

848^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	848 of 909	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	874 of 912	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1150 of 1245	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1091 of 1226	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	899 of 1039	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	927 of 1109	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	787 of 1106	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	711 of 1079	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	683 of 955	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	843 of 1079	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	1056 of 1158	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	1116 of 1141	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	987 of 1075	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	954 of 1090	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.9	616 of 1062	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	599 of 607	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	695 of 895	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	110 of 155	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	1147 of 1219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	956 of 1219	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	809 of 862	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	910 of 1023	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.7	1115 of 1170	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1029 of 1198	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	578 of 709	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	686 of 911	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	275 of 423	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	1067 of 1116	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	636 of 820	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	1133 of 1216	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1154 of 1220	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	789 of 850	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	872 of 1032	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	569 of 617	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	890 of 1027	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.9	430 of 654	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	961 of 1201	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	416 of 417	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	820 of 1024	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	706 of 800	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	964 of 1161	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	640 of 720	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)35th percentile+24 vs school

Native American (2021)34th percentile+23 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile+9 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile~ school

Male (2023)7th percentile~ school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)5th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

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Was great for preschool! My son had a wonderful experience at 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
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
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)
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
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
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
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	2133 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 612-3327	264	15	17.6		20 (7.6%)	61 (23.1%)	161 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	35.2	513^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.6%					(n/a)		33.0					36.0	47.0
Sage Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10220 N 25th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Sage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 485-3402	77	8	9.6		11 (14.3%)	24 (31.2%)	34 (44.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
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
Alta Vista Elementary School	Public	K-6	8710 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2000	531	29	18.6		53 (10.0%)	142 (26.7%)	255 (48.0%)	53 (10.0%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	10.2	872^nd of 909 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.3	852^nd of 912 public elementary schools	6.6%	20	16.0	19.0	16.0	22.0			21.0	18.0	17.0	21.0			20.0		$8,200	$1,042	$219	$2,302	$6,125	$814	$6,939
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4100	903	58	15.6		65 (7.2%)	64 (7.1%)	727 (80.5%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)								(n/a)		14.0													$8,758	$1,002	$117	$2,121	$6,484	$1,155	$7,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard E Miller School

What district is Richard E Miller School in?

Washington Elementary School District

What schools do graduates of Richard E Miller School attend?

Students who attend Richard E Miller School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Royal Palm Middle School

Is Richard E Miller School a good school?

Richard E Miller School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Richard E Miller School?

Students at Richard E Miller School are 57% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% American Indian, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Richard E Miller School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Richard E Miller School.

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