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Roadrunner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Roadrunner Elementary School is a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 654 students. The school is part of the Washington Elementary School District, which is ranked 212 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roadrunner Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 613 and 885 out of over 1,000 schools. The school has received a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Roadrunner Elementary School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly low proficiency rates in Mathematics, ranging from 12% to 31% across the grade levels, compared to the state averages of 40% to 42%.

The nearby Manzanita Elementary School and Alta Vista Elementary School, which are also part of the Washington Elementary School District, generally outperform Roadrunner Elementary School in academic measures, but still struggle with low academic performance and face similar challenges. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and limited resources, such as a relatively high student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to the state average, may be contributing factors to the school's performance issues.

629

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,058

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7702 N 39th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85051-6419

(602) 347-3100

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend Roadrunner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Palo Verde Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

11.8%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

Arizona avg38%

808^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	808 of 909	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	847 of 912	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	826 of 1245	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	798 of 1000	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	885 of 1226	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	701 of 1039	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	751 of 1109	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	662 of 1106	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	613 of 1079	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	681 of 955	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	727 of 1079	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	839 of 1158	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	737 of 1141	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.6	728 of 1075	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.6	830 of 1090	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	701 of 1062	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.5	337 of 607	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	504 of 895	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	290 of 316	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	270 of 270	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	542 of 620	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	362 of 451	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	522 of 589	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	577 of 602	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	792 of 1219	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	719 of 824	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	827 of 1219	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	655 of 862	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	794 of 1023	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	405 of 496	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	429 of 486	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	801 of 1170	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	570 of 716	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	849 of 1198	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	469 of 709	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	700 of 911	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	469 of 549	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	489 of 556	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	681 of 1116	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	466 of 820	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	584 of 626	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	846 of 1216	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	711 of 830	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	937 of 1220	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	679 of 850	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	668 of 1032	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	749 of 1027	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	315 of 654	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	517 of 820	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	769 of 1201	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	355 of 417	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	823 of 1024	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	829 of 1161	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	529 of 595	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	514 of 720	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)52nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2023)44th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)20th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)8th percentile-25 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science21%-13 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

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Monday, January 27, 2020

EVERY YEAR IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SCHOOL! I AM SICK OF IT ! 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
Roadrunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7702 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3100	629	29	21.3		74 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	438 (69.6%)	50 (7.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	13.9	808^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	847^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.1%	39	12.0	16.0	25.0	31.0			20.0	12.0	31.0	22.0			21.0		$7,058	$804	$177	$1,785	$5,214	$863	$6,077
Manzanita Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8430 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 348-2200	539	35	15.5		87 (16.1%)	33 (6.1%)	370 (68.6%)	18 (3.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	19.2	716^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.2%		21.5	675^th of 912 public elementary schools	26.0%	41		24.0	19.0	29.0			19.0	22.0	15.0	46.0			24.0		$9,687	$874	$224	$1,972	$7,050	$1,539	$8,589
CASA Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	8047 N 35th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	CASA Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 892-5022	386	22	17.5		13 (3.4%)	100 (25.9%)	215 (55.7%)	52 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	24.0				38.0		36.0									$00			$00
Academy of Math and Science Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	4610 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,085	67	16.1		90 (8.3%)	198 (18.2%)	756 (69.7%)	24 (2.2%)	10 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	737^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.9%		16.3	760^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.7%	23	27.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	30.0	35.0	29.0	15.0	32.0	16.0	18.0	38.0	32.0	38.0	$9,064	$1,564	$1,758	$4,885	$3,499	$2,243	$5,742
Ethos Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8840 N 43rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 249-3211	325	25	13.0		42 (12.9%)	77 (23.7%)	191 (58.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)					29.0		36.0									$00			$00
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Pathfinder Charter School Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-9840	437	17	25.7		22 (5.0%)	51 (11.7%)	245 (56.1%)	103 (23.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)								(n/a)							23.0									$00			$00
Global Academy of Phoenix	Public	K-8	6615 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2202	429	22	19.5		29 (6.8%)	16 (3.7%)	352 (82.1%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	50.9	380^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.2%		43.5	448^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.9%	68	49.0	48.0	40.0	39.0	49.0	43.0	49.0	43.0	47.0	37.0	38.0	48.0	38.0	38.0	$12,080	$2,338	$82	$4,757	$8,457	$1,204	$9,660
Horizon School	Public	K-8	8520 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4010	856	44	19.4		172 (20.1%)	64 (7.5%)	514 (60.0%)	37 (4.3%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	15.8	770^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	741^st of 912 public elementary schools	18.8%	29	19.0	33.0	21.0	35.0	37.0	35.0	31.0	21.0	15.0		17.0	28.0	18.0	28.0	$9,759	$1,511	$409	$3,431	$6,299	$1,540	$7,839
Valencia Newcomer School	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 W Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2283	138	8	17.2		11 (8.0%)	19 (13.8%)	88 (63.8%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$16,916	$5,073	$2,257	$12,403	$8,495	$1,092	$9,586
Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	847	44	19.2		67 (7.9%)	112 (13.2%)	597 (70.5%)	39 (4.6%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	10.8	864^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.3	890^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.4%	26		18.0	13.0	19.0	21.0	14.0		27.0	24.0			16.0		15.0	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Roadrunner Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Roadrunner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roadrunner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palo Verde Middle School

How many students attend Roadrunner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Roadrunner Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Roadrunner Elementary School?

Students at Roadrunner Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Roadrunner Elementary School in?

Washington Elementary School District

Is Roadrunner Elementary School a good school?

Roadrunner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

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