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Shaw Butte School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Shaw Butte School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 651 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Despite being located in Phoenix, Shaw Butte School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12-30% of Shaw Butte students were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 23-46% at the state level. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for Hispanic, White, and Special Education students. This is likely due to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 83% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Shaw Butte School to other nearby schools within the Washington Elementary School District, it becomes clear that Shaw Butte is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. Schools like Acacia Elementary, Sahuaro School, and John Jacobs Elementary consistently outperform Shaw Butte in academic measures and have higher rankings within the state. However, the school does show some promise in its relatively higher rankings for Native American and English Language Learner students, suggesting that it may be providing more effective support for these populations.

688

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,633

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12202 N 21st Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85029-2735

(602) 347-4200

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend Shaw Butte School usually attend:

Middle:

Mountain Sky Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

White:

10.8%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Arizona avg39%

821^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	13.3	821 of 909	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	829 of 912	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	951 of 1245	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	842 of 1000	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1117 of 1226	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	974 of 1039	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	944 of 1109	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	908 of 1106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	857 of 1079	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	750 of 955	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	966 of 1079	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	931 of 1158	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	993 of 1141	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	843 of 1075	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	867 of 1090	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	900 of 1062	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	404 of 607	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	775 of 895	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	9.5	589 of 620	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	294 of 451	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	354 of 975	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.8	131 of 155	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	941 of 1219	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1015 of 1219	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	797 of 862	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	876 of 1023	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	276 of 306	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	445 of 496	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	383 of 486	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	876 of 1170	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	622 of 716	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1031 of 1198	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	678 of 709	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	729 of 911	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	475 of 549	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	485 of 556	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	931 of 1116	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	566 of 618	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	637 of 820	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	563 of 626	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	612 of 628	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	980 of 1216	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1165 of 1220	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	843 of 850	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	868 of 1032	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	593 of 617	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	939 of 1027	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.9	68 of 219	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	10 of 82	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	31.2	470 of 654	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	783 of 820	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1011 of 1201	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.5	977 of 1024	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1084 of 1161	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	660 of 720	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)69th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2023)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-15 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Science12%-22 vs state

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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
Shaw Butte School	Public	PK, KG-6	12202 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4200	688	44	15.6		74 (10.8%)	67 (9.7%)	460 (66.9%)	7 (1.0%)	32 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.4%)	13.3	821^st of 909 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.6	829^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.1%	8	17.0	29.0	16.0	27.0			16.0	30.0	29.0				12.0		$8,633	$1,259	$187	$2,704	$6,161	$1,027	$7,188
Moon Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	13425 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6000	474	34	14.1		103 (21.7%)	38 (8.0%)	275 (58.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	28	580^th of 909 public elementary schools	36.2%		23.3	645^th of 912 public elementary schools	29.3%	65	26.0	41.0	28.0	35.0			36.0	38.0	35.0	23.0			26.0		$11,309	$1,311	$248	$2,870	$8,369	$1,382	$9,750
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
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	3040 W Yucca St	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5800	458	25	18.2		81 (17.7%)	49 (10.7%)	268 (58.5%)	20 (4.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.5%)	26.4	602^nd of 909 public elementary schools	33.8%		18.8	727^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.3%	125	24.0	32.0	30.0	36.0			40.0	33.0	25.0	33.0			25.0		$8,113	$742	$181	$1,665	$6,269	$921	$7,190
John Jacobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14421 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5700	439	29	15.4		122 (27.8%)	43 (9.8%)	233 (53.1%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	24.3	633^rd of 909 public elementary schools	30.4%		27.9	598^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.4%	35	25.0	23.0		34.0			30.0	38.0	34.0	25.0					$9,526	$1,171	$267	$2,610	$7,127	$961	$8,088
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
Sahuaro School	Public	PK, KG-6	12835 N 33rd Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6200	560	35	16.2		121 (21.6%)	60 (10.7%)	299 (53.4%)	8 (1.4%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	43.8	446^th of 909 public elementary schools	50.9%		46.3	430^th of 912 public elementary schools	52.9%	16	43.0	46.0	33.0	35.0			57.0	51.0	27.0	30.0			36.0		$8,218	$1,080	$184	$2,345	$5,983	$971	$6,953
Acacia Elementary School	Public	K-6	3021 W Evans Dr	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5000	806	39	20.8		247 (30.6%)	60 (7.4%)	426 (52.9%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)	45.9	423^rd of 909 public elementary schools	53.5%		49.9	410^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.0%	13	40.0	47.0	41.0	39.0			51.0	47.0	41.0	24.0			38.0		$7,625	$842	$110	$1,793	$5,915	$758	$6,673
Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	416	31	13.4		147 (35.3%)	33 (7.9%)	120 (28.8%)	93 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	78.3	175^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.7%		79.1	171^st of 912 public elementary schools	81.3%	4	65.0	49.0	77.0	65.0	58.0	74.0	58.0	41.0	63.0	60.0	48.0	43.0	61.0	45.0		$00			$00
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 Shaw Butte School

What schools do graduates of Shaw Butte School attend?

Students who attend Shaw Butte School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain Sky Middle School

How many students attend Shaw Butte School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Shaw Butte School.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw Butte School?

Students at Shaw Butte School are 67% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Shaw Butte School a good school?

Shaw Butte School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Shaw Butte School in?

Washington Elementary School District

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