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John Jacobs Elementary School

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John Jacobs Elementary School ranks 633 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

John Jacobs Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, with 379 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

John Jacobs Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 25-38% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 32-46% for the district and 29-42% for the state. The school also has particularly low performance for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools for male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners in both ELA and Math. Despite having higher per-student spending than the state average, the school's performance lags behind many other schools in the area.

Several nearby schools in the Washington Elementary School District, such as Sahuaro School and Chaparral Elementary School, perform significantly better than John Jacobs Elementary on standardized tests and have higher SchoolDigger rankings. Additionally, the nearby Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy, a public charter school, outperforms John Jacobs Elementary and the district as a whole, with 49-77% of students proficient in ELA and 41-63% proficient in Math in 2024-2025.

439

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,526

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14421 N 23rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85023-6023

(602) 896-5700

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend John Jacobs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Sky Middle School
High:	Thunderbird High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.1%

White:

27.8%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Arizona avg39%

633^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	24.3	633 of 909	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	598 of 912	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	680 of 1245	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	673 of 1000	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	854 of 1226	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	685 of 1039	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	801 of 1109	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.9	646 of 1106	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.8	479 of 1079	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.1	406 of 955	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	530 of 1079	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	568 of 1158	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	582 of 1141	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	640 of 1075	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	663 of 1090	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	573 of 1062	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	653 of 895	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	360 of 451	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	368 of 975	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	424 of 602	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	556 of 1219	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	539 of 824	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	758 of 1219	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	554 of 862	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	705 of 1023	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.4	90 of 306	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.9	790 of 1170	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	894 of 1198	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	550 of 709	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	774 of 911	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.4	385 of 423	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	287 of 556	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	707 of 1116	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	512 of 820	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	455 of 626	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	803 of 1216	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	772 of 830	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	907 of 1220	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	712 of 850	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	764 of 1032	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.7	215 of 617	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	230 of 444	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	324 of 1027	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	65.2	36 of 82	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	384 of 654	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.2	439 of 820	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	967 of 1201	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.1	505 of 1024	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	869 of 1161	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	463 of 595	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	519 of 720	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)65th percentile+20 vs school

Native American (2022)56th percentile+23 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)48th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)27th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)20th percentile-25 vs school

Homeless (2021)9th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

English Language Arts27%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	16454 N 28th Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Redwood Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 878-0986	109	9	12.1		32 (29.4%)	15 (13.8%)	50 (45.9%)	3 (2.8%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)								(n/a)															$11,327	$1,006	$1,290	$3,302	$5,353	$3,678	$9,031
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
Chaparral Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3808 W Joan De Arc Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5300	415	30	14.0		144 (34.7%)	20 (4.8%)	199 (48.0%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.4%)	31	554^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.1%		30.4	573^rd of 912 public elementary schools	37.2%	19	25.0	50.0	31.0	52.0			25.0	46.0	18.0	20.0			26.0		$10,617	$1,011	$273	$2,294	$8,118	$1,215	$9,333
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
Lookout Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 W Coral Gables Dr	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 896-5800	979	48	20.2		603 (61.6%)	63 (6.4%)	216 (22.1%)	12 (1.2%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.6%)	77.5	184^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.8%		79.7	166^th of 912 public elementary schools	81.8%	18	64.0	63.0	57.0	61.0			63.0	58.0	48.0	55.0			48.0		$6,769	$358	$80	$795	$5,603	$728	$6,331

Frequently Asked Questions about John Jacobs Elementary School

Is John Jacobs Elementary School a good school?

John Jacobs Elementary School ranks 633^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Jacobs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended John Jacobs Elementary School.

What district is John Jacobs Elementary School in?

Washington Elementary School District

What is the racial makeup of John Jacobs Elementary School?

Students at John Jacobs Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of John Jacobs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Jacobs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain Sky Middle School
High : Thunderbird High School

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