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James W. Rice Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

James W. Rice Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in the Alhambra Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with 742 students enrolled.

The school has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's projected 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate for 2024-2025 is 29%, compared to 19% for the district and 36% for the state. Additionally, the school has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 13.0% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, while Hispanic, African American, and Special Education students perform poorly.

Despite the school's proximity to several other schools in the Alhambra Elementary District, including Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus and Alhambra Preschool Academy, these nearby schools do not appear to be significantly outperforming James W. Rice Elementary School, suggesting that the challenges facing the school may be systemic within the district. Additionally, the school's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $8,504 in 2019-2020 to $10,226 in 2018-2019, but this does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

686

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,072

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4530 W Campbell Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85031-1400

(623) 848-8420

District: Alhambra Elementary District

Students who attend James W. Rice Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Alhambra High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

Asian:

3.5%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2024

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (13% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg25%

Arizona avg36%

294^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 28% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 289Alhambra Elementary 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
2024	13.1	821 of 912	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1143 of 1245	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	937 of 1000	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1146 of 1226	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	905 of 1039	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.4	733 of 1158	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	460 of 607	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	650 of 895	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.8	288 of 316	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	245 of 270	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	551 of 620	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	385 of 451	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	1169 of 1219	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1103 of 1219	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	780 of 862	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	424 of 486	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1078 of 1170	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	675 of 716	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1108 of 1198	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	619 of 709	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	504 of 556	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	967 of 1116	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	1069 of 1216	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	740 of 830	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1128 of 1220	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	793 of 850	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	806 of 1027	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	52.6	520 of 1161	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	294 of 552	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	414 of 550	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	653 of 854	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	704 of 832	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	437 of 605	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.7	228 of 573	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	181 of 247	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	355 of 404	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	131 of 145	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	303 of 395	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	291 of 386	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	655 of 806	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	640 of 820	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	348 of 466	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	150 of 345	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	196 of 329	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	566 of 760	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	637 of 802	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	252 of 387	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	104 of 344	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	33.9	191 of 320	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	497 of 717	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	171 of 379	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	231 of 370	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	607 of 810	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	698 of 818	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	363 of 435	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.7	332 of 650	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.5	492 of 789	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	717 of 780	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2021)55th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2023)24th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)22nd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)15th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)13th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)9th percentile~ school

Female (2023)4th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2021)60th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)49th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2021)38th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2023)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)10th percentile-14 vs school

White (2021)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-7 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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Schools Near James W. Rice Elementary School

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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
James W. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4530 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 848-8420	686	43	15.9		11 (1.6%)	21 (3.1%)	621 (90.5%)	24 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)	29.0				24.0	43.0	32.0				30.0	31.0			$10,072	$1,911	$325	$4,148	$6,978	$858	$7,835
Liberty Traditional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4027 N 45th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-8791	159	7	22.7		8 (5.0%)	13 (8.2%)	138 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	4308 N 51st Ave Ste 102	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1900	617	33	18.5		16 (2.6%)	32 (5.2%)	549 (89.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	12.5	837^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.9%		14.3	791^st of 912 public elementary schools	13.3%	46		29.0	21.0	22.0			20.0	18.0	23.0				22.0		$12,778	$3,739	$535	$8,014	$7,488	$1,015	$8,503
Cartwright Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	5220 W. Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 691-4066	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3611 N 47th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4200	684	33	21.0		13 (1.9%)	24 (3.5%)	640 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.3	870^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.7	808^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.4%	62		23.0	19.0	22.0	34.0	20.0	20.0		19.0					14.0	$12,990	$2,202	$478	$4,882	$8,735	$1,575	$10,310
John F. Long	Public	PK, KG-6	4407 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4300	641	28	22.7		14 (2.2%)	35 (5.5%)	568 (88.6%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	27.6	586^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.5%		26.3	617^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.3%	31	35.0	27.0	32.0	29.0			50.0	38.0	29.0	19.0			21.0		$12,408	$2,026	$515	$4,568	$8,452	$1,414	$9,866
EAGLE College Prep Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	3950 N 53rd Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	EAGLE College Prep Maryvale LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 638-0820	293	15	19.5		3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	281 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)					46.0			44.0								$00			$00
Justine Spitalny STE3AM School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 N 46th Dr	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4400	667	34	19.9		17 (2.5%)	22 (3.3%)	606 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	12.8	828^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.9%					(n/a)		23.0	23.0	27.0	28.0	19.0	23.0	22.0	20.0				20.0	17.0	$13,209	$1,986	$543	$4,514	$9,305	$1,377	$10,681
Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus	Public	PK, KG-4	3801 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 242-0281	717	37	19.3		20 (2.8%)	68 (9.5%)	550 (76.7%)	64 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	6.5	901^st of 909 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.4	880^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.5%	21	13.0	17.0					23.0	10.0							$9,982	$2,611	$310	$5,533	$5,988	$1,072	$7,060
Carol G. Peck Elementary School	Public	K-8	5810 N 49th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-3889	665	35	19.0		35 (5.3%)	84 (12.6%)	508 (76.4%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	10.7	865^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.8%		14.2	795^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.8%	70		19.0	17.0	29.0		25.0	18.0	19.0	18.0	19.0			16.0	20.0	$8,904	$1,925	$91	$3,941	$6,144	$743	$6,887

Frequently Asked Questions about James W. Rice Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of James W. Rice Elementary School?

Students at James W. Rice Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend James W. Rice Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended James W. Rice Elementary School.

What district is James W. Rice Elementary School in?

Alhambra Elementary District

What schools do graduates of James W. Rice Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James W. Rice Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Alhambra High School

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