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Barcelona Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
890th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Barcelona Elementary School in Glendale, Arizona, serves prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolls 847 students. Its latest AASA results show that only 17% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 12% in math, both below the rates for the Alhambra Elementary District and Arizona. The most important finding is that Barcelona had the lowest all-grades ELA and math results among nearby schools with comparable K–8 spans and reported scores.

Barcelona’s overall results trail both local and wider benchmarks: ELA proficiency was 9 percentage points below the district and 24 below the state, while math was 11 points below the district and 21 below the state. Among nearby K–8 schools with reported results, average proficiency was 30% in ELA and 25% in math; Barcelona was about 13 points below each average. There are some grade-level differences: seventh-grade ELA was 30%, 2 points above the district rate, though still 13 below the state. By contrast, grade 4 ELA was 20%, below all nine nearby schools with reported results, and grade 5 math was 15%, below all five nearby schools with reported results.

Available science results show mixed change over time. Grade 5 science proficiency rose from 9% in 2022–23 to 17% in 2023–24, narrowing the gap with the state from 25 points to 17; grade 8 science edged up from 14% in 2022–23 to 15% in 2024–25, while its state gap widened from 13 to 15 points. SchoolDigger ranks Barcelona 890th of 900 Arizona schools, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars—the lowest percentile among nearby schools with a ranking that year. Its student–teacher ratio of 19.2 is close to the nearby-school average of 18.6, rather than unusually low. The reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 89% in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner ranking changed sharply: the group was at the 44th statewide percentile in 2020–21, compared with the schoolwide 5th percentile, but at the 0th percentile in 2022–23, compared with the schoolwide 3rd percentile—an indication of a major drop in its ranking for serving this group.

847
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
66.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
95.7%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 2.9% (any vaccine)
 6530 N 44th Ave
       Glendale, AZ  85301-4236

(623) 842-8616

District: Alhambra Elementary District


Students who attend Barcelona Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Alhambra High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.5%
African American:
13.2%
White:
7.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (15% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (11% vs 5%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school15%
District avg24%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
890th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
459th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 10Elementary Schools in the Alhambra Elementary District
231st of 267Alhambra 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20266.6890 of 9001.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.8864 of 9095.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.3890 of 9122.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.61208 of 12453.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.8949 of 10005.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.01170 of 12264.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.6992 of 10394.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.0958 of 110913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201712.11035 of 11066.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201613.2992 of 10798.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.6838 of 95512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201414.8980 of 10799.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201322.21004 of 115813.3%★☆☆☆☆
201214.41077 of 11415.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201122.5901 of 107516.2%★☆☆☆☆
201024.9887 of 109018.6%★☆☆☆☆
200923.7878 of 106217.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202310.4596 of 6071.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.2753 of 89515.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.297 of 1003.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202314.2302 of 3164.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.3576 of 6207.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202313.9450 of 4510.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202139.3545 of 97544.1%★★☆☆☆
201826.3135 of 15512.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202312.31165 of 12194.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.7824 of 8240.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.31139 of 12196.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.9852 of 8621.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5922 of 10239.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202513.3475 of 4964.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.3460 of 4865.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.91141 of 11702.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1689 of 7163.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.61134 of 11985.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.9679 of 7094.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.8668 of 91126.7%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202132.0303 of 42328.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20267.0527 of 5290.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.0535 of 5492.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.3541 of 5562.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.71084 of 11162.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.2611 of 6181.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.7683 of 82016.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20239.41199 of 12161.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.8789 of 8304.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.11183 of 12203.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.1821 of 8503.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.0802 of 103222.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202313.4590 of 6174.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.3826 of 102719.6%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.6518 of 65420.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.2962 of 120119.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202320.6875 of 102414.6%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9712 of 80011.0%★☆☆☆☆
20217.91119 of 11613.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.7706 of 7201.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202615.5459 of 53614.4%★☆☆☆☆
202511.5519 of 5526.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.2516 of 5506.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.2671 of 85421.4%★☆☆☆☆
202213.3545 of 6059.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.8780 of 8326.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.4495 of 60518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.1651 of 7118.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201718.0593 of 69514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201613.9622 of 6778.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.9504 of 5213.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.3659 of 6904.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.3709 of 7879.9%★☆☆☆☆
201226.4631 of 77218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201127.8522 of 68523.8%★☆☆☆☆
201019.0606 of 69212.4%★☆☆☆☆
200927.9512 of 66322.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202316.5364 of 4009.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.7415 of 57327.6%★☆☆☆☆
201815.2121 of 1253.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202335.0178 of 24727.9%★☆☆☆☆
202240.9127 of 19233.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202324.0109 of 14524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202613.9324 of 37012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.8658 of 80618.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.9751 of 8208.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.3367 of 46621.2%★☆☆☆☆
20187.5614 of 6241.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202626.0233 of 33831.1%★★☆☆☆
202517.2294 of 34514.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.2577 of 76024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.0733 of 8028.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.4300 of 38722.5%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5516 of 5435.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202626.8222 of 32832.3%★★☆☆☆
202321.3601 of 71716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.3478 of 5035.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202320.6655 of 81019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202115.7770 of 8185.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.3264 of 43539.3%★★☆☆☆
201817.9521 of 61715.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202126.5510 of 65021.5%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.3309 of 39020.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202327.0270 of 36325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202135.2523 of 78933.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202324.6537 of 67520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.6310 of 44630.5%★★☆☆☆
202118.3693 of 78011.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
Homeless (2021)28th percentile+24 vs school
Native American (2021)21st percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2021)20th percentile+15 vs school
White (2023)15th percentile+12 vs school
Asian (2023)4th percentile~ school
Female (2023)4th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school
African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2023)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+17 vs school
Asian (2023)28th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2023)26th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)25th percentile+3 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)22nd percentile+15 vs school
Native American (2021)21st percentile+15 vs school
White (2023)20th percentile~ school
Male (2023)19th percentile~ school
Female (2026)12th percentile~ school
African American (2023)9th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts17%-24 vs state
Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Barcelona Elementary School.

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

High : Alhambra High School

Students at Barcelona Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Barcelona Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

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