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Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep

Public Grades 6-8

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Estrella Middle School is a public middle school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 693 students. The school is part of the Cartwright Elementary District, which is ranked 262 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Estrella Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 518 and 649 over the past several years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Estrella Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 30%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, only 18% of 7th-grade students and 21% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 42% and 40%, respectively. In Mathematics, the performance is even worse, with only 6% of 8th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27%. Estrella Middle School's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Arizona middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, and White students, and in the bottom 40% for African American students.

Estrella Middle School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools within the same district, such as Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy and Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism, which consistently outperform Estrella Middle School in academic metrics, with higher test scores and better rankings. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and the relatively high dropout rates at Estrella Middle School may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance, presenting an opportunity for the district and school administration to identify and implement strategies to improve student outcomes.

650

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,768

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3733 N 75th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85033-3702

(623) 691-5400

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Students who attend Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep usually attend:

High:

Trevor Browne High School

Feeder schools for Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep:

Elementary:	G. Frank Davidson
	Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School
	Tomahawk School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

African American:

3.4%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (15% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg18%

Arizona avg35%

528^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Cartwright Elementary District

262^nd of 289Cartwright 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	528 of 552	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	518 of 550	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	649 of 854	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	526 of 605	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	612 of 832	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	532 of 605	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	576 of 711	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	426 of 695	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	430 of 677	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.1	397 of 521	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	480 of 690	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	427 of 787	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	507 of 772	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	418 of 685	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	499 of 692	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.6	454 of 663	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	258 of 400	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	431 of 573	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	236 of 247	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	104 of 145	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	179 of 606	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	371 of 395	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	363 of 386	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	633 of 806	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	451 of 494	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	509 of 820	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	422 of 466	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	542 of 624	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	313 of 345	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	304 of 329	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	547 of 760	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	338 of 392	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	518 of 802	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	336 of 387	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	430 of 543	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	124 of 257	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	319 of 344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	296 of 320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	505 of 717	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	304 of 369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	399 of 503	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	362 of 379	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	366 of 370	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	652 of 810	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	431 of 476	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	667 of 818	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	413 of 435	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	529 of 617	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.6	567 of 650	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.5	164 of 789	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	566 of 675	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	702 of 780	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	424 of 436	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)79th percentile+53 vs school

Homeless (2021)52nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2023)36th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)13th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-22 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

Mathematics6%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Monday, March 7, 2016

My wife has worked at this school for several years, and we are thankful that she has finally gotten a new job and will be getting out of the District.. She keeps telling me that it is the worst school she has ever worked at.. there is so much unprofessionalism..if you are not "IN" with the Admin.. you are dirt. You can see the lack of professionalism when you see Admin cohorting with teachers at the local bars, or at the QT. Also.. blue haired and tatted teachers wearing skimpy outfits??? Instead of a dress code for students, they should have one for the teachers.. Does the Superintendent ever question why so many teachers leave that school??? Maybe he should. 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th 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
Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	650	32	20.3		11 (1.7%)	22 (3.4%)	608 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	10.7	528^th of 552 public middle schools	4.3%		10.9	518^th of 550 public middle schools	5.8%	10			18.0	21.0				6.0		16.0	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4		14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%		9.6	530^th of 550 public middle schools	3.6%	1			25.0	20.0			7.0	4.0		14.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894
Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism	Public	6-8	6308 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4900	510	28	18.5		14 (2.7%)	43 (8.4%)	437 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.1	545^th of 552 public middle schools	1.3%		7	548^th of 550 public middle schools	0.4%	3			12.0	16.0				10.0		11.0	$14,529	$2,484	$477	$5,445	$9,954	$1,614	$11,568
Imagine Desert West Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8		7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%		9.9	526^th of 550 public middle schools	4.4%	22		10.0	13.0	19.0						12.0		$00			$00
Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy	Public	6-8	4315 N Maryvale Pkwy	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1700	205	13	16.0		10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	181 (88.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	71.5	124^th of 552 public middle schools	77.5%		76.6	108^th of 550 public middle schools	80.4%	16			76.0	60.0			38.0	45.0		39.0	$14,152	$3,715	$436	$7,865	$8,443	$1,559	$10,002
Vista College Prep Sueno Park	Public, Charter	5-8	1720 N 45th Ave.	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-6273	538	28	19.2		3 (0.6%)	61 (11.3%)	467 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31.5	322^nd of 552 public middle schools	41.7%		19.7	427^th of 550 public middle schools	22.4%	105	13.0	25.0	44.0	41.0	15.0	34.0	27.0	20.0		13.0	$8,083	$463	$1,412	$2,337	$4,809	$1,399	$6,208
Western Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2200	553	28	19.7		19 (3.4%)	60 (10.8%)	440 (79.6%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	4.8	552^nd of 552 public middle schools	0.0%		7.9	543^rd of 550 public middle schools	1.3%	9		10.0	9.0	10.0						9.0		$00			$00
Santa Maria Middle School	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	591	26	22.7		25 (4.2%)	87 (14.7%)	449 (76.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9.1	537^th of 552 public middle schools	2.7%		8.5	539^th of 550 public middle schools	2.0%	2		18.0	20.0	19.0		12.0		9.0		8.0		$00			$00
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	666	34	19.5		18 (2.7%)	58 (8.7%)	532 (79.9%)	35 (5.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.5%)	20.6	411^th of 552 public middle schools	25.5%		28.5	346^th of 550 public middle schools	37.1%	65	17.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	19.0	22.0	10.0	26.0	14.0	29.0	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	553	27	20.4		7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	526 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	490^th of 552 public middle schools	11.2%		8.3	540^th of 550 public middle schools	1.8%	50		19.0	23.0	31.0		13.0	11.0	13.0		17.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep

Is Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep a good school?

Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Arizona middle schools.

How many students attend Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep.

What is the racial makeup of Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep?

Students at Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep attend?

Students who attend Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep usually go on to attend Trevor Browne High School

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Cartwright Elementary District

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