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Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Cartwright Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with 713 students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School over the past decade, earning 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, suggesting it is struggling to provide a high-quality education compared to other schools in the state.

Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School has significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subjects, with only 11-26% of students projected to be proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 36-46% statewide. The school's student group rankings are also very low, with Hispanic, African American, and low-socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom 50% of their respective peer groups statewide. However, the school's performance for Native American students is an outlier, ranking in the top 25% in 2020-2021.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($12,636 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting the school may be struggling to effectively utilize its resources. The nearby schools in the Cartwright Elementary District, such as Manuel Pena Junior School and Tomahawk School, also perform poorly compared to the state average, indicating a broader systemic issue within the district that may be contributing to Starlight Park's challenges.

703

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,636

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7960 W Osborn Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85033-3521

(623) 691-4700

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Students who attend Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep
High:	Trevor Browne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

African American:

2.0%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

Arizona avg38%

878^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary 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	9.9	878 of 909	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	861 of 912	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	934 of 1245	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	796 of 1000	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	937 of 1226	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	768 of 1039	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	929 of 1109	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	715 of 1106	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.5	930 of 1079	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	875 of 955	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	693 of 1079	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.6	758 of 1158	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.9	793 of 1141	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.0	828 of 1075	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	789 of 1090	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	883 of 1062	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	669 of 895	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	364 of 451	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	87 of 155	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	581 of 589	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	589 of 602	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	942 of 1219	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	950 of 1219	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	752 of 862	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	841 of 1023	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	476 of 496	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	452 of 486	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	851 of 1170	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	599 of 716	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	876 of 1198	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	494 of 709	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	715 of 911	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	179 of 423	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	533 of 549	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	516 of 556	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	785 of 1116	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	391 of 618	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	632 of 820	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	608 of 626	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	613 of 628	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	930 of 1216	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	748 of 830	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	938 of 1220	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	641 of 850	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	889 of 1032	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	889 of 1027	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.7	170 of 654	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	575 of 820	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	995 of 1201	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	739 of 1024	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	509 of 800	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	746 of 1161	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)74th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2021)58th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2023)30th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)28th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)19th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)13th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Science11%-23 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
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7960 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4700	703	41	17.2		11 (1.6%)	14 (2.0%)	661 (94.0%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	9.9	878^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.4%		10.7	861^st of 912 public elementary schools	5.6%	17	14.0	21.0	18.0	18.0			26.0	19.0	26.0	13.0			11.0		$12,636	$3,339	$411	$7,089	$7,322	$1,563	$8,885
ACCLAIM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7624 W Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Acclaim Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-0919	249	17	14.6		19 (7.6%)	3 (1.2%)	227 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		65.0	32.0		46.0	35.0										$00			$00
Desert Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8525 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2430	690	39	17.6		33 (4.8%)	50 (7.2%)	585 (84.8%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	9.7	881^st of 909 public elementary schools	3.1%					(n/a)		20.0	13.0	29.0	16.0	19.0	15.0								$6,537	$430	$1,090	$1,950	$5,681		$5,018
Manuel Pena Junior School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-3100	806	42	19.1		23 (2.9%)	93 (11.5%)	653 (81.0%)	6 (0.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	11.3	852^nd of 909 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.2	836^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.3%	16	12.0	24.0	18.0	28.0			15.0	14.0	17.0	25.0			20.0		$11,966	$3,338	$436	$7,111	$6,782	$1,411	$8,193
Tomahawk School	Public	PK, KG-6	7820 W Turney Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5800	718	32	22.3		18 (2.5%)	33 (4.6%)	646 (90.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	18.2	724^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.4%		11.4	849^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.9%	125	16.0	38.0	25.0	32.0			24.0	31.0	24.0	13.0			26.0		$12,361	$3,430	$388	$7,247	$6,831	$1,712	$8,543
Amberlea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8455 W Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2900	457	22	20.7		23 (5.0%)	46 (10.1%)	369 (80.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)					31.0	22.0					26.0			19.0	$5,667	$794	$1,118	$2,706	$4,699		$3,754
G. Frank Davidson	Public	PK, KG-6	6935 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1500	629	32	19.8		10 (1.6%)	26 (4.1%)	583 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	6.2	906^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.8	911^th of 912 public elementary schools	0.1%	5	12.0	21.0	14.0	17.0			11.0	17.0							$12,193	$3,553	$396	$7,502	$6,801	$1,443	$8,244
Heatherbrae School	Public	PK, KG-6	7070 W Heatherbrae Dr	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5200	607	31	19.7		15 (2.5%)	56 (9.2%)	521 (85.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	7.6	894^th of 909 public elementary schools	1.7%		9.6	872^nd of 912 public elementary schools	4.4%	22	15.0	16.0	16.0	21.0			21.0		13.0				14.0		$12,796	$2,039	$624	$4,703	$8,620	$1,513	$10,133
Peralta School	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5600	817	37	22.2		13 (1.6%)	38 (4.7%)	746 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	10.6	866^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.7%		9.7	871^st of 912 public elementary schools	4.5%	5	16.0	24.0	27.0	27.0			13.0	21.0	12.0	13.0			17.0		$11,898	$3,564	$391	$7,520	$6,692	$1,251	$7,943
Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	932	46	20.2		43 (4.6%)	33 (3.5%)	830 (89.1%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	13.3	820^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.8%		22.6	658^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.9%	162	22.0	30.0	25.0	20.0	42.0	35.0	12.0	25.0	22.0	17.0	30.0	20.0	22.0	17.0	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Is Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School a good school?

Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School in?

Cartwright Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School?

Students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School attend?

Students who attend Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep
High : Trevor Browne High School

How many students attend Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School.

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