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Tomahawk School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Tomahawk School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 819 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Cartwright Elementary District, which is ranked 262 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tomahawk School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 650-971 out of over 1,000 schools.

Tomahawk School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 34% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona schools for most student subgroups. Additionally, Tomahawk School has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 33.7% in 2021-2022 to 72.93% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

While Tomahawk School spends more per student than the nearby Pendergast Elementary District schools, such as Desert Horizon Elementary and Westwind Elementary, the academic outcomes are not significantly better. This suggests that simply increasing spending may not be the sole solution to improving student performance. In contrast, the nearby ACCLAIM Academy, a charter school, outperforms Tomahawk in several academic areas, particularly in English Language Arts, highlighting the potential for alternative educational models to better serve the local community.

718

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,361

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7820 W Turney Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85033-2427

(623) 691-5800

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Students who attend Tomahawk School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.0%

African American:

4.6%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg20%

Arizona avg38%

724^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	18.2	724 of 909	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	849 of 912	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	924 of 1245	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	882 of 1000	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	971 of 1226	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	650 of 1039	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	780 of 1109	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	769 of 1106	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	755 of 1079	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.1	771 of 955	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.0	698 of 1079	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	707 of 1158	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	569 of 1141	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.1	670 of 1075	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	727 of 1090	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	731 of 1062	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	788 of 895	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.5	443 of 451	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	433 of 975	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	121 of 155	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	554 of 589	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	584 of 602	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	909 of 1219	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	720 of 824	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1009 of 1219	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	663 of 862	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	778 of 1023	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	397 of 496	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	464 of 486	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	872 of 1170	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	627 of 716	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	899 of 1198	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	403 of 709	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	596 of 911	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.7	148 of 423	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	412 of 549	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	523 of 556	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	856 of 1116	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	538 of 618	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	506 of 820	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	587 of 626	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	610 of 628	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	968 of 1216	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	777 of 830	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	915 of 1220	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	560 of 850	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	709 of 1032	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.0	133 of 617	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	27.7	818 of 1027	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	786 of 820	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	997 of 1201	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	417 of 417	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	338 of 1024	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	315 of 800	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	633 of 1161	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile+53 vs school

White (2023)67th percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2021)65th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

African American (2021)12th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-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
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
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
Camelback Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7634 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Camelback Education Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-2204	598	26	23.4		43 (7.2%)	58 (9.7%)	474 (79.3%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15.1	785^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	773^rd of 912 public elementary schools	15.2%	12	21.0	22.0	22.0	32.0	38.0	30.0			22.0	21.0	16.0		20.0	23.0		$00			$00
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
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
Edison School of Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	5136 N 83rd Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Edison Project	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 282-2871	237	21	11.2		43 (18.1%)	16 (6.8%)	164 (69.2%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	55.5	347^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.8%		72.5	223^rd of 912 public elementary schools	75.5%	124		56.0		50.0			47.0	41.0							$10,083	$863	$1,014	$2,740	$6,598	$1,608	$8,206
Bicentennial South School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 W Colter St	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4012	729	30	24.7		30 (4.1%)	35 (4.8%)	645 (88.5%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	11.8	845^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.0%		15.9	766^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.0%	79	18.0	20.0	29.0	22.0	22.0	19.0	18.0	22.0	17.0				21.0	17.0	$12,022	$2,112	$447	$4,671	$7,595	$1,868	$9,463
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomahawk School

What is the racial makeup of Tomahawk School?

Students at Tomahawk School are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tomahawk School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Tomahawk School.

What district is Tomahawk School in?

Cartwright Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Tomahawk School attend?

Students who attend Tomahawk School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Tomahawk School a good school?

Tomahawk School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

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