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Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-6

837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 598 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Cartwright Elementary District. The school has consistently performed below state and district averages on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools in recent years.

Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state and district averages. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 791 out of 912 schools in 2023-2024 to 1042 out of 1226 schools in 2020-2021. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students performing much lower than the overall school averages. Despite increased per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

The challenges faced by Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy appear to be systemic within the Cartwright Elementary District, as nearby schools like Frank Borman School and Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy also perform poorly, with similar low rankings and test scores. This suggests the need for a comprehensive review of instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems across the district to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.

617

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,778

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4308 N 51st Ave Ste 102
Phoenix, AZ 85031-1914

(623) 691-1900

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Students who attend Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
High:	Carl Hayden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

African American:

5.2%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg40%

837^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	12.5	837 of 909	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	791 of 912	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	946 of 1245	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	924 of 1000	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1042 of 1226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	720 of 1039	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	736 of 1109	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	761 of 1106	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.6	787 of 1079	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	779 of 955	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	675 of 1079	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	694 of 1158	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.7	595 of 1141	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	517 of 1075	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.7	540 of 1090	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.8	662 of 1062	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	450 of 607	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	574 of 895	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	444 of 451	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	425 of 975	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	71 of 155	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	935 of 1219	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	819 of 824	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1053 of 1219	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	675 of 862	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	699 of 1023	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	482 of 496	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	461 of 486	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	930 of 1170	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	635 of 716	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1011 of 1198	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	445 of 709	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	560 of 911	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	499 of 549	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	487 of 556	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	813 of 1116	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	581 of 618	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	482 of 820	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	619 of 626	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	607 of 628	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	964 of 1216	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	682 of 830	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1001 of 1220	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	691 of 850	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	728 of 1032	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.4	901 of 1027	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	338 of 654	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	41.1	603 of 1024	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	780 of 1161	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)48th percentile+33 vs school

White (2023)41st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)26th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)12th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Science22%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 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
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
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
Frank Borman School	Public	PK, KG-8	3637 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5000	960	47	20.6		12 (1.3%)	56 (5.8%)	860 (89.6%)	6 (0.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	10.4	868^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.5%		8.8	885^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.0%	17	16.0	24.0	14.0		30.0	29.0	22.0	30.0					13.0	21.0	$12,058	$3,133	$411	$6,676	$7,069	$1,446	$8,514
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
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
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
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
Victory Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3535 N 63rd Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Victory Collegiate Academy Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 810-9781	291	20	14.5		35 (12.0%)	33 (11.3%)	221 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy?

Students at Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy a good school?

Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy.

What schools do graduates of Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
High : Carl Hayden High School

What district is Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy in?

Cartwright Elementary District

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