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Cartwright Virtual Academy

Public, Virtual Grades K-8

Summary

Cartwright Virtual Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Cartwright Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 130 and a predominantly Hispanic student body (83.08%).

While Cartwright Virtual Academy outperforms the overall Cartwright Elementary District in test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, the school still lags behind the state average in most subject areas. For example, in 6th grade ELA, Cartwright Virtual Academy had 50% proficiency compared to the district's 23%. However, the school's dropout rate of 5.7% in 2021-2022 is higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the district. Cartwright Virtual Academy also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 21.6, indicating smaller class sizes compared to other schools in the area.

Interestingly, Cartwright Virtual Academy has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (83.08%) compared to the nearby schools in the Cartwright Elementary District, which range from 87.3% to 93.59% Hispanic. Additionally, the school's female students and Hispanic students perform better than their male and low socioeconomic status counterparts, respectively, when compared to the state averages for those subgroups. Despite these positive findings, Cartwright Virtual Academy is ranked 778 out of 1245 Arizona elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the need for continued improvement in academic performance.

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

5220 W. Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85031

(623) 691-4066

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school22%

District avg19%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Cartwright Virtual Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	778 of 1245	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	890 of 1000	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	576 of 1219	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.4	753 of 1170	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	604 of 1116	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.9	708 of 1216	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2023)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)46th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)36th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2023)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)40th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)38th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science23%-8 vs state

Mathematics13%-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 (2023)	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
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
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	71.9%	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
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	83.6%	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
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	76.9%	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
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	56.0%	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
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	79.9%	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
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	67.9%	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
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	71.4%	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	77.9%	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	86.9%	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 Cartwright Virtual Academy

What district is Cartwright Virtual Academy in?

Cartwright Elementary District

How many students attend Cartwright Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Cartwright Virtual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Cartwright Virtual Academy?

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