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John Q Thomas Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

John Q Thomas Elementary School is a public elementary school in Flagstaff, Arizona, serving 388 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Flagstaff Unified District, which is ranked 308 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Q Thomas Elementary stands out from nearby schools in several key ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic (46.91%) and Native American (24.48%) students compared to schools like Charles W Sechrist Elementary and Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School, which tend to have more White students. Academically, John Q Thomas consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, with only 18-20% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 14-29% proficient in Math - significantly lower than district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage (64.69%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a larger proportion of students from low-income families.

These factors suggest that John Q Thomas faces significant challenges in terms of equity, access to educational opportunities, and addressing the impact of poverty on student achievement. While nearby schools like Charles W Sechrist Elementary and Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School demonstrate that higher academic performance is possible within the Flagstaff Unified District, John Q Thomas will require comprehensive, data-driven interventions to improve outcomes for its diverse student population.

356

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,972

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3330 E Lockett Rd
Flagstaff, AZ 86004-4043

(928) 773-4110

District: Flagstaff Unified District

Students who attend John Q Thomas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sinagua Middle School
High:	Coconino High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

American Indian:

23.3%

White:

22.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school23%

District avg34%

Arizona avg43%

Not ranked this year

John Q Thomas Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

197^th of 289Flagstaff Unified 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
2023	20.9	985 of 1245	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	729 of 1000	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	925 of 1226	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	828 of 1039	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	828 of 1109	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	820 of 1106	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.1	794 of 1079	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	765 of 955	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	688 of 1079	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	756 of 1158	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	822 of 1141	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	801 of 1075	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1020 of 1090	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	996 of 1062	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	1025 of 1219	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	897 of 1219	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	615 of 862	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	769 of 1023	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	1064 of 1170	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	945 of 1198	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	704 of 911	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	1008 of 1116	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	709 of 820	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.6	953 of 1216	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	936 of 1220	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	662 of 850	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	806 of 1032	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	419 of 617	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	774 of 1027	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	172 of 219	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	438 of 654	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	40 of 62	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.1	795 of 820	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	907 of 1201	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	370 of 417	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	891 of 1024	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	786 of 1161	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	393 of 720	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Native American (2023)21st percentile~ school

Female (2023)16th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)13th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-18 vs school

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by a parent
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Thomas is an excellent school with some of the most dedicated and caring teachers in the district. Both of my children have gone to Thomas and have gotten an excellent education. There is a lot of diversity and the students are very respectful of each other's differences. Close Quote

Schools Near John Q Thomas Elementary School

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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 7th 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
John Q Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 E Lockett Rd	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4110	356	26	13.6		81 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	165 (46.3%)	1 (0.3%)	83 (23.3%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)													$8,972	$547	$149	$1,243	$7,654	$622	$8,277
Pine Forest School	Public, Charter	K-8	2257 E Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Pine Forest Education Association Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 779-9880	215	18	11.9		111 (51.6%)	1 (0.5%)	72 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	20 (9.3%)								(n/a)			56.0		41.0						48.0			$00			$00
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4090	426	29	14.6		123 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	198 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.8%)	16.2	764^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.0%		24.6	635^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.4%	129	25.0	34.0	21.0				26.0	24.0	22.0		23.0		$8,688	$386	$76	$847	$7,255	$971	$8,227
W F Killip Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 E 6th Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4080	396	29	13.6		52 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	193 (48.7%)	2 (0.5%)	128 (32.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		27.0						23.0					$10,213	$1,137	$192	$2,466	$8,389	$495	$8,884
Leupp Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	3285 E Sparrow Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 686-6266	132	10	13.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (95.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)													$15,733	$1,693	$190	$3,576	$11,898	$1,952	$13,850
Thomas M Knoles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4005 E Butler Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4120	395	28	14.3		164 (41.5%)	4 (1.0%)	95 (24.1%)	2 (0.5%)	109 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	28	581^st of 909 public elementary schools	36.1%		24.5	637^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.2%	56	38.0	43.0	26.0				36.0	34.0	23.0		25.0		$8,541	$1,062	$03	$2,128	$6,908	$567	$7,475
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	850 N Locust St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 226-1212	191				131 (68.6%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.8%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)								(n/a)			59.0								64.0			$00			$00
Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	364	23	15.8		247 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.8%)	67.2	276^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.6%		48.6	418^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.2%	142		64.0	50.0	34.0	48.0	40.0				22.0	63.0	31.0		$00			$00
Eva Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	850 N Bonito St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4044	374	28	13.6		144 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	127 (34.0%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	34.1	524^th of 909 public elementary schools	42.4%		24.7	633^rd of 912 public elementary schools	30.6%	109	27.0	45.0	40.0				31.0	30.0	39.0		36.0		$9,420	$944	$46	$1,934	$7,795	$635	$8,430
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4020	413	26	15.8		291 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	70.3	251^st of 909 public elementary schools	72.4%		65	283^rd of 912 public elementary schools	69.0%	32	44.0	74.0	55.0				44.0	62.0	52.0		49.0		$8,507	$746	$02	$1,495	$6,871	$887	$7,758

Frequently Asked Questions about John Q Thomas Elementary School

What schools do graduates of John Q Thomas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Q Thomas Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sinagua Middle School
High : Coconino High School

What district is John Q Thomas Elementary School in?

Flagstaff Unified District

How many students attend John Q Thomas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended John Q Thomas Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of John Q Thomas Elementary School?

Students at John Q Thomas Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 23% American Indian, 23% White, 6% Two or more races.

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