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Glendale American School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Glendale American School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Glendale Elementary District in Glendale, Arizona, with 640 students. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, ranking in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade and receiving 0-2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Glendale American School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science lagging behind state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 19-41%, compared to the state averages of 36-46% and the district averages of 17-30%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1% over the past 5 years, which are significantly higher than the state average. While the school has a diverse student population and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, these factors alone do not fully explain the school's poor performance.

When compared to nearby schools, Glendale American School consistently underperforms. For example, Horizon School, another Glendale Elementary District school, outperforms Glendale American School on most academic measures. Similarly, Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School in the Peoria Unified School District and Sunset School in the Washington Elementary School District both significantly outperform Glendale American School.

678

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,873

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8530 N 55th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85302-4734

(623) 237-4008

District: Glendale Elementary District

Students who attend Glendale American School usually attend:

High:

Glendale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

White:

16.7%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

838^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

373^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Glendale Elementary District

237^th of 289Glendale 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
2025	12.4	838 of 909	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	796 of 912	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	950 of 1245	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	962 of 1000	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1031 of 1226	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	837 of 1039	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	761 of 1109	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.0	792 of 1106	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	788 of 1079	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	742 of 955	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	850 of 1079	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1022 of 1158	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	977 of 1141	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	946 of 1075	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	893 of 1090	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	811 of 1062	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	427 of 607	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	698 of 895	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	36 of 100	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.6	107 of 316	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	232 of 270	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	343 of 620	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	351 of 451	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.5	855 of 1219	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	794 of 824	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	983 of 1219	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	679 of 862	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	625 of 1023	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	234 of 306	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	1000 of 1170	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1058 of 1198	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	474 of 709	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	480 of 911	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	141 of 423	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	476 of 549	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	448 of 556	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	808 of 1116	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	430 of 820	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	1009 of 1216	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1069 of 1220	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	767 of 850	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	758 of 1032	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.0	712 of 1027	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.6	518 of 654	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	792 of 820	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	810 of 1201	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.5	992 of 1024	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1054 of 1161	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	681 of 720	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	373 of 552	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	386 of 550	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	652 of 854	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	592 of 605	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	675 of 832	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	443 of 605	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	414 of 711	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	401 of 695	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.7	544 of 677	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	469 of 521	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	539 of 690	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	556 of 787	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.7	499 of 772	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.4	527 of 685	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.5	344 of 692	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.2	392 of 663	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	302 of 400	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	414 of 573	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.4	68 of 247	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	328 of 404	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	91 of 145	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	580 of 806	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	584 of 820	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	330 of 466	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	359 of 624	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	98 of 166	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	626 of 760	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	638 of 802	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	232 of 387	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	292 of 543	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	172 of 257	33.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	136 of 344	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	170 of 320	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	512 of 717	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	221 of 503	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	650 of 810	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	712 of 818	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	372 of 617	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.7	374 of 650	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	148 of 390	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	475 of 789	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	569 of 675	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	739 of 780	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	384 of 436	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2021)67th percentile+51 vs school

Asian (2023)66th percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)31st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2023)30th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)30th percentile+6 vs school

Foster Care (2021)24th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)17th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)15th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Asian (2023)72nd percentile+49 vs school

Native American (2021)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Foster Care (2021)41st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2021)40th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)37th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2021)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)24th percentile~ school

Male (2023)20th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Mathematics18%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

My child went to this school for a half of the year. My child was also bullied and only one teacher seemed to do anything to assist and was very helpful. I would have taken my child out sooner if not for the efforts of this teacher. I was told other teachers my child was part of the problem yet when I asked nothing was provided to show me. The other student had a history of behavior issues according to several other parents and students. I finally took my child out of this school. At parent teacher conferences I was given a report card but not shown any work my child completed showing me any issues. It was the first time I heard there were academic issues. The communication was terrible even after I asked to be updated. Close Quote

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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
Glendale American School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4008	678	37	18.5		113 (16.7%)	99 (14.6%)	394 (58.1%)	36 (5.3%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	12.4	838^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.1	796^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.7%	42		19.0	31.0	21.0	36.0	41.0	22.0		17.0			15.0	18.0	22.0	$9,873	$1,794	$439	$4,027	$6,022	$1,618	$7,640
Horizon School	Public	K-8	8520 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4010	856	44	19.4		172 (20.1%)	64 (7.5%)	514 (60.0%)	37 (4.3%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	15.8	770^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	741^st of 912 public elementary schools	18.8%	29	19.0	33.0	21.0	35.0	37.0	35.0	31.0	21.0	15.0		17.0	28.0	18.0	28.0	$9,759	$1,511	$409	$3,431	$6,299	$1,540	$7,839
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-8	5312 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4525	478	28	16.8		135 (28.2%)	31 (6.5%)	255 (53.3%)	21 (4.4%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	30.5	560^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.4%		29.5	582^nd of 912 public elementary schools	36.2%	22	23.0	45.0	25.0	45.0	42.0	38.0	28.0	39.0			22.0			26.0	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527
Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	7301 N 58th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(623) 237-6300	25	1	25.0		2 (8.0%)	2 (8.0%)	19 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$6,723	$1,665	$360	$3,690	$3,569	$1,128	$4,698
Glendale Landmark School	Public	PK, KG-8	5730 W Myrtle Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4001	651	32	20.3		60 (9.2%)	99 (15.2%)	458 (70.4%)	10 (1.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)								(n/a)					18.0		24.0		24.0						$9,394	$1,371	$506	$3,248	$5,915	$1,602	$7,517
Ethos Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8840 N 43rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 249-3211	325	25	13.0		42 (12.9%)	77 (23.7%)	191 (58.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)					29.0		36.0									$00			$00
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	4626 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3300	497	27	18.0		108 (21.7%)	32 (6.4%)	302 (60.8%)	22 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	33.6	532^nd of 909 public elementary schools	41.5%		19.4	712^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.9%	180	18.0	43.0	44.0	37.0				34.0	32.0	22.0			41.0		$8,869	$874	$217	$1,964	$6,813	$965	$7,778
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4775	578	39	15.0		183 (31.7%)	45 (7.8%)	299 (51.7%)	9 (1.6%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	51.4	377^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.5%		35.1	518^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.2%	141	45.0	54.0	34.0	46.0	38.0	41.0	58.0	50.0	21.0	54.0	27.0	21.0	29.0	31.0	$8,490	$403	$496	$1,302	$7,185	$406	$7,590
Academy of Math and Science Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	4610 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,085	67	16.1		90 (8.3%)	198 (18.2%)	756 (69.7%)	24 (2.2%)	10 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	737^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.9%		16.3	760^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.7%	23	27.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	30.0	35.0	29.0	15.0	32.0	16.0	18.0	38.0	32.0	38.0	$9,064	$1,564	$1,758	$4,885	$3,499	$2,243	$5,742
Desert Palms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11441 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4600	373	26	14.4		120 (32.2%)	33 (8.8%)	175 (46.9%)	14 (3.8%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	29.1	568^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.5%		20.6	692^nd of 912 public elementary schools	24.1%	124		43.0	27.0	35.0		48.0	33.0					29.0		32.0	$9,393	$408	$747	$1,563	$7,351	$887	$8,238

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In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Glendale American School.

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Glendale Elementary District

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Glendale American School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

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Students at Glendale American School are 58% Hispanic, 17% White, 15% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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