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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	Distance	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
Desert Garden Elementary School	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	7020 W Ocotillo Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4014	205	11	18.6		14 (6.8%)	17 (8.3%)	156 (76.1%)	9 (4.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$11,538	$1,841	$366	$4,048	$7,563	$1,768	$9,331
Challenger Middle School	0.4mi	Public	K-8	6905 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4011	839	41	20.7		76 (9.1%)	117 (13.9%)	554 (66.0%)	51 (6.1%)	17 (2.0%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (2.0%)	23.6	646^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.9%		19.8	700^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.2%	54	18.0	41.0	21.0	20.0	25.0	38.0	40.0	41.0	28.0	21.0	13.0	26.0		14.0	$9,687	$1,832	$492	$4,157	$5,832	$1,530	$7,362
Desert Spirit	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4016	682	36	19.2		43 (6.3%)	60 (8.8%)	523 (76.7%)	25 (3.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	14.5	794^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.7%					(n/a)		25.0	22.0			28.0	27.0	27.0				17.0		19.0	$10,410	$1,721	$441	$3,883	$6,582	$1,667	$8,248
Harold W Smith School	0.9mi	Public	K-8	6534 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4003	719	33	21.7		31 (4.3%)	56 (7.8%)	597 (83.0%)	19 (2.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	14.3	798^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	784^th of 912 public elementary schools	14.0%	14		20.0	20.0	19.0	23.0	16.0	27.0	30.0	29.0				19.0		$9,442	$1,587	$521	$3,695	$5,714	$1,620	$7,334
Sunset Vista	1.1mi	Public	PK, KG-8	7775 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-5701	676	37	18.2		77 (11.4%)	70 (10.4%)	469 (69.4%)	32 (4.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	16.1	765^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.8%		8.8	884^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.1%	119	27.0	29.0	16.0	22.0	23.0	37.0	40.0	26.0	16.0	12.0	18.0	32.0		20.0	$13,266	$2,618	$495	$5,730	$8,305	$1,848	$10,153
Discovery School	1.1mi	Public	K-8	7910 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4013	601	30	20.0		36 (6.0%)	32 (5.3%)	480 (79.9%)	28 (4.7%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	38.7	477^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.1	542^nd of 912 public elementary schools	40.6%	65	24.0	50.0	27.0	51.0	44.0	54.0	30.0	41.0	39.0	52.0	21.0	62.0	20.0	35.0	$9,660	$1,714	$453	$3,880	$5,883	$1,610	$7,493
Don Mensendick School	1.3mi	Public	K-8	5535 N 67th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4006	558	28	20.2		22 (3.9%)	65 (11.6%)	443 (79.4%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)								(n/a)						21.0									$9,032	$1,594	$524	$3,712	$5,336	$1,578	$6,914
William C Jack School	1.4mi	Public	PK, KG-8	6600 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4005	811	41	20.0		37 (4.6%)	61 (7.5%)	692 (85.3%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	17.7	735^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.1%		11.5	848^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.0%	113	17.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	31.0	34.0	25.0	24.0		17.0		22.0		$11,477	$1,999	$460	$4,458	$7,123	$1,895	$9,018
Bicentennial South School	1.6mi	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
Glendale Landmark School	1.7mi	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

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