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Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms

Public Grades PK, KG-8
880th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms is a PK–8 school in Laveen, Arizona, with 758 students, in the Laveen Elementary District. In 2025–26, 20% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 12% in math, placing the school near the bottom of nearby schools in both subjects. The central concern is that results are low across both core subjects, not just in one: the school tied for the lowest ELA result and had the second-lowest math result among nearby schools with reported scores.

Compared with the district and state, the school was behind in both subjects: ELA proficiency was 20%, versus 38% districtwide and 41% statewide; math was 12%, versus 32% and 33%. Its results were also below averages for the 10 nearby schools with scores: 37% in ELA and 29% in math, gaps of about 17 points in each subject. Among the school’s reported grade-level ELA results, 4th and 8th grade were its strongest, at 29% each, while 6th grade was lowest at 14%; even those stronger grades were below state results. In math, 3rd-grade proficiency was 14%, compared with 40% districtwide and 38% statewide, and 5th grade was 19%, versus 34% and 38%.

SchoolDigger’s overall percentile ranking fell from 22 in 2022–23 to 2 in 2025–26, when the school received zero stars; eight nearby schools with rankings were between the 24th and 92nd percentiles. Science trends vary by grade: 5th-grade proficiency fell from 27% in 2022–23 to 18% in 2024–25, while 8th grade rose from 14% to 25%. The student–teacher ratio is 16.7, below the nearby median of 18.8, and the school’s free/reduced-lunch rate was 79% in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s 2022–23 ratings differed notably by group: the Native American subgroup ranked at the 59th percentile, versus 22nd overall, while the African American subgroup ranked at the 3rd percentile. Some grade-level results are unavailable because the state suppressed them, and nearby lunch-rate comparisons were not supplied.

758
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,698
Per pupil spending ?
60.9%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 4725 W South Mountain Rd
       Laveen, AZ  85339-7396

(602) 237-7040

District: Laveen Elementary District


Students who attend Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms usually attend:

High:    Betty Fairfax High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.0%
African American:
29.2%
White:
6.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (16% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school16%
District avg35%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
880th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
492nd of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 9Elementary Schools in the Laveen Elementary District
186th of 267Laveen 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20267.8880 of 9002.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.3869 of 9094.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.2818 of 91210.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.2974 of 124521.8%★☆☆☆☆
202212.6892 of 100010.8%★☆☆☆☆
202117.51049 of 122614.4%★☆☆☆☆
201913.8928 of 103910.7%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5931 of 110916.1%★☆☆☆☆
201717.6945 of 110614.6%★☆☆☆☆
201614.3976 of 10799.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.9867 of 9559.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201427.5817 of 107924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201330.3901 of 115822.2%★☆☆☆☆
201239.3756 of 114133.7%★★☆☆☆
201134.7727 of 107532.4%★★☆☆☆
201035.9729 of 109033.1%★★☆☆☆
200931.5767 of 106227.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202313.2588 of 6073.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.7727 of 89518.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.880 of 10020.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202332.2243 of 31623.1%★☆☆☆☆
202115.6570 of 6208.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202341.5203 of 45155.0%★★★☆☆
202139.3545 of 97544.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20258.4562 of 5894.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.5553 of 6028.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.6969 of 121920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.1723 of 82412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.41028 of 121915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201912.1781 of 8629.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.9842 of 102317.7%★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202144.4135 of 30655.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202515.3456 of 4968.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.5329 of 48632.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.7854 of 117027.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.6541 of 71624.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.3946 of 119821.0%★☆☆☆☆
201919.6603 of 70915.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6764 of 91116.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202132.3275 of 42335.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20269.5518 of 5292.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.8537 of 5492.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.4453 of 55618.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.9910 of 111618.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6507 of 61818.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1726 of 82011.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202320.01004 of 121617.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.0778 of 8306.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.51055 of 122013.5%★☆☆☆☆
20199.9792 of 8506.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.0915 of 103211.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202352.7265 of 61757.1%★★★☆☆
202227.7397 of 44410.6%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9657 of 102736.0%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202352.790 of 21958.9%★★★☆☆
202134.5439 of 65432.9%★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202122.7130 of 17124.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202323.5688 of 82016.1%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6894 of 120125.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202326.0808 of 102421.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1711 of 80011.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.51068 of 11618.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202612.7492 of 5368.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.2415 of 55224.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.2473 of 55014.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2643 of 85424.7%★☆☆☆☆
202211.9561 of 6057.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.3640 of 83223.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.0500 of 60517.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.8547 of 71123.1%★☆☆☆☆
201719.1584 of 69516.0%★☆☆☆☆
201622.2529 of 67721.9%★☆☆☆☆
201526.7366 of 52129.8%★☆☆☆☆
201430.6499 of 69027.7%★☆☆☆☆
201333.3578 of 78726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201244.9438 of 77243.3%★★☆☆☆
201133.5471 of 68531.2%★★☆☆☆
201032.7495 of 69228.5%★☆☆☆☆
200930.3492 of 66325.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202317.6350 of 40012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4410 of 57328.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1104 of 12516.8%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202142.9256 of 40436.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202517.8318 of 39519.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4579 of 80628.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1638 of 82022.2%★☆☆☆☆
201917.6382 of 46618.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.0449 of 62428.0%★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202383.63 of 3791.9%★★★★★
202131.3116 of 16630.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202537.4188 of 34545.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.7551 of 76027.5%★☆☆☆☆
202131.2537 of 80233.0%★★☆☆☆
201936.9227 of 38741.3%★★☆☆☆
201827.8400 of 54326.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202618.2274 of 32816.5%★☆☆☆☆
202521.1272 of 34420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.7538 of 71725.0%★☆☆☆☆
201825.4388 of 50322.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202320.7651 of 81019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4612 of 81825.2%★☆☆☆☆
201919.9344 of 43520.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.4517 of 61716.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202359.9127 of 38466.9%★★★☆☆
202128.5488 of 65024.9%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202357.856 of 15964.8%★★★☆☆
202150.6105 of 39073.1%★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.056 of 10848.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202340.9166 of 36354.3%★★★☆☆
202130.4606 of 78923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201838.191 of 17848.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202332.5451 of 67533.2%★★☆☆☆
202262.3140 of 44668.6%★★★☆☆
202135.8525 of 78032.7%★★☆☆☆
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
Native American (2023)59th percentile+37 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)57th percentile+35 vs school
Foster Care (2021)56th percentile+41 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)55th percentile+33 vs school
Homeless (2021)35th percentile+21 vs school
Pacific Islander (2021)24th percentile+10 vs school
Asian (2023)23rd percentile~ school
White (2023)21st percentile~ school
Male (2023)17th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2023)16th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
African American (2023)3rd percentile-19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
Foster Care (2023)92nd percentile+67 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)67th percentile+42 vs school
Native American (2023)65th percentile+40 vs school
Special Education (2023)54th percentile+30 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+28 vs school
Pacific Islander (2021)48th percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+21 vs school
Asian (2021)37th percentile+14 vs school
White (2023)33rd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2023)20th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2023)12th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts20%-21 vs state
Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms.

Students who attend Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms usually go on to attend:

High : Betty Fairfax High School

Students at Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms are 54% Hispanic, 29% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Laveen Leadership Academy at Cheatham Farms ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Arizona elementary schools.

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