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William R Sullivan Elementary School

Q: Is William R Sullivan Elementary School a good school?

William R Sullivan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend William R Sullivan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended William R Sullivan Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of William R Sullivan Elementary School?

Students at William R Sullivan Elementary School are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

William R Sullivan Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Murphy Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with 536 students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools and is part of a low-performing district, ranked 278 out of 289 districts in the state and rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

William R Sullivan Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 20% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to state averages of 46% and 42%, respectively. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% for female and male students in English Language Arts, and the bottom 10% and 15% for Hispanic and African American students, respectively. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 2.3% to 6.1%, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, the performance gap becomes even more apparent. For example, Capitol Elementary School in the Phoenix Elementary District, which is only about 1.8 miles away, outperforms William R Sullivan Elementary by a significant margin on standardized tests. The school's challenges are further compounded by its membership in a low-performing district, with the other two elementary schools in the Murphy Elementary District also performing poorly and ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Arizona elementary schools.

568

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,121

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 N 31st Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85009-4849

(602) 353-5221

District: Murphy Elementary District

Students who attend William R Sullivan Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Carl Hayden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

African American:

2.1%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg42%

892^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Murphy Elementary District

278^th of 289Murphy 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	7.9	892 of 909	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	761 of 912	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1218 of 1245	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	977 of 1000	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1157 of 1226	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	794 of 1039	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1079 of 1109	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1078 of 1106	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	984 of 1079	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	1024 of 1079	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1019 of 1158	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	979 of 1141	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	935 of 1075	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	883 of 1090	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.2	972 of 1062	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	867 of 895	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	125 of 155	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	1175 of 1219	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1164 of 1219	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1002 of 1023	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	493 of 496	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1153 of 1170	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	680 of 716	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1124 of 1198	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	522 of 709	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	885 of 911	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	431 of 556	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1078 of 1116	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	795 of 820	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1198 of 1216	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	814 of 830	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1144 of 1220	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	648 of 850	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	977 of 1032	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	1013 of 1201	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	952 of 1161	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	768 of 854	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	734 of 832	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	496 of 605	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	572 of 711	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	504 of 695	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	541 of 677	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	476 of 521	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	579 of 690	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	650 of 787	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	519 of 772	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.0	519 of 685	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	529 of 692	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	612 of 663	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	542 of 573	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	745 of 806	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	741 of 820	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	509 of 624	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	666 of 760	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	652 of 802	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	267 of 387	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	429 of 543	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.5	583 of 717	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	386 of 503	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	712 of 810	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	682 of 818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	481 of 617	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	389 of 390	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	600 of 789	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)22nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2021)18th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2021)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile~ school

African American (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2021)24th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile~ school

Male (2023)12th percentile~ school

Female (2023)8th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)5th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2021)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 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	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	AzSCI Science 5th 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
William R Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Murphy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 353-5221	568	22	25.8		6 (1.1%)	12 (2.1%)	541 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7.9	892^nd of 909 public elementary schools	1.9%		16.2	761^st of 912 public elementary schools	16.6%	131		20.0			26.0	24.0	17.0	21.0				$6,121	$940	$30	$1,911	$4,544	$606	$5,150
Jack L Kuban Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 W Sherman St	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Murphy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 353-5441	472	22	21.4		5 (1.1%)	38 (8.1%)	422 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.2	781^st of 909 public elementary schools	14.1%					(n/a)		23.0		18.0	25.0		30.0		30.0	16.0		$6,456	$725	$60	$1,510	$5,040	$631	$5,671
J B Sutton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-3200	522	24	21.7		1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	500 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	873^rd of 909 public elementary schools	4.0%		8	893^rd of 912 public elementary schools	2.1%	20		26.0	20.0				18.0	21.0	20.0		16.0		$00			$00
Alta E Butler School	Public	K-5	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2300	541	31	17.4		5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	505 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	882^nd of 909 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.4	865^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.2%	17		31.0	12.0				20.0	25.0	12.0		12.0		$00			$00
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	K-5	3025 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2800	369	19	19.4		6 (1.6%)	7 (1.9%)	354 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.3	778^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.4	775^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.0%	3	19.0		19.0				25.0		32.0		20.0		$00			$00
Moya Elementary	Public	K-5	406 N 41st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-3100	377	22	17.1		4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	361 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									22.0				$00			$00
Isaac Online Prep Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 455-6700	85	6	14.1		10 (11.8%)	7 (8.2%)	64 (75.3%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00			$00
Capitol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 N 16th Ave	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3835	373	27	13.8		18 (4.8%)	21 (5.6%)	325 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)		34.0			25.0							$9,024	$938	$424	$2,300	$7,048	$613	$7,661
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 N 41st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2600	414	24	17.2		13 (3.1%)	15 (3.6%)	383 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.6	867^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.9	785^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.9%	82	15.0	28.0	25.0				18.0	16.0					$00			$00
Vista College Prep - Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	4520 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-7069	414	21	19.7		6 (1.4%)	42 (10.1%)	362 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33.4	536^th of 909 public elementary schools	41.0%		9.5	873^rd of 912 public elementary schools	4.3%	337	15.0	39.0					37.0	51.0				$7,980	$928	$1,331	$3,187	$4,435	$1,285	$5,721

Frequently Asked Questions about William R Sullivan Elementary School

How many students attend William R Sullivan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended William R Sullivan Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of William R Sullivan Elementary School?

Students at William R Sullivan Elementary School are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is William R Sullivan Elementary School in?

Murphy Elementary District

Is William R Sullivan Elementary School a good school?

William R Sullivan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William R Sullivan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William R Sullivan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Carl Hayden High School

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