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Roadrunner School

Q: How many students attend Roadrunner School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Roadrunner School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Roadrunner School?

Students at Roadrunner School are 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

Summary

Roadrunner School is an alternative public school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 243 students. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 164 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roadrunner School stands out for its strong performance in science proficiency for 11th grade, with 67% of students proficient or better compared to 29% for the district and 22% for the state. However, the school struggles in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. Additionally, Roadrunner School has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 3.8% to 8.9%, which are higher than the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and Asian students compared to nearby schools, suggests it may be serving a unique demographic within the broader district. Interestingly, Roadrunner School spends significantly more per student, with $62,271 and $58,545 spent in the 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 school years, respectively, which is much higher than the spending per student at nearby schools.

When comparing Roadrunner School to the nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. Paradise Valley Unified District schools, such as Sweetwater Community School and pvONLINE, have similar challenges to Roadrunner School in terms of low test scores and high dropout rates, suggesting broader district-level issues. Meanwhile, the charter schools, such as AmeriSchools Academy - Camelback and New World Educational Center, generally have lower test scores and higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students compared to Roadrunner School. Interestingly, Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy, a virtual school within the Deer Valley Unified District, demonstrates stronger academic performance compared to Roadrunner School, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, suggesting that the online learning model may be more effective for certain student populations.

Students ?

1.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16428 N 21st St.
Phoenix, AZ 85022

(602) 449-2600

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 72 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 1 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school24%

District avg47%

Arizona avg35%

Not ranked this year

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

106^th of 289Paradise Valley 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	1076 of 1245	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1168 of 1226	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	1138 of 1158	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	1126 of 1141	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.2	1074 of 1075	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	1090 of 1090	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	1040 of 1062	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	8.7	1207 of 1219	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	276 of 306	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	10.0	1195 of 1198	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.4	385 of 423	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	1035 of 1216	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1137 of 1220	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	962 of 1027	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	812 of 1201	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	880 of 1024	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1082 of 1161	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	769 of 854	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	800 of 832	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	782 of 787	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	764 of 772	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	684 of 685	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	686 of 692	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	662 of 663	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	790 of 802	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	720 of 810	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	777 of 818	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.3	497 of 789	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	735 of 780	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.5	128 of 469	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	11.2	421 of 464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	439 of 509	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	385 of 394	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	418 of 491	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	452 of 471	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	387 of 403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	395 of 456	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	407 of 492	17.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.7	124 of 429	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	12.1	402 of 455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	408 of 492	17.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	96.9	9 of 172	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.2	131 of 371	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	7.3	364 of 409	11.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2021)32nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile~ school

White (2023)14th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)10th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)6th percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2021)37th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2023)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile+3 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2023)95th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+77 vs school

Male (2023)71st percentile~ school

White (2023)65th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)13th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Science67%+45 vs state

Mathematics18%-13 vs state

English Language Arts14%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 English Language Arts 11th 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	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Roadrunner School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16428 N 21st St.	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-2600	70	52	1.3		38 (54.3%)	7 (10.0%)	16 (22.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
pvONLINE	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15002 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 449-2450	127	22	5.7		72 (56.7%)	6 (4.7%)	31 (24.4%)	7 (5.5%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)							43.0											$8,729	$341	$469	$1,151	$7,343	$576	$7,919
Sweetwater Community School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4215 E Andora Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-2300	165	26	6.3		37 (22.4%)	9 (5.5%)	105 (63.6%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.2%)								(n/a)							17.0												$00			$00
Vista Peak	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19825 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3900	63	13	4.7		45 (71.4%)	4 (6.3%)	8 (12.7%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$39,957	$1,392	$65	$2,849	$37,815	$685	$38,500
Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	225	20	11.3		151 (67.1%)	14 (6.2%)	51 (22.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)				80.0		81.0	70.0				52.0		65.0	52.0		73.0	43.0	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933
ASDB - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7654 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 771-5400	173				34 (19.7%)	17 (9.8%)	101 (58.4%)	8 (4.6%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)
ASDB - Region 2	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8055 N 24th Ave Ste 103	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 770-3458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New World Educational Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5818 N 7th St	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	New World Educational Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 238-9577	209	17	12.2		4 (1.9%)	30 (14.4%)	156 (74.6%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)				41.0															$00			$00
Sunflower School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5050	21	3	7.0		7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	868	58	15.0		436 (50.2%)	47 (5.4%)	302 (34.8%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (7.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	44.0	24.0	42.0	44.0	37.0	66.0	42.0	31.0	40.0	26.0	32.0	41.0	51.0	33.0	27.0	25.0	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Roadrunner School

How many students attend Roadrunner School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Roadrunner School.

What is the racial makeup of Roadrunner School?

Students at Roadrunner School are 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Roadrunner School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

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