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Mary Mcleod Bethune School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Mary Mcleod Bethune School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 370 that is predominantly Hispanic. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools in academic performance, with high dropout rates and a student population that is predominantly from low-income families.

The school's academic performance is well below state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 6% to 30% across different grade levels and subject areas. This is concerning, as the school has a relatively high per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools in the Phoenix Elementary District. The school's dropout rates have also been increasing, rising from 0.7% in 2017-2018 to 2.5% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state and district averages.

While the school's student population is predominantly Hispanic, the academic performance of different racial subgroups varies significantly. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's White students ranked 620 out of 1,024 Arizona elementary schools, while its Hispanic students ranked 1,067 out of 1,170. Interestingly, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown relatively stronger performance, ranking 332 out of 451 Arizona elementary schools in 2022-2023, which is better than the school's overall ranking. When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Silvestre S. Herrera School and Kenilworth Elementary School, Mary Mcleod Bethune School generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings.

324

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,698

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1310 S 15th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3826

(602) 257-3830

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Students who attend Mary Mcleod Bethune School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

14.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2012 → 8th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2012

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

Arizona avg41%

Not ranked this year

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

135^th of 289Phoenix 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
2023	13.9	1144 of 1245	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1000 of 1226	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	967 of 1039	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	840 of 1109	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	903 of 1106	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1047 of 1079	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	670 of 955	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	13.8	991 of 1079	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	994 of 1158	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	918 of 1141	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	982 of 1075	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	1028 of 1090	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	1059 of 1062	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	547 of 607	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	743 of 895	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	332 of 451	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	395 of 975	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	14 of 155	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	1102 of 1219	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	946 of 1219	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	701 of 1023	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	1067 of 1170	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	883 of 1198	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	651 of 709	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	613 of 911	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	351 of 423	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1026 of 1116	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	548 of 820	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.5	1096 of 1216	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1016 of 1220	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	860 of 1032	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	241 of 617	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	873 of 1027	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	98.6	9 of 654	98.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	679 of 820	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	989 of 1201	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.3	620 of 1024	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1106 of 1161	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	661 of 854	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	561 of 832	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	459 of 605	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	497 of 711	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	447 of 695	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.7	497 of 677	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	329 of 521	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	12.7	637 of 690	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	687 of 787	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	664 of 772	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	616 of 685	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	629 of 692	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	621 of 663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	313 of 400	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	366 of 573	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.4	55 of 606	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	552 of 806	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	506 of 820	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	416 of 624	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.5	546 of 760	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	498 of 802	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	211 of 387	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	294 of 543	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.8	127 of 257	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	531 of 717	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	267 of 503	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	686 of 810	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	594 of 818	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	409 of 617	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.2	156 of 650	76.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	56 of 390	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	570 of 780	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Native American (2021)99th percentile+80 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile+53 vs school

White (2023)39th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2021)17th percentile~ school

African American (2023)10th percentile~ school

Male (2023)10th percentile~ school

Female (2023)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+58 vs school

Native American (2021)86th percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)76th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2021)51st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)28th percentile+6 vs school

White (2021)27th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)26th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 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 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
Mary Mcleod Bethune School	Public	PK, KG-8	1310 S 15th Ave	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3830	324	25	12.9		6 (1.9%)	47 (14.5%)	260 (80.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					32.0	35.0	31.0					$11,698	$1,306	$448	$3,060	$9,489	$456	$9,944
Paul Dunbar Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-8	707 W Grant St	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3844	125	14	8.9		2 (1.6%)	56 (44.8%)	60 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)												$13,262	$1,186	$463	$2,834	$10,308	$1,305	$11,614
Vista College Preparatory - Hadley	Public, Charter	K-8	812 S 6th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 374-7159	228	14	16.2		6 (2.6%)	36 (15.8%)	176 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	53.4	356^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.8%		34.8	525^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.4%	169		46.0					39.0	60.0				$9,842	$913	$1,521	$3,347	$5,352	$2,056	$7,408
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1121 S 3rd Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3902	282	18	15.6		4 (1.4%)	35 (12.4%)	234 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)						32.0						$11,321	$994	$690	$2,679	$9,097	$540	$9,636
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
Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	201 E Durango St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Friendly House Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 258-4353	245	20	12.2		7 (2.9%)	13 (5.3%)	223 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00			$00
Silvestre S Herrera School	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 S 11th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3885	449	29	15.5		9 (2.0%)	36 (8.0%)	390 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	33.6	533^rd of 909 public elementary schools	41.4%		34.9	524^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.5%	9		41.0					41.0	32.0				$11,867	$1,457	$461	$3,376	$9,329	$619	$9,948
Kenilworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 N 5th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3889	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	25.8	610^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.9%		26.1	622^nd of 912 public elementary schools	31.8%	12	29.0	45.0	35.0	27.0	41.0	39.0	33.0	22.0	26.0	27.0	20.0	$9,653	$1,156	$336	$2,648	$7,289	$872	$8,161
Faith North Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	910 E Washington St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3901	103	6	17.9		9 (8.7%)	16 (15.5%)	74 (71.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$40,707	$14,110	$749	$28,970	$22,731	$3,117	$25,848
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Mcleod Bethune School

What district is Mary Mcleod Bethune School in?

Phoenix Elementary District

How many students attend Mary Mcleod Bethune School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Mary Mcleod Bethune School.

What schools do graduates of Mary Mcleod Bethune School attend?

Students who attend Mary Mcleod Bethune School usually go on to attend:

High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Mary Mcleod Bethune School?

Students at Mary Mcleod Bethune School are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

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