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Silvestre S Herrera School

Q: Is Silvestre S Herrera School a good school?

Silvestre S Herrera School ranks 533 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Silvestre S Herrera School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Silvestre S Herrera School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Silvestre S Herrera School?

Students at Silvestre S Herrera School are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Silvestre S Herrera School attend?

Students who attend Silvestre S Herrera School usually go on to attend: High : North High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Silvestre S Herrera School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Phoenix Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. With 475 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, earning a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silvestre S Herrera School faces significant academic challenges, underperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 34% and 42% for the district and state, respectively. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2% to 6.1% in recent years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 15.5 in recent years, which is higher than nearby schools in the same district, such as Garfield School and Lowell Elementary School.

While the nearby schools in the Phoenix Elementary District also struggle with low performance, Silvestre S Herrera School appears to be one of the lower-performing schools in the district. The school's consistent underperformance, demographic challenges, and high student-teacher ratio suggest that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the root causes of the school's struggles and improve student outcomes.

449

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,867

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 S 11th St
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4537

(602) 257-3885

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Students who attend Silvestre S Herrera School usually attend:

High:

North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

African American:

8.0%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Arizona avg43%

533^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Phoenix Elementary District

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
2025	33.6	533 of 909	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	524 of 912	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	983 of 1245	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	838 of 1000	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1011 of 1226	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	861 of 1039	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	775 of 1109	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	821 of 1106	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	835 of 1079	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	841 of 955	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	973 of 1079	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	955 of 1158	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	922 of 1141	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	1020 of 1075	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	1005 of 1090	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	1027 of 1062	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.5	580 of 895	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	183 of 975	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	954 of 1219	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	985 of 1219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	763 of 862	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	865 of 1023	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	266 of 496	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	933 of 1170	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	601 of 716	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	944 of 1198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	557 of 709	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	608 of 911	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.1	296 of 423	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	270 of 556	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	859 of 1116	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	518 of 618	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	534 of 820	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	962 of 1216	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	623 of 830	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1029 of 1220	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	564 of 850	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	642 of 1032	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	985 of 1027	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	166 of 171	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.0	297 of 1201	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	6.7	1128 of 1161	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.6	648 of 854	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	407 of 605	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	617 of 832	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	405 of 605	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	555 of 711	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	589 of 695	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	439 of 677	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.5	402 of 521	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	514 of 690	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	580 of 787	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.7	450 of 772	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	430 of 685	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	536 of 692	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	509 of 663	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	293 of 400	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.9	154 of 573	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.5	151 of 606	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	535 of 806	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	691 of 820	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	311 of 466	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	549 of 624	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.4	548 of 760	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	561 of 802	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	256 of 387	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	466 of 543	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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	27.9	519 of 717	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	413 of 503	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	706 of 810	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	498 of 818	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.0	535 of 617	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	530 of 650	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	66.4	78 of 789	90.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	7.1	778 of 780	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+64 vs school

Special Education (2021)75th percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)51st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)35th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2021)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)21st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)3rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2021)3rd percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)90th percentile+64 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)75th percentile+49 vs school

Female (2023)34th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)28th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)27th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)18th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2023)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Great school and teachers. Seeing the principal greeting his students every morning at the drop-off area is an awesome gesture. I also noticed Mr. Sotomayor walks through the school cafeteria and playground making sure his staff is on-time and where they are assigned to be. This shows he truly cares and is doing his best to keep Herrera a fun and safe learning environment for our children. Also, pick-up after school is very well organized. Thanks to the office staff, cafeteria staff, teachers, janitors and cross walk staff for making Herrera a clean and wonderful elementary school experience. I appreciate all your hard work! Close Quote

Schools Near Silvestre S Herrera School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)		AASA Mathematics (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 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th 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
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
Children First Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1648 S 16th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 712-0500	114	9	12.6		4 (3.5%)	16 (14.0%)	92 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)					$29,713	$6,656	$5,579	$18,890	$7,646	$9,832	$17,478
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
ASU Preparatory Academy- Pilgrim Rest K-8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1401 E Jefferson St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 496-0041	135	12	11.2		8 (5.9%)	66 (48.9%)	53 (39.3%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)
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
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
ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	443	31	14.2		25 (5.6%)	56 (12.6%)	332 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)	30.0		18.0			$00			$00
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
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
Garfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	811 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3863	403	28	14.3		12 (3.0%)	45 (11.2%)	332 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)	27.0				$11,818	$1,585	$389	$3,559	$9,124	$720	$9,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Silvestre S Herrera School

What district is Silvestre S Herrera School in?

Phoenix Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Silvestre S Herrera School attend?

Students who attend Silvestre S Herrera School usually go on to attend:

High : North High School

Is Silvestre S Herrera School a good school?

Silvestre S Herrera School ranks 533^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Silvestre S Herrera School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Silvestre S Herrera School.

What is the racial makeup of Silvestre S Herrera School?

Students at Silvestre S Herrera School are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

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