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Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Q: Is Augustus H. Shaw Montessori a good school?

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks 156 th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori is a public school in Phoenix’s Phoenix Elementary District, serving 476 students in prekindergarten through grade 8. Its 2025–26 results show that students are achieving well above state and district proficiency rates in both English language arts (ELA) and math. The clearest takeaway is that Shaw stands out for strong results across both subjects.

Shaw’s strongest comparison is with its district and the state: 68% of students were proficient in ELA, 27 percentage points above the state and 40 above the district; in math, 58% were proficient, 25 points above the state and 38 above the district. Among nearby schools with reported results, Shaw ranked second of eight in ELA, behind Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix at 80%. Shaw had the highest math rate among seven nearby schools reporting results, including Khalsa at 52%. Eighth-grade science was another bright spot: 92% of Shaw students were proficient, compared with 30% statewide and 16% districtwide. Shaw’s lowest grade-level result was seventh-grade math at 46%, but that was still above the state’s 27%.

Results and rankings have varied over time. Fifth-grade science proficiency fell from 79% in 2022–23 to 65% in 2024–25, despite a six-point rebound in the latest year; eighth-grade science reached 92% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger rated Shaw at the 83rd percentile with four stars in 2025–26, down from the 87th percentile the prior year but up from the 66th percentile in 2015–16. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.5, higher than every nearby school with a reported ratio, while its 2022–23 free/reduced-lunch rate was 32%. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for female students fell from the 93rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 61st in 2025–26, below Shaw’s overall 83rd percentile. For students receiving special education, its ranking rose from the 66th percentile in 2020–21 to the 93rd in 2022–23, a larger gain than the school’s overall rise from the 82nd to the 87th percentile. Nearby grade-level results are often unavailable, limiting some comparisons.

476

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

23.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2301 N 13th St
Phoenix, AZ 85006-1717

(602) 257-3914

District: Phoenix Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

White:

30.5%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (63% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg24%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

156^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

44^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Phoenix Elementary District

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
2026	79.1	156 of 900	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	115 of 909	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	172 of 912	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	165 of 1245	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	150 of 1000	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	224 of 1226	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	265 of 1039	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	375 of 1109	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	88.7	110 of 1106	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	63.8	367 of 1079	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	271 of 955	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	66.3	370 of 1079	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.8	284 of 1158	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	287 of 1141	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	59.2	434 of 1075	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	515 of 1090	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	453 of 1062	57.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.2	133 of 607	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	95 of 895	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	224 of 579	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	88.1	40 of 589	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	221 of 1219	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	29 of 824	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	322 of 1219	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	198 of 862	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	530 of 1023	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.6	180 of 1170	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	187 of 1198	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	351 of 911	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.2	112 of 1116	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	53 of 618	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	149 of 820	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	85 of 591	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	64 of 626	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	51 of 628	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	125 of 1216	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	80 of 830	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	156 of 1220	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	87 of 850	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	296 of 1032	71.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	168 of 617	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	134 of 444	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	268 of 1027	73.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	84.7	55 of 820	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	51.6	404 of 1201	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	45 of 437	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	66 of 1024	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	3 of 800	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	157 of 1161	86.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	44 of 536	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	18 of 552	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	34 of 550	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	59 of 854	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	158 of 605	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	193 of 832	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	157 of 605	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	154 of 711	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	152 of 695	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	168 of 677	75.2%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	170 of 690	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	110 of 787	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	182 of 772	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	59.0	261 of 685	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	306 of 692	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.4	299 of 663	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.2	73 of 400	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	18 of 573	96.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.5	215 of 404	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	3 of 395	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	13 of 386	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	153 of 806	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	234 of 820	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	142 of 624	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	7 of 338	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	10 of 345	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	81 of 760	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	189 of 802	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	74 of 543	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	88.4	37 of 717	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	45 of 503	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	21 of 370	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	19 of 379	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	24 of 810	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	187 of 818	77.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	637 of 650	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	387 of 789	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.5	22 of 675	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	107 of 446	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	258 of 780	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)90th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile~ school

African American (2023)78th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)82nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2021)51st percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2021)47th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)2nd percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+27 vs state

Mathematics58%+25 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

excellent

by a parent
Thursday, August 11, 2016

They don't let the 3 year olds have recess here. They don't get recess until they are 4, it's very sad. My son would come home crying every day because he said his class was "bad" so they didn't get recess. Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	476	22	21.5	23.9%	145 (30.5%)	27 (5.7%)	243 (51.1%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	79.1	156^th of 900 public elementary schools	82.7%		85.2	115^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.3%	41	59.0	70.0	60.0	60.0	75.0	88.0	68.0	52.0	61.0	50.0	65.0	46.0	70.0	58.0
ASU Preparatory Academy - Pilgrim Rest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1401 E Jefferson St	Phoenix	85287	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(602) 496-0041	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							27.0							13.0
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	53.4%	9 (8.7%)	16 (15.5%)	74 (71.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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	69.7%	12 (3.0%)	45 (11.2%)	332 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)			17.0		23.0		16.0			15.0				9.0
ASU Preparatory Academy - Phoenix K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(602) 496-3100	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	10.3	858^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.7%					(n/a)	14.0	28.0		28.0			21.0	19.0	13.0					13.0
Thomas A Edison School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 N 18th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3848	0	28	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		27.0					18.0		23.0					17.0	92.2%	3.1%
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	66.1%	9 (2.0%)	36 (8.0%)	390 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	19	719^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.1%		33.6	533^rd of 909 public elementary schools	41.4%	186		29.0	23.0	35.0			24.0	29.0	24.0	30.0				18.0
Children First Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1648 S 16th St	Phoenix	85204	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)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	915 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3853	189	22	8.5	58.2%	22 (11.6%)	14 (7.4%)	125 (66.1%)	6 (3.2%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)							25.0							30.0	90.6%	12.5%
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 N 16th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3925	453	27	16.8	62.0%	12 (2.6%)	24 (5.3%)	394 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)				28.0	28.0		22.0							7.0	87.1%	0%

Frequently Asked Questions about Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Is Augustus H. Shaw Montessori a good school?

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks 156^th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Augustus H. Shaw Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Augustus H. Shaw Montessori.

What is the racial makeup of Augustus H. Shaw Montessori?

Students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori are 51% Hispanic, 30% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Augustus H. Shaw Montessori in?

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