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Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks 115 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Arizona elementary schools

476

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,902

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (73% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 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 school73%

District avg23%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

115^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

18^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

White (2023)94th percentile+7 vs school

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

Female (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

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

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile~ school

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

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

Middle school

Female (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2023)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)95th percentile~ 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+39 vs state

Science78%+46 vs state

Mathematics65%+31 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

Schools Near Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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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	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
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		145 (30.5%)	27 (5.7%)	243 (51.1%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.2	115^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.1	172^nd of 912 public elementary schools	81.1%	57	67.0	79.0	65.0	80.0	91.0	96.0	50.0	63.0	55.0	57.0	80.0	83.0	65.0	92.0	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617
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		12 (2.6%)	24 (5.3%)	394 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)				16.0	18.0										$9,008	$971	$314	$2,256	$7,094	$629	$7,723
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		22 (11.6%)	14 (7.4%)	125 (66.1%)	6 (3.2%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)		47.0						37.0							$14,053	$1,448	$455	$3,352	$11,294	$856	$12,150
Phoenix #1 iAcademy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1817 N 7th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 257-3755	0	2	11.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	2536 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Khalsa Montessori Elementary Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 252-3759	118	14	8.2		59 (50.0%)	4 (3.4%)	28 (23.7%)	4 (3.4%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.9%)								(n/a)		87.0													$12,694	$1,829	$305	$3,962	$5,228	$5,332	$10,560
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
William T Machan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2140 E Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6120	540	39	13.8		26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	495 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)		21.0		25.0	22.0										$11,949	$1,693	$416	$3,802	$7,530	$2,309	$9,840
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)							22.0								$11,273	$1,233	$328	$2,794	$9,406	$306	$9,712
Excelencia School	Public	K-8	2181 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4670	501	32	15.9		9 (1.8%)	53 (10.6%)	420 (83.8%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)															$12,427	$1,856	$368	$4,079	$7,968	$2,235	$10,203
Longview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1209 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2700	483	25	19.1		36 (7.5%)	73 (15.1%)	290 (60.0%)	5 (1.0%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	16.3	762^nd of 909 public elementary schools	16.2%					(n/a)		31.0	24.0										22.0		$9,283	$1,968	$81	$4,016	$6,904	$331	$7,235

Frequently Asked Questions about 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?

Phoenix Elementary District

How many students attend Augustus H. Shaw Montessori?

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

Is Augustus H. Shaw Montessori a good school?

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks 115^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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