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C J Jorgensen School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

C J Jorgensen School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 285 that is predominantly Hispanic (93.68%). The school is part of the Roosevelt Elementary District, which is ranked 455 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending a relatively high amount per student ($12,948 in 2021-2022), C J Jorgensen School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, with only 8% of 5th graders proficient in science in 2022-2023, compared to 34% statewide. The school's dropout rates are relatively low, ranging from 0% to 1.4% over the past several years, but its academic performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the school's persistent low performance.

The challenges faced by C J Jorgensen School are not unique, as nearby schools in the Roosevelt Elementary District, such as John R Davis School and Sunland Elementary School, also struggle with low academic performance and high percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This suggests that the issues at C J Jorgensen School may be systemic within the district, and addressing them will require a comprehensive approach that considers the unique needs of the school's predominantly Hispanic and low-income student population.

242

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,948

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 W Roeser Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85041-3819

(602) 232-4990

District: Roosevelt Elementary District

Students who attend C J Jorgensen School usually attend:

High:

Cesar Chavez High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

African American:

4.1%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2012 → 19th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (17% vs 36% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school17%

District avg16%

Arizona avg36%

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

235^th of 289Roosevelt 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	19.5	1014 of 1245	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1208 of 1226	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1029 of 1039	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1098 of 1109	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	980 of 1106	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	907 of 1079	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	844 of 955	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	1046 of 1079	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1090 of 1158	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	1057 of 1141	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	896 of 1075	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	788 of 1090	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	724 of 1062	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.6	148 of 607	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	22.0	866 of 895	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	343 of 451	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	991 of 1219	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1196 of 1219	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1013 of 1023	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	950 of 1170	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1169 of 1198	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	894 of 911	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	891 of 1116	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	810 of 820	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	981 of 1216	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1172 of 1220	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1017 of 1032	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	628 of 854	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	809 of 832	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	632 of 711	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	527 of 695	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	602 of 677	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	425 of 521	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	652 of 690	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	638 of 787	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	503 of 772	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	497 of 685	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	439 of 692	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	391 of 663	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.1	467 of 573	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.6	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	486 of 806	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.5	801 of 820	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	502 of 624	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	542 of 760	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	759 of 802	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	457 of 543	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	465 of 717	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	437 of 503	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	625 of 810	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	689 of 818	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	562 of 617	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

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

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

African American (2023)76th percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)24th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile~ school

Male (2023)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)19th percentile~ school

Female (2023)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)44th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2023)40th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)35th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)29th percentile~ school

Male (2023)23rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2021)18th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+16 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-18 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, November 4, 2018

Fire Everyone including Superintendent and start over. Create a culture of positivity and not hostility or toxicity. This is by far one of the worst experiences in the place. Human Resources has a reputation of bullying employees who speak out, stifling dissent, using intimidation, hostility and dissent to get their agendas done. Look up the news about this district and you will see why they can't keep teachers. It is a very trashy and low brow place to work. The students don't respect the teachers. Teachers often don't respect each other. Administrators and parents often blame teachers for everything from discipline to academics. You name it. Teachers' job is to take blame no matter where it comes. Teachers are fodder in this district. Students are dollar signs. Administrators provide little to no support. These are the type of things that dominate the news for this district: Roosevelt School District's finances a mess, jobs lost -PHOENIX SCHOOLS’ ROOSEVELT DISTRICT IN SERIOUS TROUBLE WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Roosevelt school district educators accuse superintendent of false, crude remarks Educators demand Roosevelt Superintendent "step aside" during investigation This district is extremely corrupted from inside out. If you are lured in by the higher salary, understood, but know that you probably won't be around to enjoy all of it or have a miserable life doing so!! This place is horrible!! You will regret working here. I do. Run! You will be happier you did, even if you are working for less!! This place is so dysfunctional and chaotic!! Just watch a school in one year. The one school I worked, had around an 80 to 85 turnover from last year to this year!! Now I know why, the hard way. Close Quote

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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 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
C J Jorgensen School	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4990	242	13	18.6		4 (1.7%)	10 (4.1%)	224 (92.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$12,948	$1,187	$1,367	$3,741	$9,152	$1,242	$10,394
John R Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	6209 S 15th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4930	324	19	17.0		5 (1.5%)	83 (25.6%)	218 (67.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					37.0	34.0								$15,884	$2,071	$1,425	$5,566	$11,147	$1,241	$12,388
Sunland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5401 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4960	573	30	19.1		8 (1.4%)	43 (7.5%)	511 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9.8	880^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.2%					(n/a)	16.0	27.0			16.0	32.0	22.0	18.0			32.0	17.0		$12,097	$1,216	$1,374	$3,806	$8,381	$1,126	$9,506
Ignacio Conchos School	Public	PK, KG-8	1718 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4250	393	21	18.7		9 (2.3%)	34 (8.7%)	337 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)			25.0											$16,753	$2,136	$1,520	$5,792	$11,390	$1,707	$13,097
Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 W Alta Vista Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3160	485	30	16.1		12 (2.5%)	85 (17.5%)	369 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	17.1	746^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.9%					(n/a)	24.0	34.0		27.0	21.0	22.0	21.0							$12,492	$1,122	$1,187	$3,431	$9,080	$1,102	$10,183
V H Lassen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	909 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4210	266	15	17.7		11 (4.1%)	19 (7.1%)	224 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)						41.0								$14,395	$1,125	$1,416	$3,667	$10,558	$1,295	$11,853
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	40 East Hildago Avenue	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 492-1722	65	11	5.9		2 (3.1%)	6 (9.2%)	54 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	331	29	11.5		1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (94.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36	501^st of 909 public elementary schools	44.9%		27.4	604^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.8%	103		30.0	31.0	31.0			32.0	60.0		46.0		22.0			$00			$00
Bernard Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S 27th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3180	414	31	13.3		17 (4.1%)	131 (31.6%)	228 (55.1%)	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	33.6	531^st of 909 public elementary schools	41.6%		14.6	789^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.5%	258				43.0	26.0	31.0			18.0	35.0			17.0	$12,296	$1,206	$1,382	$3,794	$8,464	$1,244	$9,708
Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	960	46	20.8		47 (4.9%)	171 (17.8%)	712 (74.2%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	707^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.2%		15.1	782^nd of 912 public elementary schools	14.3%	75	22.0	25.0	26.0	18.0	25.0	26.0	24.0	21.0	38.0			36.0	18.0	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882

Frequently Asked Questions about C J Jorgensen School

What district is C J Jorgensen School in?

Roosevelt Elementary District

What schools do graduates of C J Jorgensen School attend?

Students who attend C J Jorgensen School usually go on to attend:

High : Cesar Chavez High School

What is the racial makeup of C J Jorgensen School?

Students at C J Jorgensen School are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend C J Jorgensen School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended C J Jorgensen School.

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