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Southwest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Roosevelt Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. With 507 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, indicating persistent academic challenges.

Southwest Elementary's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 27% of 3rd graders, 32% of 4th graders, and 24% of 6th and 7th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 18%, 24%, and 22-25%, respectively, and state averages of 36%, 46%, and 41-42%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of Arizona elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and Native American students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Southwest Elementary has consistently high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 6.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Roosevelt Elementary District, such as Ignacio Conchos School, John R Davis School, and Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and performance metrics to Southwest Elementary, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. However, there are a few areas where Southwest Elementary shows potential, such as relatively stronger performance for multi-racial students and English Language Learners.

475

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,311

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 W Dobbins Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85041-8312

(602) 232-4270

District: Roosevelt Elementary District

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cesar Chavez High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

African American:

6.3%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

Arizona avg41%

719^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Roosevelt Elementary District

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
2025	18.8	719 of 909	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1129 of 1245	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	899 of 1000	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1111 of 1226	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	983 of 1039	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	908 of 1109	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	743 of 1106	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.6	953 of 1079	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	909 of 955	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	1014 of 1079	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1031 of 1158	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	944 of 1141	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	910 of 1075	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	827 of 1090	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	842 of 1062	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	577 of 607	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	424 of 895	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	270 of 451	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	1094 of 1219	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1138 of 1219	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	843 of 1023	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	293 of 306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	1042 of 1170	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1103 of 1198	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	643 of 709	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	776 of 911	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	986 of 1116	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	553 of 618	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	605 of 820	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	1058 of 1216	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	818 of 830	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1049 of 1220	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	815 of 1032	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	477 of 1027	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	641 of 654	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	533 of 820	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1017 of 1201	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	961 of 1161	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	19.2	432 of 550	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	672 of 854	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	641 of 832	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	449 of 605	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	530 of 711	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	592 of 695	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	465 of 677	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.9	594 of 690	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	657 of 787	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	552 of 772	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	539 of 685	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	382 of 692	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	347 of 663	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	108 of 400	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	26.8	474 of 573	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	574 of 806	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	632 of 820	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	469 of 624	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	607 of 760	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	619 of 802	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	266 of 387	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	366 of 543	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	20 of 64	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	217 of 320	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	514 of 717	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	311 of 503	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	735 of 810	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	639 of 818	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	239 of 435	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	423 of 617	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	573 of 650	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	471 of 789	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.3	141 of 675	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	56 of 446	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	239 of 780	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2021)54th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)40th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2023)35th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2021)17th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)11th percentile~ school

Female (2023)10th percentile~ school

African American (2023)5th percentile-4 vs school

Foster Care (2021)4th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2021)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)79th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile+52 vs school

Homeless (2023)69th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2021)40th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)12th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2023)9th percentile-12 vs school

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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
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 W Dobbins Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4270	475	23	20.6		21 (4.4%)	30 (6.3%)	401 (84.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	18.8	719^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.9%					(n/a)	27.0	32.0		24.0	20.0										$13,311	$1,613	$1,359	$4,584	$9,003	$1,336	$10,339
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-8	8220 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4980	577	28	20.6		9 (1.6%)	42 (7.3%)	502 (87.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	15.5	774^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.6	759^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.8%	15	18.0	31.0		23.0	42.0	34.0	24.0	31.0				17.0		29.0	$12,979	$1,510	$1,390	$4,409	$8,829	$1,250	$10,079
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
Maxine O Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	602 E Siesta Dr	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4260	299	16	18.6		4 (1.3%)	44 (14.7%)	234 (78.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$15,523	$2,120	$1,409	$5,648	$10,504	$1,490	$11,994
Champion Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S Jesse Owens Pkwy	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	491	23	21.3		5 (1.0%)	104 (21.2%)	367 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	15.2	784^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.8%		19.6	704^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.8%	80		21.0		29.0	24.0	34.0	27.0				22.0	25.0		26.0		$00			$00
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
EAGLE College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 W South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	EAGLE South Mountain Charter Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-5400	437	24	18.2		28 (6.4%)	53 (12.1%)	321 (73.5%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	24.8	629^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.8%		30.3	574^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.1%	55		36.0	27.0	35.0	45.0	31.0		31.0	32.0	28.0	38.0	29.0	22.0			$00			$00
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
Sun Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2675 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 692-4914	595	37	16.0		22 (3.7%)	177 (29.7%)	345 (58.0%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.9%)	12.6	834^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.4	877^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.8%	43		16.0			27.0	21.0	34.0	15.0								$00			$00
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Elementary School

Is Southwest Elementary School a good school?

Southwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Southwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Cesar Chavez High School

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elementary School?

Students at Southwest Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Southwest Elementary School in?

Roosevelt Elementary District

How many students attend Southwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Southwest Elementary School.

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