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Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School is a public school in Tolleson, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 709 students. The school faces significant academic and demographic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools with low proficiency rates on standardized tests.

Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 88.93% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates often less than half the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 16-44% and 27-31%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 36-46% and 27-42%. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 2.7% to 6.1% between the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 school years.

While the nearby schools in the Tolleson Elementary District, such as Arizona Desert Elementary School and Desert Oasis Elementary School, generally perform better than Porfirio H. Gonzales on academic measures, they also serve a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students and have similar demographic profiles. Schools in the neighboring Pendergast Elementary District and Union Elementary District, such as Rio Vista Elementary and Dos Rios Elementary, have even lower academic performance and higher poverty rates than Porfirio H. Gonzales.

721

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,815

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9401 W Garfield St
Tolleson, AZ 85353-1606

(623) 907-5181

District: Tolleson Elementary District

Students who attend Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tolleson Union High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

African American:

9.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

846^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

337^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Tolleson Elementary District

233^rd of 289Tolleson 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	11.7	846 of 909	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	742 of 912	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	945 of 1245	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	815 of 1000	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	827 of 1226	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	789 of 1039	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	718 of 1109	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	712 of 1106	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	686 of 1079	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	624 of 955	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.4	844 of 1079	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	1036 of 1158	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	994 of 1141	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	796 of 1075	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	818 of 1090	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	809 of 1062	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.1	340 of 607	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	395 of 895	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	368 of 451	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	223 of 975	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	905 of 1219	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	734 of 824	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	838 of 1219	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	697 of 862	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	643 of 1023	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.5	214 of 306	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	444 of 496	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	351 of 486	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	893 of 1170	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	598 of 716	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	729 of 1198	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	496 of 709	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	551 of 911	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	193 of 423	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	503 of 549	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	445 of 556	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	801 of 1116	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	496 of 618	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	507 of 820	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	997 of 1216	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	746 of 830	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	793 of 1220	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	707 of 850	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	801 of 1032	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.7	538 of 1027	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	67.6	22 of 82	73.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	628 of 654	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.9	549 of 820	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	139 of 145	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	522 of 1201	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.3	406 of 417	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	889 of 1161	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	337 of 552	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	374 of 550	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	528 of 854	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	503 of 605	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	579 of 832	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	509 of 605	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	472 of 711	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	407 of 695	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.7	474 of 677	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.8	365 of 521	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	486 of 690	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	541 of 787	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	539 of 772	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.9	496 of 685	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.3	391 of 692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	365 of 663	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.5	78 of 400	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.4	305 of 573	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	381 of 404	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	75 of 145	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	124 of 606	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	242 of 395	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	523 of 806	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	524 of 820	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	395 of 466	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	401 of 624	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	184 of 345	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	194 of 329	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	443 of 760	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	328 of 392	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	474 of 802	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	305 of 387	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	288 of 543	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	48 of 64	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	65 of 257	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	146 of 344	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	162 of 320	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	381 of 717	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	301 of 369	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	269 of 503	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.4	527 of 810	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	586 of 818	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	372 of 435	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	379 of 617	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	564 of 650	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.1	126 of 363	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	386 of 789	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.1	649 of 780	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Native American (2022)73rd percentile+55 vs school

Homeless (2021)54th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)48th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2023)44th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Foster Care (2021)30th percentile~ school

Female (2023)26th percentile~ school

White (2021)23rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)18th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)80th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)48th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2023)35th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2023)25th percentile-13 vs school

White (2021)17th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)13th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2021)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

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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
Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9401 W Garfield St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5181	721	43	16.8		13 (1.8%)	65 (9.0%)	619 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	11.7	846^th of 909 public elementary schools	6.9%		17.8	742^nd of 912 public elementary schools	18.6%	104	16.0	16.0	23.0	22.0	44.0	30.0	31.0					27.0	16.0	26.0	$12,815	$1,207	$926	$3,340	$8,445	$2,237	$10,682
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8803 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5260	843	43	19.4		35 (4.2%)	88 (10.4%)	693 (82.2%)	10 (1.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	37	489^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.2%		26.8	613^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.8%	124	33.0	47.0	39.0	26.0	43.0	37.0	41.0	33.0	43.0		22.0	25.0	34.0	28.0	$10,979	$1,022	$918	$2,961	$6,932	$2,107	$9,039
Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8802 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 533-3901	738	35	21.2		19 (2.6%)	56 (7.6%)	620 (84.0%)	7 (0.9%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.4%)	11.7	847^th of 909 public elementary schools	6.8%		19.6	706^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.6%	141	16.0	22.0		27.0	19.0	22.0	23.0					13.0		19.0	$10,552	$1,181	$921	$3,283	$6,266	$2,184	$8,450
Sheely Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9450 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5270	628	36	17.3		30 (4.8%)	145 (23.1%)	423 (67.4%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	20.8	692^nd of 909 public elementary schools	23.9%		15.5	772^nd of 912 public elementary schools	15.4%	80	23.0	39.0		24.0	37.0	29.0	35.0	27.0	24.0					20.0	$11,786	$1,240	$918	$3,397	$7,536	$2,093	$9,628
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	662	39	16.9		43 (6.5%)	85 (12.8%)	483 (73.0%)	9 (1.4%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	22.6	663^rd of 909 public elementary schools	27.1%		17.9	740^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.9%	77	19.0	51.0	27.0	22.0	27.0	25.0	20.0	40.0			21.0		18.0		$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990
Amberlea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8455 W Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2900	457	22	20.7		23 (5.0%)	46 (10.1%)	369 (80.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)					31.0	22.0					26.0			19.0	$5,667	$794	$1,118	$2,706	$4,699		$3,754
Dos Rios Elementary	Public	K-8	2150 S 87th Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7004	614	34	18.3		24 (3.9%)	86 (14.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	24 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)				17.0	16.0	24.0							14.0	18.0	$10,639	$1,363	$1,611	$4,337	$6,334	$1,332	$7,665
Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	1,175	48	24.4		84 (7.1%)	201 (17.1%)	857 (72.9%)	24 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	613^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.6%		27.3	607^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.4%	6	15.0	38.0	32.0	41.0	42.0	56.0	26.0	24.0	30.0	27.0	27.0	35.0	35.0	47.0	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494
Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	1700 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6400	811	40	20.2		48 (5.9%)	117 (14.4%)	596 (73.5%)	11 (1.4%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.3%)	8.1	887^th of 909 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.3	866^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.0%	21	17.0	27.0	16.0	20.0	19.0	22.0	14.0	15.0	13.0				15.0	12.0	$9,829	$696	$330	$1,722	$6,781	$2,022	$8,803
Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	2504 S 91st Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	P.L.C. Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-2120	895	45	19.8		31 (3.5%)	99 (11.1%)	740 (82.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	13.8	813^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.6%		13.4	814^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.7%	1	21.0	40.0	18.0	23.0	38.0	30.0	24.0	22.0	17.0	12.0	16.0	15.0	20.0	29.0		$00			$00

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How many students attend Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School.

Is Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School a good school?

Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School in?

Tolleson Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Tolleson Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School?

Students at Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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