Summary:
The 13 schools in ZIP code 85301 include eight elementary schools serving through grade 8 and five high schools serving grades 9–12; there are no schools classified as middle schools. Reported proficiency is generally well below Arizona averages: elementary schools averaged 22% in ELA versus 41% statewide, and 17% in math versus 33%; reporting high schools averaged 23% in ELA and 22% in math, compared with state rates of 41% and 33%. The most important finding is that reported proficiency across the area trails state results substantially in both subjects.
Among elementary schools, William C Jack School leads in all-grades ELA at 34%—12 percentage points above the other reporting schools’ average of 22%, though still 7 points below the state. Its 8th-grade ELA result is also strong at 53%, 14 points above the state. Glenn F Burton School leads elementary math at 24%, 7 points above its reporting peers’ average, but 9 below the state. Among high schools, Glendale Union Online has the highest reported scores in both subjects: 32% ELA and 25% math. At the other end, Don Mensendick School reports the lowest elementary results: 16% ELA and 11% math. Completion results offer another important contrast: Glendale High School had an 86% graduation rate and 3% dropout rate, compared with 38% and 22% at Glendale Union Online.
SchoolDigger percentile rankings show uneven changes, not steady improvement: William C Jack School rose from 7 to 22, while Glenn F Burton School rose from 5 to 24 after reaching 41 the prior year; Barcelona Elementary School fell from 5 to 1. Enrollment and student–teacher ratios do not show a consistent link to results: Barcelona enrolls 847 students and has a 19.2 ratio, yet reports 17% ELA and 12% math, while Burton’s 20 ratio accompanies the area’s top elementary math score. Rankings are not proficiency scores, and some high-school scores are suppressed; free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable.
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