Summary:
The 97535 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Phoenix Elementary School and Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy. While Phoenix Elementary School is the larger of the two, serving grades K-5 with 303 students, Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy covers a wider grade range of K-8 but has only 26 students.
Academically, both schools appear to be underperforming, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the district and state averages. For example, at Phoenix Elementary School, only 16.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 35.9% for the district and 40.3% for the state. Similarly, Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy's 7th-grade proficiency rates were also significantly lower than the district and state, with 27.3% proficient or better in ELA and just 9.1% in Mathematics.
Another area of concern is the high chronic absenteeism rates at both schools, which stood at 34.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Phoenix Elementary School serves a predominantly low-income population, with 76.24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. While the schools appear to have relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios, the academic outcomes suggest that the resources may not be effectively supporting student learning in this area.
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