📍 2825 N 59th Ave, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85035
Cartwright School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 754 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cartwright Elementary District (4282) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Cartwright School enrolls 754 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Black or African American and 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 697 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.3% |
| White | 8 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
459 of the school's 754 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cartwright School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30.
Cartwright School is one of 23 schools in Cartwright Elementary District (4282), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 13,436 students district-wide and employs 644 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 754 students, Cartwright School is larger than the district average of about 584 students per school.
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