📍 3611 N 47th Ave, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85031
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 692 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 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy enrolls 692 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Black or African American and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 632 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 5.5% |
| White | 13 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
553 of the school's 692 students (80%) 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.
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy 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.
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy 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 692 students, Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy is larger than the district average of about 584 students per school.
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