📍 7820 W Turney Ave, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85033
Tomahawk School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cartwright Elementary District (4282) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Tomahawk School enrolls 868 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 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, 4.4% Black or African American and 2.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 788 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 4.4% |
| White | 24 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
633 of the school's 868 students (73%) 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.
Tomahawk 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.
Tomahawk 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 868 students, Tomahawk School is larger than the district average of about 584 students per school.
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