Elementary · Arizona

Paul Dunbar Lawrence School

Free meals for all

Paul Dunbar Lawrence School, a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona: grades pre-k–8, 125 students, 9.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Phoenix Elementary District (4256).

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 125
Teachers (FTE): 13.9
Students per teacher: 9.0
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in Arizona

Median 16.3 · 1,158 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of elementary schools in Arizona

Median 452 · 1,194 schools compared

Smaller than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arizona: 40%

Not published: too few students tested.

AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arizona: 34%

Not published: too few students tested.

AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Phoenix Elementary District (4256)

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Phoenix Elementary District (4256).

Location

Address: 707 W Grant St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602)257-3844
City or town: Phoenix
County: Maricopa County

Website Quality of life in Phoenix Schools in Phoenix

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Vista College Preparatory - HadleyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	228	16.3	47%	48%	0.2 mi
Lowell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	282	15.7	32%	—	0.5 mi
Mary Mcleod Bethune SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	324	13.0	33%	31%	0.6 mi
Capitol Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	373	13.9	29%	—	1.0 mi
Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo ElemCharterFree meals for all	K–8	245	12.3	—	—	1.1 mi
Faith North Early Childhood Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	103	17.9	—	—	1.4 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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