Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Summary:

Justine Spitalny STE3AM School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 682 that is predominantly Hispanic (93.4%). The school is part of the Cartwright Elementary District, which is ranked 429 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Justine Spitalny STE3AM School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 692 and 1138 over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, only 11-13% of 5th and 8th-grade students were proficient in science, compared to the state averages of 34% and 27%, respectively. The school also struggles with its English Language Learner and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom quartile of Arizona schools for these subgroups. When compared to other nearby schools in the Cartwright Elementary District and surrounding districts, such as Cartwright Virtual Academy and Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy, Justine Spitalny STE3AM School consistently underperforms.

The school's high percentage of students from low-income families (77.86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023) may be contributing to its academic challenges. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 667 out of 1158 Arizona elementary schools in 2012-2013 to a low of 1087 out of 1245 in 2022-2023, suggesting that the school's academic performance is not improving and may be worsening relative to other schools in the state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 3201 N 46th Dr
       Phoenix, AZ  85031-3707


(623) 691-4400

District: Cartwright Elementary District

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,209 Help


Students who attend Justine Spitalny STE3AM School usually attend:

Middle:    Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
High:    Maryvale High School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.6 Help
Number of students:  682

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.4%
White:
3.5%
African American:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Justine Spitalny STE3AM School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.98. (See more...)
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Compare Details Justine Spitalny STE3AM School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.4%), White (3.5%), African American (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School is 21.6, which is the 4th best among 14 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School is $13,209, which is the 3rd highest among 14 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Justine Spitalny STE3AM School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Cartwright Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cartwright Elementary District 264th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 22.63 897th 1062 15.5%
2010 37.92 692nd 1090 36.5%
2011 44.04 596th 1075 44.6%
2012 44.35 675th 1141 40.8%
2013 45.12 667th 1158 42.4%
2014 36.53 692nd 1079 35.9%
2015 15.25 846th 955 11.4%
2016 20.12 882nd 1079 18.3%
2017 16.47 960th 1106 13.2%
2018 24.03 838th 1109 24.4%
2019 15.01 906th 1039 12.8%
2021 17.64 1044th 1226 14.8%
2022 9.98 948th 1000 5.2%
2023 15.98 1087th 1245 12.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.83 909th 1027 11.5%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.94 50th 155 67.7%
2021 45.72 317th 975 67.5%
2023 18.13 417th 451 7.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.34 251st 417 39.8%
2021 34.72 772nd 1201 35.7%
2023 36.58 504th 820 38.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.40 565th 820 31.1%
2023 20.61 961st 1116 13.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.98 159th 423 62.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.57 731st 1023 28.5%
2019 10.32 803rd 862 6.8%
2021 16.47 1099th 1219 9.8%
2023 15.43 1098th 1219 9.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.36 818th 1032 20.7%
2019 8.65 814th 850 4.2%
2021 21.40 985th 1220 19.3%
2023 18.56 1023rd 1216 15.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.82 784th 895 12.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.25 590th 911 35.2%
2019 20.11 597th 709 15.8%
2021 23.92 976th 1198 18.5%
2023 20.79 986th 1170 15.7%
2024 11.50 453rd 472 4.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.14 1057th 1161 9.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 8.20 590th 605 2.5%
2023 12.53 810th 854 5.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.05 639th 717 10.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.43 749th 806 7.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.24 764th 810 5.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.59 706th 760 7.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.21 323rd 446 27.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 399 88 9 183 3 n/a n/a -44 638
1989 384 96 11 178 5 n/a n/a -80 594
1990 345 81 10 189 11 n/a n/a 12 648
1991 330 92 21 261 13 n/a n/a 24 741
1992 314 99 19 282 18 n/a n/a 0 732
1993 313 123 17 339 13 n/a n/a 0 805
1994 280 118 15 375 10 n/a n/a 0 798
1995 211 102 12 467 3 n/a n/a 0 795
1996 211 102 12 467 3 n/a n/a 0 795
1997 209 110 11 550 3 n/a n/a 0 883
1998 169 97 17 576 8 n/a n/a 0 867
1999 162 98 18 677 9 n/a n/a 0 964
2000 142 103 13 796 15 n/a n/a 0 1069
2001 98 67 9 846 4 n/a n/a 0 1024
2002 78 57 5 792 7 n/a n/a 0 939
2003 78 57 5 792 7 n/a n/a 0 939
2004 51 46 4 686 5 n/a n/a 0 792
2005 30 33 0 576 5 n/a n/a 0 644
2006 34 24 0 633 5 n/a n/a 0 696
2007 20 19 1 664 5 n/a n/a 0 709
2008 20 19 1 672 5 n/a n/a 0 717
2009 18 22 1 613 3 n/a n/a 0 657
2010 17 19 1 616 3 n/a n/a 0 656
2011 19 21 2 581 2 0 2 0 627
2012 18 15 1 557 2 0 5 0 598
2013 17 27 1 604 2 0 5 0 656
2014 23 24 1 596 5 0 4 0 653
2015 32 30 1 562 1 0 4 0 630
2016 25 34 1 559 3 0 3 0 625
2017 27 30 4 535 2 0 3 0 601
2018 16 30 2 522 0 0 1 0 571
2019 18 41 0 494 0 0 3 0 556
2020 21 32 0 542 1 0 3 0 599
2021 19 27 1 486 1 0 2 0 536
2022 26 25 1 565 2 0 1 0 620
2023 24 15 3 637 2 0 1 0 682

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 638 35.3 18.0 n/a
1989 594 36.9 16.0 n/a
1990 648 36.3 17.8 n/a
1991 741 37.3 19.8 n/a
1992 732 39.0 18.7 n/a
1993 805 39.0 20.6 n/a
1994 798 41.2 19.4 n/a
1995 795 43.3 18.4 n/a
1996 795 43.3 18.4 n/a
1997 883 45.0 19.6 n/a
1998 867 46.4 18.7 n/a
1999 964 48.0 20.1 n/a
2000 1069 48.0 22.3 n/a
2001 1024 47.8 21.4 n/a
2002 939 45.8 20.5 n/a
2003 939 45.8 20.5 n/a
2004 792 38.5 20.6 83.6
2005 644 36.7 17.5 99.5
2006 696 35.7 19.5 92.2
2007 709 44.8 15.8 81.2
2008 717 41.5 17.3 84.7
2009 657 37.5 17.5 79.8
2010 656 34.5 19.0 81.6
2011 627 34.3 18.2 91.5
2012 598 39.7 15.0 94.6
2013 656 34.0 19.2 99.5
2014 653 33.8 19.3 99.5
2015 630 32.0 19.6 0
2016 625 31.0 20.1 99.5
2017 601 33.3 18.0 99.5
2018 571 31.2 18.2 91.8
2019 556 29.8 18.6 91.7
2020 599 28.7 20.8 91.8
2021 536 31.0 17.2 n/a
2022 620 34.0 18.2 41.1
2023 682 31.5 21.6 77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 638 35.3 18.0 n/a
1989 594 36.9 16.0 n/a
1990 648 36.3 17.8 n/a
1991 741 37.3 19.8 n/a
1992 732 39.0 18.7 n/a
1993 805 39.0 20.6 n/a
1994 798 41.2 19.4 n/a
1995 795 43.3 18.4 n/a
1996 795 43.3 18.4 n/a
1997 883 45.0 19.6 n/a
1998 867 46.4 18.7 n/a
1999 964 48.0 20.1 n/a
2000 1069 48.0 22.3 n/a
2001 1024 47.8 21.4 n/a
2002 939 45.8 20.5 n/a
2003 939 45.8 20.5 n/a
2004 792 38.5 20.6 83.6
2005 644 36.7 17.5 99.5
2006 696 35.7 19.5 92.2
2007 709 44.8 15.8 81.2
2008 717 41.5 17.3 84.7
2009 657 37.5 17.5 79.8
2010 656 34.5 19.0 81.6
2011 627 34.3 18.2 91.5
2012 598 39.7 15.0 94.6
2013 656 34.0 19.2 99.5
2014 653 33.8 19.3 99.5
2015 630 32.0 19.6 0
2016 625 31.0 20.1 99.5
2017 601 33.3 18.0 99.5
2018 571 31.2 18.2 91.8
2019 556 29.8 18.6 91.7
2020 599 28.7 20.8 91.8
2021 536 31.0 17.2 n/a
2022 620 34.0 18.2 41.1
2023 682 31.5 21.6 77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $687 (6.9%) $357 (3.6%) $1,732 (17.5%) $7,382 (74.4%) $1,493 (15.1%) $8,875 (89.5%) $9,920
2020 $855 (8.5%) $1,161 (11.5%) $2,870 (28.5%) $7,725 (76.7%) $325 (3.2%) $8,051 (80.0%) $10,066
2021 $1,937 (14.3%) $1,207 (8.9%) $5,080 (37.6%) $8,619 (63.8%) $1,754 (13.0%) $10,373 (76.7%) $13,516
2022 $1,986 (15.0%) $543 (4.1%) $4,514 (34.2%) $9,304 (70.4%) $1,377 (10.4%) $10,681 (80.9%) $13,209

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Justine Spitalny STE3AM School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 906th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1087th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students556682
 22.7%
African American4115
 63.4%
American Indian02
Asian03
Hispanic494637
 28.9%
Pacific Islander00
White1824
 33.3%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.7%77.9%
 13.9%


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Students at Justine Spitalny STE3AM School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 682 students attended Justine Spitalny STE3AM School.

Students who attend Justine Spitalny STE3AM School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy
High : Maryvale High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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