Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Summary:

Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Cartwright Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 709 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite consistent funding increases, Starlight Park has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 14-28% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15-25% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to district averages of 17-26% and 15-21% respectively, and state averages of 38-46% and 30-43%. The school has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 715-934 out of 1000-1245 schools, placing it in the lowest 1-star rating category by SchoolDigger.

The challenges faced by Starlight Park are not unique within the Cartwright Elementary District, as nearby schools such as Manuel Pena Junior School and Tomahawk School also perform poorly on standardized tests and have low rankings, indicating systemic challenges within the district that extend beyond a single school. The high percentage of students from low-income households and the large proportion of English Language Learners at Starlight Park may be contributing to the school's academic struggles, and targeted interventions and support for these student populations could be crucial for improving outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 7960 W Osborn Rd
       Phoenix, AZ  85033-3521


(623) 691-4700

District: Cartwright Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
855th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,636 Help


Students who attend Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School usually attend:

Middle:    Estrella Middle School
High:    Trevor Browne High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  709

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.4%
African American:
2.7%
White:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.9% Help


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Compare Details Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School ranks worse than 94.6% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 10th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.4%), African American (2.7%), White (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is 16.8, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School is $12,636, which is the 7th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School:

SchoolDigger ranks Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School 855th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School in the ranking list.)

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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 Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

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Rank History for all students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 23.43 883rd 1062 16.9%
2010 31.67 789th 1090 27.6%
2011 27.99 828th 1075 23.0%
2012 36.90 793rd 1141 30.5%
2013 38.59 758th 1158 34.5%
2014 36.44 693rd 1079 35.8%
2015 13.30 875th 955 8.4%
2016 17.51 930th 1079 13.8%
2017 32.92 715th 1106 35.4%
2018 18.65 929th 1109 16.2%
2019 23.66 768th 1039 26.1%
2021 22.44 937th 1226 23.6%
2022 18.02 796th 1000 20.4%
2023 23.43 934th 1245 25.0%
2024 10.70 855th 904 5.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.43 889th 1027 13.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.98 87th 155 43.9%
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 22.66 364th 451 19.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.56 995th 1201 17.2%
2023 30.85 575th 820 29.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 632nd 820 22.9%
2022 39.29 391st 618 36.7%
2023 31.55 785th 1116 29.7%
2024 16.03 506th 546 7.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.17 179th 423 57.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.05 841st 1023 17.8%
2019 14.61 752nd 862 12.8%
2021 23.18 950th 1219 22.1%
2023 23.02 942nd 1219 22.7%
2024 5.97 580th 593 2.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.73 889th 1032 13.9%
2019 22.16 641st 850 24.6%
2021 23.49 938th 1220 23.1%
2022 13.64 748th 830 9.9%
2023 23.69 930th 1216 23.5%
2024 6.86 595th 609 2.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.29 669th 895 25.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.81 715th 911 21.5%
2019 28.90 494th 709 30.3%
2021 28.12 876th 1198 26.9%
2022 20.82 599th 716 16.3%
2023 28.92 851st 1170 27.3%
2024 13.13 440th 472 6.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.75 170th 654 74.0%
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Rank History for White students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.19 746th 1161 35.7%
2022 39.61 509th 800 36.4%
2023 31.23 739th 1024 27.8%
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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 Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 929 68 19 222 7 n/a n/a -41 1204
1989 922 79 19 246 11 n/a n/a -36 1241
1990 910 65 29 277 6 n/a n/a -55 1232
1991 909 91 15 283 12 n/a n/a -93 1217
1992 885 120 18 349 11 n/a n/a 0 1383
1993 731 147 21 504 14 n/a n/a 0 1417
1994 691 122 14 579 18 n/a n/a 0 1424
1995 633 118 8 662 13 n/a n/a 0 1434
1996 633 118 8 662 13 n/a n/a 0 1434
1997 568 110 10 635 12 n/a n/a 0 1335
1998 453 104 6 705 16 n/a n/a 0 1284
1999 438 115 4 857 11 n/a n/a 0 1425
2000 368 91 7 824 6 n/a n/a 0 1296
2001 275 81 7 880 10 n/a n/a 0 1253
2002 196 76 8 1023 12 n/a n/a 0 1315
2003 196 76 8 1023 12 n/a n/a 0 1315
2004 122 72 5 896 7 n/a n/a 0 1102
2005 100 50 5 918 11 n/a n/a 0 1084
2006 64 33 2 849 9 n/a n/a 0 957
2007 63 29 2 892 4 n/a n/a 0 990
2008 48 38 3 867 6 n/a n/a 0 962
2009 41 36 4 791 12 n/a n/a 0 884
2010 38 31 3 798 12 n/a n/a 0 882
2011 49 25 3 742 4 0 11 0 834
2012 54 31 3 786 5 0 11 0 890
2013 53 22 7 792 5 0 9 0 888
2014 54 23 6 837 1 0 4 0 925
2015 41 29 2 813 1 0 9 0 895
2016 31 35 3 798 2 0 8 0 877
2017 21 22 1 756 4 1 10 0 815
2018 21 35 1 752 3 1 11 0 824
2019 16 20 0 673 2 1 8 0 720
2020 19 20 0 731 1 2 13 0 786
2021 21 16 0 690 8 0 13 0 748
2022 16 15 2 634 4 0 7 0 678
2023 14 19 3 655 7 0 11 0 709

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 Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1204 52.0 23.1 n/a
1989 1241 54.6 22.7 n/a
1990 1232 53.5 23.0 n/a
1991 1217 56.5 21.5 n/a
1992 1383 62.2 22.2 n/a
1993 1417 61.6 23.0 n/a
1994 1424 62.6 22.7 n/a
1995 1434 62.6 22.9 n/a
1996 1434 62.6 22.9 n/a
1997 1335 62.0 21.5 n/a
1998 1284 61.0 21.0 n/a
1999 1425 59.0 24.2 n/a
2000 1296 59.0 22.0 n/a
2001 1253 58.5 21.4 n/a
2002 1315 61.1 21.5 n/a
2003 1315 61.1 21.5 n/a
2004 1102 52.9 20.8 83.7
2005 1084 52.1 20.8 95.3
2006 957 52.1 18.4 86.7
2007 990 57.4 17.2 73.8
2008 962 57.0 16.9 74.3
2009 884 52.6 16.8 72.2
2010 882 48.1 18.3 75.4
2011 834 48.9 17.0 81.5
2012 890 58.1 15.3 86.2
2013 888 48.9 18.1 99.7
2014 925 49.7 18.6 99.7
2015 895 56.0 15.9 0
2016 877 58.0 15.1 99.7
2017 815 59.6 13.6 99.6
2018 824 57.8 14.2 85
2019 720 53.3 13.5 85
2020 786 50.8 15.4 84.9
2021 748 50.3 14.8 n/a
2022 678 46.4 14.5 32.7
2023 709 42.0 16.8 66.9

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 Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1204 52.0 23.1 n/a
1989 1241 54.6 22.7 n/a
1990 1232 53.5 23.0 n/a
1991 1217 56.5 21.5 n/a
1992 1383 62.2 22.2 n/a
1993 1417 61.6 23.0 n/a
1994 1424 62.6 22.7 n/a
1995 1434 62.6 22.9 n/a
1996 1434 62.6 22.9 n/a
1997 1335 62.0 21.5 n/a
1998 1284 61.0 21.0 n/a
1999 1425 59.0 24.2 n/a
2000 1296 59.0 22.0 n/a
2001 1253 58.5 21.4 n/a
2002 1315 61.1 21.5 n/a
2003 1315 61.1 21.5 n/a
2004 1102 52.9 20.8 83.7
2005 1084 52.1 20.8 95.3
2006 957 52.1 18.4 86.7
2007 990 57.4 17.2 73.8
2008 962 57.0 16.9 74.3
2009 884 52.6 16.8 72.2
2010 882 48.1 18.3 75.4
2011 834 48.9 17.0 81.5
2012 890 58.1 15.3 86.2
2013 888 48.9 18.1 99.7
2014 925 49.7 18.6 99.7
2015 895 56.0 15.9 0
2016 877 58.0 15.1 99.7
2017 815 59.6 13.6 99.6
2018 824 57.8 14.2 85
2019 720 53.3 13.5 85
2020 786 50.8 15.4 84.9
2021 748 50.3 14.8 n/a
2022 678 46.4 14.5 32.7
2023 709 42.0 16.8 66.9

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 Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community 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 $637 (7.1%) $360 (4.0%) $1,633 (18.2%) $6,439 (71.8%) $1,538 (17.1%) $7,977 (88.9%) $8,973
2020 $789 (8.3%) $1,181 (12.5%) $2,758 (29.1%) $7,126 (75.2%) $380 (4.0%) $7,506 (79.2%) $9,476
2021 $1,708 (14.0%) $1,194 (9.8%) $4,611 (37.9%) $7,603 (62.5%) $1,663 (13.7%) $9,266 (76.2%) $12,168
2022 $3,339 (26.4%) $411 (3.3%) $7,089 (56.1%) $7,322 (57.9%) $1,563 (12.4%) $8,885 (70.3%) $12,636

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 768th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 934th of 1245 Elementary schools
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students720709
 1.5%
African American2019
 5%
American Indian27
 250%
Asian03
Hispanic673655
 2.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1614
 12.5%
Two or More Races811
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85%66.9%
 18.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School

Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 709 students attended Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School.

Students at Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Estrella Middle School
High : Trevor Browne 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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