Tomahawk School

Summary:

Tomahawk School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 868 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Cartwright Elementary District, which is ranked 264 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tomahawk School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 18% of 3rd-grade students at Tomahawk School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% statewide and 17% in the Cartwright Elementary District. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, and its performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups. Tomahawk School's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 650 out of 1039 Arizona elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 846 out of 904 in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, Tomahawk School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Holiday Park School and Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School, which also have high percentages of low-income and minority students but tend to perform better academically. The high percentage of students from low-income families, the school's low ranking, and the declining performance over time suggest that Tomahawk School may face significant challenges in terms of resources, teacher quality, and student support, which likely contribute to its underperformance compared to the state and district averages.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 7820 W Turney Ave
       Phoenix, AZ  85033-2427


(623) 691-5800

District: Cartwright Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
846th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,361 Help


Students who attend Tomahawk School usually attend:

Middle:    Estrella Middle School
High:    Trevor Browne High School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.1 Help
Number of students:  868

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.8%
African American:
4.4%
White:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.9% Help


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Compare Details Tomahawk School ranks worse than 93.6% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 7th 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 11.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), African American (4.4%), White (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tomahawk School is 23.1. 10 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tomahawk School is $12,361. 9 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tomahawk School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tomahawk School 846th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Tomahawk School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Tomahawk School

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Rank History for all students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 34.46 731st 1062 31.2%
2010 35.93 727th 1090 33.3%
2011 39.12 670th 1075 37.7%
2012 51.00 569th 1141 50.1%
2013 42.25 707th 1158 38.9%
2014 36.04 698th 1079 35.3%
2015 20.06 771st 955 19.3%
2016 28.36 755th 1079 30.0%
2017 28.58 769th 1106 30.5%
2018 27.53 780th 1109 29.7%
2019 33.25 650th 1039 37.4%
2021 21.03 971st 1226 20.8%
2022 13.16 882nd 1000 11.8%
2023 23.94 924th 1245 25.8%
2024 11.10 846th 904 6.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.69 818th 1027 20.4%
2023 65.04 133rd 617 78.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.43 121st 155 21.9%
2021 41.79 433rd 975 55.6%
2023 15.53 443rd 451 1.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.63 417th 417 0.0%
2021 26.54 997th 1201 17.0%
2023 17.21 786th 820 4.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.34 506th 820 38.3%
2022 19.53 538th 618 12.9%
2023 27.40 856th 1116 23.3%
2024 13.86 517th 546 5.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.68 148th 423 65.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.20 778th 1023 23.9%
2019 22.25 663rd 862 23.1%
2021 20.16 1009th 1219 17.2%
2022 17.28 720th 824 12.6%
2023 24.40 909th 1219 25.4%
2024 6.71 576th 593 2.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.67 709th 1032 31.3%
2019 29.58 560th 850 34.1%
2021 24.35 915th 1220 25.0%
2022 11.05 777th 830 6.4%
2023 21.84 968th 1216 20.4%
2024 7.39 593rd 609 2.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.11 788th 895 12.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.84 596th 911 34.6%
2019 39.88 403rd 709 43.2%
2021 27.28 899th 1198 25.0%
2022 17.71 627th 716 12.4%
2023 27.20 872nd 1170 25.5%
2024 11.90 449th 472 4.9%
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Rank History for White students at Tomahawk School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.37 633rd 1161 45.5%
2022 56.43 315th 800 60.6%
2023 62.79 338th 1024 67.0%
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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 Tomahawk School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1011 99 26 204 8 n/a n/a -22 1326
1989 1007 125 22 231 11 n/a n/a 19 1415
1990 1092 127 21 240 4 n/a n/a -40 1444
1991 1152 124 16 244 6 n/a n/a -111 1431
1992 976 129 11 252 8 n/a n/a 0 1376
1993 892 142 11 304 12 n/a n/a 0 1361
1994 821 144 13 330 7 n/a n/a 0 1315
1995 730 130 16 404 13 n/a n/a 0 1293
1996 730 130 16 404 13 n/a n/a 0 1293
1997 637 137 12 540 23 n/a n/a 0 1349
1998 503 136 10 560 13 n/a n/a 0 1222
1999 485 157 12 660 19 n/a n/a 0 1333
2000 387 168 12 818 19 n/a n/a 0 1404
2001 325 158 13 834 17 n/a n/a 0 1347
2002 249 119 8 975 18 n/a n/a 0 1369
2003 249 119 8 975 18 n/a n/a 0 1369
2004 178 92 10 922 10 n/a n/a 0 1212
2005 131 63 5 900 7 n/a n/a 0 1106
2006 78 47 4 787 10 n/a n/a 0 926
2007 71 56 1 970 10 n/a n/a 0 1108
2008 55 43 1 1001 16 n/a n/a 0 1116
2009 49 46 1 881 9 n/a n/a 0 986
2010 64 43 1 902 10 n/a n/a 0 1020
2011 60 39 0 870 15 1 6 0 991
2012 53 39 0 825 6 1 11 0 935
2013 54 38 0 874 6 2 10 0 984
2014 38 46 0 891 5 4 6 0 990
2015 52 41 1 867 6 4 12 0 983
2016 43 38 3 809 6 2 14 0 915
2017 26 31 2 757 4 3 6 0 829
2018 36 33 3 701 4 1 11 0 789
2019 26 34 2 653 3 0 15 0 733
2020 32 33 3 768 4 0 13 0 853
2021 28 30 3 749 3 0 14 0 827
2022 15 29 2 758 1 0 8 0 813
2023 24 38 2 788 2 0 14 0 868

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 Tomahawk School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1326 54.5 24.3 n/a
1989 1415 57.2 24.7 n/a
1990 1444 58.2 24.8 n/a
1991 1431 59.4 24.0 n/a
1992 1376 59.7 23.0 n/a
1993 1361 59.4 22.9 n/a
1994 1315 59.4 22.1 n/a
1995 1293 61.1 21.2 n/a
1996 1293 61.1 21.2 n/a
1997 1349 61.0 22.1 n/a
1998 1222 59.0 20.7 n/a
1999 1333 60.0 22.2 n/a
2000 1404 61.5 22.8 n/a
2001 1347 61.1 22.0 n/a
2002 1369 57.2 23.9 n/a
2003 1369 57.2 23.9 n/a
2004 1212 55.1 22.0 76.3
2005 1106 48.7 22.7 87.7
2006 926 47.9 19.3 74.5
2007 1108 57.0 19.4 72.9
2008 1116 58.0 19.2 77.5
2009 986 56.3 17.5 74.9
2010 1020 49.5 20.6 69.6
2011 991 48.8 20.3 85.1
2012 935 56.8 16.4 87.5
2013 984 45.6 21.5 99.7
2014 990 47.3 20.9 99.7
2015 983 48.0 20.4 0
2016 915 46.0 19.8 99.7
2017 829 40.9 20.2 99.6
2018 789 38.6 20.4 71.9
2019 733 35.3 20.7 71.9
2020 853 38.8 21.9 72
2021 827 39.3 21.0 n/a
2022 813 40.4 20.0 33.7
2023 868 37.5 23.1 72.9

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 Tomahawk School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1326 54.5 24.3 n/a
1989 1415 57.2 24.7 n/a
1990 1444 58.2 24.8 n/a
1991 1431 59.4 24.0 n/a
1992 1376 59.7 23.0 n/a
1993 1361 59.4 22.9 n/a
1994 1315 59.4 22.1 n/a
1995 1293 61.1 21.2 n/a
1996 1293 61.1 21.2 n/a
1997 1349 61.0 22.1 n/a
1998 1222 59.0 20.7 n/a
1999 1333 60.0 22.2 n/a
2000 1404 61.5 22.8 n/a
2001 1347 61.1 22.0 n/a
2002 1369 57.2 23.9 n/a
2003 1369 57.2 23.9 n/a
2004 1212 55.1 22.0 76.3
2005 1106 48.7 22.7 87.7
2006 926 47.9 19.3 74.5
2007 1108 57.0 19.4 72.9
2008 1116 58.0 19.2 77.5
2009 986 56.3 17.5 74.9
2010 1020 49.5 20.6 69.6
2011 991 48.8 20.3 85.1
2012 935 56.8 16.4 87.5
2013 984 45.6 21.5 99.7
2014 990 47.3 20.9 99.7
2015 983 48.0 20.4 0
2016 915 46.0 19.8 99.7
2017 829 40.9 20.2 99.6
2018 789 38.6 20.4 71.9
2019 733 35.3 20.7 71.9
2020 853 38.8 21.9 72
2021 827 39.3 21.0 n/a
2022 813 40.4 20.0 33.7
2023 868 37.5 23.1 72.9

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 Tomahawk 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 $501 (5.4%) $474 (5.1%) $1,476 (15.9%) $6,923 (74.4%) $1,408 (15.1%) $8,331 (89.5%) $9,306
2020 $742 (7.9%) $1,162 (12.4%) $2,646 (28.3%) $7,159 (76.7%) $270 (2.9%) $7,430 (79.6%) $9,334
2021 $2,031 (17.4%) $1,147 (9.8%) $5,209 (44.7%) $7,072 (60.6%) $1,414 (12.1%) $8,486 (72.8%) $11,663
2022 $3,430 (27.7%) $388 (3.1%) $7,247 (58.6%) $6,831 (55.3%) $1,712 (13.9%) $8,543 (69.1%) $12,361

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tomahawk School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 650th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 924th of 1245 Elementary schools
 11.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students733868
 18.4%
African American3438
 11.8%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian22
Hispanic653788
 20.7%
Pacific Islander00
White2624
 7.7%
Two or More Races1514
 6.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.9%72.9%
 1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tomahawk School

Tomahawk School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students at Tomahawk School are 91% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 868 students attended Tomahawk School.

Students who attend Tomahawk 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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