Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Summary:

Marjorie W Estes Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Marana Unified District in Arizona, with a student population of around 570 students.

While the school has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (44.21%) and Hispanic (48.25%), its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally lower than the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. Compared to nearby schools in the Marana Unified District, such as Degrazia Elementary and Coyote Trail Elementary, Marjorie W Estes Elementary School consistently underperforms.

The school's challenges extend beyond academic performance, as it also faces socioeconomic disadvantages, with 48.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school's data reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between different racial/ethnic student subgroups, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of its diverse student population and close the achievement gaps.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 11279 W Grier Rd Ste 100
       Marana, AZ  85653-9609


(520) 682-4738

District: Marana Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
707th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,445 Help


Students who attend Marjorie W Estes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Marana Middle School
High:    Marana High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  570

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.2%
White:
44.2%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Marjorie W Estes Elementary School ranks worse than 78.2% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Marana Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.2%), White (44.2%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School is 11.8, which is the lowest among 12 elementary schools in the Marana Unified District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School is $12,445, which is the 6th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Marana Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marjorie W Estes Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marjorie W Estes Elementary School 707th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Marjorie W Estes Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Marana Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Marana Unified District 152nd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 67.56 363rd 1062 65.8%
2010 73.58 281st 1090 74.2%
2011 71.43 308th 1075 71.3%
2012 68.31 346th 1141 69.7%
2013 69.25 343rd 1158 70.4%
2014 58.87 455th 1079 57.8%
2015 44.84 460th 955 51.8%
2016 59.06 416th 1079 61.4%
2017 32.00 725th 1106 34.4%
2018 36.88 654th 1109 41.0%
2019 21.13 812th 1039 21.8%
2021 31.65 767th 1226 37.4%
2022 22.27 726th 1000 27.4%
2023 33.15 769th 1245 38.2%
2024 19.30 707th 904 21.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.77 484th 1027 52.9%
2022 32.36 361st 444 18.7%
2023 30.42 503rd 617 18.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 63.78 126th 451 72.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.40 169th 417 59.5%
2021 35.62 746th 1201 37.9%
2023 26.10 647th 820 21.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.74 579th 820 29.4%
2022 23.23 500th 618 19.1%
2023 31.20 792nd 1116 29.0%
2024 21.83 448th 546 17.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.05 102nd 423 75.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.44 626th 1023 38.8%
2019 19.71 692nd 862 19.7%
2021 31.28 796th 1219 34.7%
2023 36.55 710th 1219 41.8%
2024 15.98 511th 593 13.8%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.18 68th 306 77.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.00 92nd 145 36.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.83 611th 1032 40.8%
2019 13.99 755th 850 11.2%
2021 34.20 739th 1220 39.4%
2022 20.06 676th 830 18.6%
2023 28.80 836th 1216 31.3%
2024 20.10 494th 609 18.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.20 200th 895 77.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.29 574th 911 37.0%
2019 28.41 501st 709 29.3%
2021 26.83 914th 1198 23.7%
2023 34.47 750th 1170 35.9%
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Rank History for White students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.66 565th 720 21.5%
2019 6.38 577th 595 3.0%
2021 31.53 843rd 1161 27.4%
2022 19.08 702nd 800 12.3%
2023 18.77 899th 1024 12.2%
2024 14.58 438th 477 8.2%
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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 Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 169 26 5 93 36 n/a n/a 14 343
1989 212 31 4 97 25 n/a n/a -20 349
1990 215 41 3 86 26 n/a n/a 21 392
1991 250 31 0 126 26 n/a n/a -27 406
1992 221 23 0 114 21 n/a n/a -1 378
1993 234 32 4 120 20 n/a n/a 0 410
1994 275 28 4 123 13 n/a n/a 0 443
1995 434 41 3 189 16 n/a n/a 0 683
1996 434 41 3 189 16 n/a n/a 0 683
1997 237 16 3 149 8 n/a n/a 0 413
1998 256 24 4 125 24 n/a n/a 0 433
1999 228 13 5 134 26 n/a n/a 0 406
2000 172 9 3 143 23 n/a n/a 0 350
2001 177 7 3 137 21 n/a n/a 0 345
2002 191 17 3 167 22 n/a n/a 0 400
2003 191 17 3 167 22 n/a n/a 0 400
2004 225 20 3 174 32 n/a n/a 0 454
2005 186 25 5 170 29 n/a n/a 0 415
2006 270 28 9 180 27 n/a n/a 0 514
2007 340 29 9 232 27 n/a n/a 0 637
2008 374 36 28 227 29 n/a n/a 0 694
2009 414 38 16 264 32 n/a n/a 0 764
2010 436 35 19 271 36 n/a n/a 0 797
2011 433 22 14 278 18 2 30 0 797
2012 460 22 17 295 24 2 18 0 838
2013 479 24 7 307 22 4 29 0 872
2014 501 18 8 308 18 6 25 0 884
2015 523 25 6 340 22 5 28 0 949
2016 509 22 8 400 14 3 27 0 983
2017 265 24 3 298 9 4 23 0 626
2018 253 14 2 271 6 2 31 0 579
2019 295 15 3 305 11 4 33 0 666
2020 235 7 1 269 6 3 29 0 550
2021 221 9 2 259 6 2 25 0 524
2022 236 9 0 256 5 1 23 0 530
2023 252 8 2 275 9 3 21 0 570

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 Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 343 15.5 22.1 n/a
1989 349 17.0 20.5 n/a
1990 392 19.8 19.7 n/a
1991 406 23.7 17.1 n/a
1992 378 22.7 16.6 n/a
1993 410 23.7 17.3 n/a
1994 443 22.2 20.0 n/a
1995 683 33.4 20.4 n/a
1996 683 33.4 20.4 n/a
1997 413 24.0 17.2 n/a
1998 433 24.8 17.5 n/a
1999 406 24.8 16.4 n/a
2000 350 27.6 12.7 n/a
2001 345 25.4 13.6 n/a
2002 400 27.2 14.7 50
2003 400 27.2 14.7 50
2004 454 25.7 17.7 60.4
2005 415 27.3 15.2 74.7
2006 514 30.3 17.0 57
2007 637 42.2 15.1 0.8
2008 694 44.3 15.7 41.5
2009 764 50.5 15.1 32.1
2010 797 50.6 15.7 45.4
2011 797 53.0 15.0 47.2
2012 838 69.9 11.9 51.1
2013 872 51.7 16.8 50.8
2014 884 48.2 18.3 49.7
2015 949 48.0 19.7 48.9
2016 983 49.0 20.0 44.8
2017 626 41.5 15.0 60.4
2018 579 45.5 12.7 55.8
2019 666 44.0 15.1 52.9
2020 550 50.0 11.0 57.8
2021 524 53.0 9.8 n/a
2022 530 53.0 10.0 23.8
2023 570 48.0 11.8 48.8

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 Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 343 15.5 22.1 n/a
1989 349 17.0 20.5 n/a
1990 392 19.8 19.7 n/a
1991 406 23.7 17.1 n/a
1992 378 22.7 16.6 n/a
1993 410 23.7 17.3 n/a
1994 443 22.2 20.0 n/a
1995 683 33.4 20.4 n/a
1996 683 33.4 20.4 n/a
1997 413 24.0 17.2 n/a
1998 433 24.8 17.5 n/a
1999 406 24.8 16.4 n/a
2000 350 27.6 12.7 n/a
2001 345 25.4 13.6 n/a
2002 400 27.2 14.7 50
2003 400 27.2 14.7 50
2004 454 25.7 17.7 60.4
2005 415 27.3 15.2 74.7
2006 514 30.3 17.0 57
2007 637 42.2 15.1 0.8
2008 694 44.3 15.7 41.5
2009 764 50.5 15.1 32.1
2010 797 50.6 15.7 45.4
2011 797 53.0 15.0 47.2
2012 838 69.9 11.9 51.1
2013 872 51.7 16.8 50.8
2014 884 48.2 18.3 49.7
2015 949 48.0 19.7 48.9
2016 983 49.0 20.0 44.8
2017 626 41.5 15.0 60.4
2018 579 45.5 12.7 55.8
2019 666 44.0 15.1 52.9
2020 550 50.0 11.0 57.8
2021 524 53.0 9.8 n/a
2022 530 53.0 10.0 23.8
2023 570 48.0 11.8 48.8

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 Marjorie W Estes Elementary 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 $921 (10.6%) $323 (3.7%) $2,165 (25.0%) $6,278 (72.5%) $1,136 (13.1%) $7,414 (85.6%) $8,658
2020 $1,111 (11.4%) $244 (2.5%) $2,466 (25.3%) $7,268 (74.5%) $1,130 (11.6%) $8,398 (86.1%) $9,753
2021 $949 (12.1%) $549 (7.0%) $2,447 (31.3%) $6,502 (83.2%) n/a $6,320 (80.8%) $7,819
2022 $1,627 (13.1%) $351 (2.8%) $3,605 (29.0%) $9,053 (72.7%) $1,413 (11.4%) $10,466 (84.1%) $12,445

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 812th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 769th of 1245 Elementary schools
 16.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students666570
 14.4%
African American158
 46.7%
American Indian119
 18.2%
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic305275
 9.8%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White295252
 14.6%
Two or More Races3321
 36.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.9%48.8%
 4.1%


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Students at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Students who attend Marjorie W Estes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marana Middle School
High : Marana High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 570 students attended Marjorie W Estes Elementary School.

Marjorie W Estes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Arizona elementary schools.


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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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