Cactus View Elementary School

Summary:

Cactus View Elementary School is a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 562 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 108 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cactus View Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Cactus View's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 44%, compared to 53% for the district and 39% for the state. However, the school's Native American and English Language Learner students have performed relatively better compared to their peers at other Arizona elementary schools.

Cactus View's performance is generally lower than the nearby Echo Mountain Primary School and Eagle Ridge Elementary School in the Paradise Valley Unified District, as well as the nearby Kaleidoscope School and Hearn Academy charter schools, which have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings. Despite these challenges, Cactus View's increased per-student spending and stable student-teacher ratio suggest that the school has the resources to potentially implement effective strategies to support student learning.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 17602 N Central Ave
       Phoenix, AZ  85022-1870


(602) 449-2500

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
570th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,589 Help


Students who attend Cactus View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Vista Verde Middle School
High:    North Canyon High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  562

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.1%
White:
35.4%
African American:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.9% Help


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Compare Details Cactus View Elementary School ranks worse than 62.5% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 22nd among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.73. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.1%), White (35.4%), African American (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cactus View Elementary School is 13.5, which is the 13th best among 25 elementary schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cactus View Elementary School is $9,589. 13 elementary schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cactus View Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cactus View Elementary School 570th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Cactus View Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Paradise Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Paradise Valley Unified District 113th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cactus View Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 59.04 442nd 1062 58.4%
2010 54.35 489th 1090 55.1%
2011 50.90 507th 1075 52.8%
2012 52.83 533rd 1141 53.3%
2013 49.14 608th 1158 47.5%
2014 48.71 561st 1079 48.0%
2015 32.38 602nd 955 37.0%
2016 41.77 562nd 1079 47.9%
2017 39.38 626th 1106 43.4%
2018 39.59 619th 1109 44.2%
2019 32.68 656th 1039 36.9%
2021 36.14 708th 1226 42.3%
2022 26.97 659th 1000 34.1%
2023 24.77 914th 1245 26.6%
2024 30.73 570th 912 37.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.05 637th 1027 38.0%
2022 24.54 409th 444 7.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.70 318th 975 67.4%
2023 31.23 268th 451 40.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.21 333rd 417 20.1%
2021 44.04 553rd 1201 54.0%
2023 23.16 696th 820 15.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.37 396th 820 51.7%
2022 20.88 525th 618 15.0%
2023 30.67 800th 1116 28.3%
2024 43.35 284th 556 48.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.94 649th 1023 36.6%
2019 28.41 590th 862 31.6%
2021 39.34 672nd 1219 44.9%
2022 26.70 631st 824 23.4%
2023 22.69 947th 1219 22.3%
2024 25.74 454th 602 24.6%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.81 14th 306 95.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.05 510th 1032 50.6%
2019 23.82 624th 850 26.6%
2021 33.95 743rd 1220 39.1%
2022 18.77 687th 830 17.2%
2023 27.19 869th 1216 28.5%
2024 25.08 465th 628 26.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.79 578th 620 6.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.46 630th 895 29.6%
2023 21.07 523rd 607 13.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.51 557th 911 38.9%
2019 54.10 291st 709 59.0%
2021 31.30 806th 1198 32.7%
2023 26.69 883rd 1170 24.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.52 262nd 654 59.9%
2022 67.15 32nd 82 61.0%
2023 82.58 32nd 219 85.4%
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Rank History for White students at Cactus View Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.67 543rd 720 24.6%
2019 17.56 534th 595 10.3%
2021 44.93 640th 1161 44.9%
2022 41.44 488th 800 39.0%
2023 16.53 928th 1024 9.4%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, January 30, 2023

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by a parent
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Open Quote If I could use a lower rating I would.
My son has been in need of testing for possible special education purposes and this SCHOOL FORGOT ABOUT HIM!!
Please, if you have concerns for your child and may need a little extra help, do not confide in this school. My son had been scheduled 2 years ago and they pulled me in for “behavior” issues. At this meeting I asked for the paper I had already signed to start testing and what were the results? The entire staff looked at each other in confusion. An employee at the school went into the files and found the paper that had been signed back in the 3rd grade. My son is in 5th this year. If I may quote his words, “ The energy felt very negative and my teacher is angry and yelling all the time.”
Take your babies to another school.
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Enrollment information for Cactus View Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 741 10 12 52 11 n/a n/a -3 823
1994 742 15 12 47 10 n/a n/a 0 826
1995 746 13 13 63 10 n/a n/a 0 845
1996 746 13 13 63 10 n/a n/a 0 845
1997 749 12 14 72 14 n/a n/a 0 861
1998 776 12 17 77 17 n/a n/a 0 899
1999 771 23 16 72 15 n/a n/a 0 897
2000 715 24 15 84 10 n/a n/a 0 848
2001 723 28 16 69 15 n/a n/a 0 851
2002 624 37 14 101 20 n/a n/a 0 796
2003 624 37 14 101 20 n/a n/a 0 796
2004 607 40 18 143 17 n/a n/a 0 825
2005 576 37 18 187 22 n/a n/a 0 840
2006 529 55 17 166 28 n/a n/a 0 795
2007 523 56 16 177 30 n/a n/a 0 802
2008 489 63 17 180 28 n/a n/a 0 777
2009 458 61 14 186 25 n/a n/a 0 744
2010 434 49 17 205 26 n/a n/a 0 731
2011 420 36 16 215 28 0 18 0 733
2012 416 37 16 203 26 0 15 0 713
2013 404 39 19 215 23 3 31 0 734
2014 381 30 16 234 22 0 24 0 707
2015 353 41 11 255 24 1 27 0 712
2016 331 40 12 252 10 0 27 0 672
2017 309 33 9 251 9 1 22 0 634
2018 312 46 9 264 14 2 27 0 674
2019 299 43 8 271 25 1 36 0 683
2020 319 54 7 232 23 1 42 0 678
2021 224 50 5 229 27 1 31 0 567
2022 194 60 5 248 28 1 24 0 560
2023 199 60 2 248 27 2 24 0 562

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 Cactus View Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 823 36.7 22.4 n/a
1994 826 41.2 20.0 n/a
1995 845 44.2 19.1 n/a
1996 845 44.2 19.1 n/a
1997 861 40.2 21.4 n/a
1998 899 39.7 22.6 n/a
1999 897 42.4 21.2 n/a
2000 848 41.7 20.3 n/a
2001 851 37.9 22.5 n/a
2002 796 43.3 18.4 34.4
2003 796 43.3 18.4 34.4
2004 825 37.5 22.0 34.9
2005 840 42.0 20.0 43.1
2006 795 43.0 18.5 52.3
2007 802 46.0 17.4 47.3
2008 777 48.0 16.2 52
2009 744 44.5 16.7 54.8
2010 731 43.0 17.0 55.3
2011 733 42.5 17.2 56.8
2012 713 41.5 17.1 59.3
2013 734 39.5 18.5 54.8
2014 707 38.5 18.3 n/a
2015 712 42.0 16.9 65.7
2016 672 38.0 17.6 52.4
2017 634 41.6 15.2 65.9
2018 674 40.1 16.8 62.9
2019 683 41.1 16.6 65.7
2020 678 43.6 15.5 63.9
2021 567 42.3 13.3 n/a
2022 560 43.2 12.9 35.9
2023 562 41.4 13.5 58.9

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 Cactus View Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 823 36.7 22.4 n/a
1994 826 41.2 20.0 n/a
1995 845 44.2 19.1 n/a
1996 845 44.2 19.1 n/a
1997 861 40.2 21.4 n/a
1998 899 39.7 22.6 n/a
1999 897 42.4 21.2 n/a
2000 848 41.7 20.3 n/a
2001 851 37.9 22.5 n/a
2002 796 43.3 18.4 34.4
2003 796 43.3 18.4 34.4
2004 825 37.5 22.0 34.9
2005 840 42.0 20.0 43.1
2006 795 43.0 18.5 52.3
2007 802 46.0 17.4 47.3
2008 777 48.0 16.2 52
2009 744 44.5 16.7 54.8
2010 731 43.0 17.0 55.3
2011 733 42.5 17.2 56.8
2012 713 41.5 17.1 59.3
2013 734 39.5 18.5 54.8
2014 707 38.5 18.3 n/a
2015 712 42.0 16.9 65.7
2016 672 38.0 17.6 52.4
2017 634 41.6 15.2 65.9
2018 674 40.1 16.8 62.9
2019 683 41.1 16.6 65.7
2020 678 43.6 15.5 63.9
2021 567 42.3 13.3 n/a
2022 560 43.2 12.9 35.9
2023 562 41.4 13.5 58.9

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 Cactus View 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 $934 (10.1%) $60 (0.6%) $1,927 (20.8%) $6,555 (70.8%) $1,709 (18.5%) $8,264 (89.3%) $9,258
2020 $00 (0.0%) n/a n/a $7,292 (94.0%) $469 (6.0%) $7,761 (100.0%) $7,761
2021 $2,180 (24.0%) $373 (4.1%) $4,733 (52.1%) $6,142 (67.6%) $397 (4.4%) $6,538 (71.9%) $9,092
2022 $1,078 (11.2%) $270 (2.8%) $2,427 (25.3%) $7,522 (78.5%) $718 (7.5%) $8,240 (85.9%) $9,588

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cactus View Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 656th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 914th of 1245 Elementary schools
 10.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students683562
 17.7%
African American4360
 39.5%
American Indian2527
 8%
Asian82
 75%
Hispanic271248
 8.5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White299199
 33.4%
Two or More Races3624
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.7%58.9%
 6.8%


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Cactus View Elementary School ranks 570th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Cactus View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vista Verde Middle School
High : North Canyon High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 562 students attended Cactus View Elementary School.

Students at Cactus View Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 35% White, 11% African American, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.


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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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