Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Summary:

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Phoenix Elementary District, with a diverse student population of over 500 students.

The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Augustus H. Shaw Montessori has significantly outperformed the district and state in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 84% of 6th graders and 92% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 27% for the district. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Arizona elementary schools for White students and the top 15% for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Augustus H. Shaw Montessori has maintained a 0% dropout rate for the past 5 years, significantly lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Phoenix Elementary District, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School, Augustus H. Shaw Montessori stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's success can serve as a model for other schools in the district and state, and its Montessori approach may offer valuable insights for improving educational outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2301 N 13th St
       Phoenix, AZ  85006-1717


(602) 257-3914

District: Phoenix Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
182nd of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,902 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  21.6 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.4%
White:
31.6%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.8% Help


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Compare Details Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks better than 79.9% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Phoenix Elementary District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78. (See more...)
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Compare Details Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks better than 94.4% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.41. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.4%), White (31.6%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori is 21.6. 13 elementary schools in the Phoenix Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Augustus H. Shaw Montessori employs 20.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori is $10,902. 9 elementary schools in the Phoenix Elementary District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori:

SchoolDigger ranks Augustus H. Shaw Montessori 182nd of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Augustus H. Shaw Montessori in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Augustus H. Shaw Montessori 30th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Augustus H. Shaw Montessori in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 58.27 453rd 1062 57.3%
2010 52.04 515th 1090 52.8%
2011 59.20 434th 1075 59.6%
2012 73.21 287th 1141 74.8%
2013 73.81 284th 1158 75.5%
2014 66.29 370th 1079 65.7%
2015 68.65 271st 955 71.6%
2016 63.79 367th 1079 66.0%
2017 88.66 110th 1106 90.1%
2018 64.20 375th 1109 66.2%
2019 74.50 265th 1039 74.5%
2021 81.49 224th 1226 81.7%
2022 81.52 150th 1000 85.0%
2023 86.34 165th 1245 86.7%
2024 78.00 182nd 904 79.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.30 268th 1027 73.9%
2022 62.92 134th 444 69.8%
2023 61.21 168th 617 72.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.60 404th 1201 66.4%
2023 84.67 55th 820 93.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.27 149th 820 81.8%
2022 85.64 53rd 618 91.4%
2023 83.21 112th 1116 90.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.13 530th 1023 48.2%
2019 73.73 198th 862 77.0%
2021 70.60 322nd 1219 73.6%
2022 91.49 29th 824 96.5%
2023 79.37 221st 1219 81.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.96 296th 1032 71.3%
2019 85.93 87th 850 89.8%
2021 85.62 156th 1220 87.2%
2022 84.33 80th 830 90.4%
2023 87.87 125th 1216 89.7%
2024 87.82 52nd 609 91.5%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.39 95th 895 89.4%
2023 69.18 133rd 607 78.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.81 351st 911 61.5%
2021 75.82 187th 1198 84.4%
2023 78.63 180th 1170 84.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 81.17 157th 1161 86.5%
2022 94.92 3rd 800 99.6%
2023 87.79 66th 1024 93.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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Rank History for all middle school students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 53.39 299th 663 54.9%
2010 53.00 306th 692 55.8%
2011 59.03 261st 685 61.9%
2012 73.44 182nd 772 76.4%
2013 81.18 110th 787 86.0%
2014 74.89 170th 690 75.4%
2016 70.05 168th 677 75.2%
2017 73.14 152nd 695 78.1%
2018 74.38 154th 711 78.3%
2019 71.99 157th 605 74.0%
2021 71.75 193rd 832 76.8%
2022 69.40 158th 605 73.9%
2023 89.67 59th 854 93.1%
2024 94.41 30th 533 94.4%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.52 637th 650 2.0%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.65 387th 789 51.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.64 45th 503 91.1%
2023 88.37 37th 717 94.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.94 142nd 624 77.2%
2021 63.50 234th 820 71.5%
2023 74.47 153rd 806 81.0%
2024 96.09 11th 379 97.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.54 187th 818 77.1%
2023 95.40 24th 810 97.0%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.55 215th 404 46.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 91.84 18th 573 96.9%
2022 88.97 10th 129 92.2%
2023 70.24 73rd 400 81.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.15 74th 543 86.4%
2021 63.84 189th 802 76.4%
2023 81.37 81st 760 89.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.64 258th 780 66.9%
2022 66.93 107th 446 76.0%
2023 92.53 22nd 675 96.7%
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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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by a student
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Open Quote excellent Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Open Quote They don't let the 3 year olds have recess here. They don't get recess until they are 4, it's very sad. My son would come home crying every day because he said his class was "bad" so they didn't get recess. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 8 3 1 29 3 n/a n/a 0 44
2003 8 3 1 29 3 n/a n/a 0 44
2004 32 5 6 89 9 n/a n/a 0 141
2005 56 11 4 100 9 n/a n/a 0 180
2006 59 19 5 114 7 n/a n/a 0 204
2007 109 28 7 183 8 n/a n/a 0 335
2008 100 42 6 188 10 n/a n/a 0 346
2009 127 48 11 191 5 n/a n/a 0 382
2010 98 37 12 150 4 n/a n/a 0 301
2011 103 40 10 148 4 0 1 0 306
2012 90 34 12 155 5 1 2 0 299
2013 87 36 12 132 5 2 8 0 282
2014 90 35 14 142 4 0 9 0 294
2015 79 36 7 142 3 0 14 0 281
2016 92 38 6 144 4 0 10 0 294
2017 97 44 5 156 4 0 13 0 319
2018 131 40 5 185 4 0 25 0 390
2019 141 46 9 222 7 0 38 0 463
2020 151 47 8 222 5 0 39 0 472
2021 122 41 7 193 2 0 41 0 406
2022 152 40 6 205 3 0 48 0 454
2023 143 32 7 224 4 0 43 0 453

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 Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 44 4.0 11.0 n/a
2003 44 4.0 11.0 n/a
2004 141 7.0 20.1 n/a
2005 180 14.0 12.9 48.9
2006 204 14.4 14.2 n/a
2007 335 17.9 18.7 37.6
2008 346 22.1 15.7 99.1
2009 382 22.2 17.2 99.2
2010 301 23.0 13.0 n/a
2011 306 21.5 14.2 0
2012 299 21.0 14.2 45.5
2013 282 19.0 14.8 41.1
2014 294 17.0 17.2 36.4
2015 281 20.0 14.0 43.1
2016 294 22.0 13.3 36.7
2017 319 22.6 14.1 55.8
2018 390 22.6 17.2 30
2019 463 20.6 22.4 26.8
2020 472 22.7 20.7 27.8
2021 406 22.7 17.8 n/a
2022 454 22.1 20.5 10.1
2023 453 20.9 21.6 31.8

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 Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 44 4.0 11.0 n/a
2003 44 4.0 11.0 n/a
2004 141 7.0 20.1 n/a
2005 180 14.0 12.9 48.9
2006 204 14.4 14.2 n/a
2007 335 17.9 18.7 37.6
2008 346 22.1 15.7 99.1
2009 382 22.2 17.2 99.2
2010 301 23.0 13.0 n/a
2011 306 21.5 14.2 0
2012 299 21.0 14.2 45.5
2013 282 19.0 14.8 41.1
2014 294 17.0 17.2 36.4
2015 281 20.0 14.0 43.1
2016 294 22.0 13.3 36.7
2017 319 22.6 14.1 55.8
2018 390 22.6 17.2 30
2019 463 20.6 22.4 26.8
2020 472 22.7 20.7 27.8
2021 406 22.7 17.8 n/a
2022 454 22.1 20.5 10.1
2023 453 20.9 21.6 31.8

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 Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

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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 $249 (1.9%) $153 (1.2%) $650 (4.9%) $10,438 (79.1%) $2,353 (17.8%) $12,790 (97.0%) $13,192
2020 $362 (2.5%) $181 (1.3%) $906 (6.3%) $11,981 (83.2%) $1,867 (13.0%) $13,849 (96.2%) $14,392
2021 $35 (0.3%) $373 (3.1%) $443 (3.7%) $11,041 (93.1%) $403 (3.4%) $11,445 (96.6%) $11,853
2022 $35 (0.3%) $251 (2.3%) $320 (2.9%) $9,747 (89.4%) $870 (8.0%) $10,617 (97.4%) $10,902

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 265th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 165th of 1245 Elementary schools
 12.3%
Ranks 157th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 59th of 854 Middle schools
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students463453
 2.2%
African American4632
 30.4%
American Indian74
 42.9%
Asian97
 22.2%
Hispanic222224
 0.9%
Pacific Islander00
White141143
 1.4%
Two or More Races3843
 13.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.8%31.8%
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Students at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori are 49% Hispanic, 32% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori ranks 182nd of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 453 students attended Augustus H. Shaw Montessori.


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