Tavan Elementary School

Summary:

Tavan Elementary School is a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Scottsdale Unified District. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that has shifted in recent years, now comprising 29.28% White, 9.05% African American, 51.15% Hispanic, 2.47% Asian, 2.96% Native American, 0.33% Pacific Islander, and 4.77% two or more races.

Tavan Elementary School has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, with 44% 3rd-grade ELA proficiency compared to the state's 39%, and 53% 5th-grade ELA proficiency compared to the state's 38%. In Mathematics, Tavan's 3rd-grade proficiency was 46%, compared to the state's 43%, and its 5th-grade proficiency was 50%, compared to the state's 33%. The school has also performed well on the AzSCI science assessment, with 44% 5th-grade proficiency compared to the state's 34%. Tavan's statewide ranking has fluctuated between the top 25% and top 50% of Arizona elementary schools in recent years, currently placing 299 out of 904 schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Tavan Elementary School's academic performance generally exceeds that of nearby schools like Echo Canyon K-8 and Hopi Elementary School, it lags behind the highly-ranked Hopi Elementary, which has consistently placed in the top 5% of Arizona elementary schools. This contrast in performance suggests that factors beyond just district-level support may be influencing student outcomes at the individual school level. As Tavan continues to navigate shifting demographic and socioeconomic trends within its student population, the school's focus on targeted instructional strategies and resource allocation will be crucial in maintaining its strong academic standing.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4610 E Osborn Rd
       Phoenix, AZ  85018-6018


(480) 484-3500

District: Scottsdale Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
299th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,345 Help


Students who attend Tavan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ingleside Middle School
High:    Arcadia High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  608

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.2%
White:
29.3%
African American:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.9% Help


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Compare Details Tavan Elementary School ranks better than 66.9% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 15th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Scottsdale Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.47. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.2%), White (29.3%), African American (9%). (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 Tavan Elementary School is 15.3. 11 elementary schools in the Scottsdale Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tavan Elementary School is $9,345, which is the 8th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Scottsdale Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tavan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tavan Elementary School 299th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Tavan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Scottsdale Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Scottsdale Unified District 77th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tavan Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 58.96 444th 1062 58.2%
2010 57.61 459th 1090 57.9%
2011 54.88 471st 1075 56.2%
2012 57.69 478th 1141 58.1%
2013 56.44 498th 1158 57.0%
2014 54.37 501st 1079 53.6%
2015 34.79 570th 955 40.3%
2016 50.86 478th 1079 55.7%
2017 41.63 595th 1106 46.2%
2018 54.54 461st 1109 58.4%
2019 57.13 418th 1039 59.8%
2021 75.85 286th 1226 76.7%
2022 61.16 337th 1000 66.3%
2023 77.49 264th 1245 78.8%
2024 63.47 299th 904 66.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.19 510th 1027 50.3%
2022 73.10 76th 444 82.9%
2023 74.61 90th 617 85.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.50 28th 155 81.9%
2021 49.93 198th 975 79.7%
2023 27.74 301st 451 33.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.89 186th 417 55.4%
2021 57.20 328th 1201 72.7%
2023 40.11 457th 820 44.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.20 252nd 820 69.3%
2022 65.28 211th 618 65.9%
2023 76.12 168th 1116 84.9%
2024 62.15 164th 546 70.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.73 449th 1023 56.1%
2019 42.09 467th 862 45.8%
2021 76.29 266th 1219 78.2%
2022 62.64 271st 824 67.1%
2023 76.42 252nd 1219 79.3%
2024 44.48 316th 593 46.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.68 445th 1032 56.9%
2019 56.18 345th 850 59.4%
2021 72.17 302nd 1220 75.2%
2022 50.24 402nd 830 51.6%
2023 73.72 281st 1216 76.9%
2024 47.68 306th 609 49.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.03 11th 100 89.0%
2021 62.64 165th 895 81.6%
2022 50.88 186th 289 35.6%
2023 67.69 147th 607 75.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 467th 911 48.7%
2019 51.28 306th 709 56.8%
2021 74.93 201st 1198 83.2%
2022 55.03 323rd 716 54.9%
2023 73.18 234th 1170 80.0%
2024 60.84 160th 472 66.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.15 148th 654 77.4%
2022 78.23 7th 82 91.5%
2023 74.94 41st 219 81.3%
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Rank History for White students at Tavan Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.59 172nd 720 76.1%
2019 73.88 119th 595 80.0%
2021 84.88 100th 1161 91.4%
2022 81.83 71st 800 91.1%
2023 89.59 45th 1024 95.6%
2024 68.53 127th 477 73.4%
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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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Enrollment information for Tavan Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 613 15 20 45 10 n/a n/a -17 686
1989 629 28 20 50 15 n/a n/a -30 712
1990 643 27 18 67 10 n/a n/a -25 740
1991 701 24 21 61 20 n/a n/a 73 900
1992 669 17 25 167 13 n/a n/a 0 891
1993 696 17 21 238 9 n/a n/a 0 981
1994 539 17 12 212 9 n/a n/a 0 789
1995 498 19 13 245 10 n/a n/a 0 785
1996 498 19 13 245 10 n/a n/a 0 785
1997 466 17 16 216 11 n/a n/a 0 726
1998 460 20 11 229 15 n/a n/a 0 735
1999 437 21 15 227 16 n/a n/a 0 716
2000 377 24 16 220 20 n/a n/a 0 657
2001 321 36 16 236 22 n/a n/a 0 631
2002 302 15 18 263 12 n/a n/a 0 610
2003 302 15 18 263 12 n/a n/a 0 610
2004 305 27 19 333 16 n/a n/a 0 700
2005 281 30 13 346 11 n/a n/a 0 681
2006 327 43 10 404 17 n/a n/a 0 801
2007 311 29 10 368 13 n/a n/a 0 731
2008 315 30 19 387 22 n/a n/a 0 773
2009 326 33 18 418 26 n/a n/a 0 821
2010 294 28 23 402 19 n/a n/a 0 766
2011 254 41 19 389 25 4 2 0 734
2012 226 44 15 422 31 0 19 0 757
2013 233 60 13 394 36 2 10 0 748
2014 207 57 11 411 29 3 15 0 733
2015 199 71 16 384 30 3 15 0 718
2016 179 97 14 383 42 4 11 0 730
2017 152 93 12 406 36 5 16 0 720
2018 150 88 9 390 31 7 13 0 688
2019 151 70 9 386 31 4 12 0 663
2020 156 74 9 372 31 4 15 0 661
2021 108 44 5 247 14 1 15 0 434
2022 157 61 10 310 25 1 23 0 587
2023 178 55 15 311 18 2 29 0 608

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 Tavan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 686 37.0 18.5 n/a
1989 712 39.3 18.1 n/a
1990 740 37.3 19.8 n/a
1991 900 41.6 21.6 n/a
1992 891 41.1 21.6 n/a
1993 981 44.8 21.9 n/a
1994 789 39.2 20.1 n/a
1995 785 40.3 19.5 n/a
1996 785 40.3 19.5 n/a
1997 726 40.2 18.1 n/a
1998 735 41.8 17.6 n/a
1999 716 44.3 16.2 n/a
2000 657 41.3 15.9 n/a
2001 631 40.0 15.8 n/a
2002 610 42.7 14.3 57.5
2003 610 42.7 14.3 57.5
2004 700 38.0 18.4 59.1
2005 681 41.5 16.4 73.6
2006 801 45.1 17.8 63.9
2007 731 51.3 14.2 70
2008 773 56.5 13.7 60.7
2009 821 56.3 14.6 65.9
2010 766 51.1 14.9 41.3
2011 734 46.8 15.6 63.5
2012 757 54.2 13.9 64.1
2013 748 45.3 16.5 60.2
2014 733 45.4 16.1 69.4
2015 718 43.0 16.6 62.7
2016 730 45.0 16.2 71.5
2017 720 43.1 16.6 78.2
2018 688 42.7 16.1 69.9
2019 663 41.7 15.8 66.8
2020 661 40.0 16.5 61.9
2021 434 35.5 12.2 n/a
2022 587 40.1 14.6 23.7
2023 608 39.5 15.3 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 Tavan Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 686 37.0 18.5 n/a
1989 712 39.3 18.1 n/a
1990 740 37.3 19.8 n/a
1991 900 41.6 21.6 n/a
1992 891 41.1 21.6 n/a
1993 981 44.8 21.9 n/a
1994 789 39.2 20.1 n/a
1995 785 40.3 19.5 n/a
1996 785 40.3 19.5 n/a
1997 726 40.2 18.1 n/a
1998 735 41.8 17.6 n/a
1999 716 44.3 16.2 n/a
2000 657 41.3 15.9 n/a
2001 631 40.0 15.8 n/a
2002 610 42.7 14.3 57.5
2003 610 42.7 14.3 57.5
2004 700 38.0 18.4 59.1
2005 681 41.5 16.4 73.6
2006 801 45.1 17.8 63.9
2007 731 51.3 14.2 70
2008 773 56.5 13.7 60.7
2009 821 56.3 14.6 65.9
2010 766 51.1 14.9 41.3
2011 734 46.8 15.6 63.5
2012 757 54.2 13.9 64.1
2013 748 45.3 16.5 60.2
2014 733 45.4 16.1 69.4
2015 718 43.0 16.6 62.7
2016 730 45.0 16.2 71.5
2017 720 43.1 16.6 78.2
2018 688 42.7 16.1 69.9
2019 663 41.7 15.8 66.8
2020 661 40.0 16.5 61.9
2021 434 35.5 12.2 n/a
2022 587 40.1 14.6 23.7
2023 608 39.5 15.3 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 Tavan 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 $815 (76.3%) $114 (10.7%) $1,744 (163.3%) $109 (10.2%) $30 (2.8%) $139 (13.0%) $1,068
2020 $553 (7.1%) $829 (10.6%) $1,935 (24.8%) $6,229 (79.7%) $206 (2.6%) $6,436 (82.3%) $7,818
2021 $894 (7.8%) $561 (4.9%) $2,349 (20.5%) $9,034 (78.7%) $983 (8.6%) $10,017 (87.3%) $11,472
2022 $624 (6.7%) $986 (10.6%) $2,234 (23.9%) $7,388 (79.1%) $347 (3.7%) $7,735 (82.8%) $9,345

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tavan Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 418th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 264th of 1245 Elementary schools
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students663608
 8.3%
African American7055
 21.4%
American Indian3118
 41.9%
Asian915
 66.7%
Hispanic386311
 19.4%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White151178
 17.9%
Two or More Races1229
 141.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.8%58.9%
 7.9%


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Tavan Elementary School ranks 299th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Tavan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ingleside Middle School
High : Arcadia High School

Students at Tavan Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 29% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 608 students attended Tavan Elementary 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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