Dos Rios Elementary

Summary:

Dos Rios Elementary is a public K-8 school in Tolleson, Arizona, serving a student population of 702. Over the past several years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dos Rios Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects compared to the Union Elementary District and the state of Arizona. For example, in 2022-2023, only 6% of 3rd graders at Dos Rios were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 18% in the district and 41% statewide. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.8% to 7.0%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While Dos Rios Elementary serves a high percentage of minority students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the nearby Arizona Desert Elementary School and Academy of Math and Science Avondale generally outperform Dos Rios in academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that Dos Rios may be facing unique challenges that the other schools are able to address more effectively.


Detail:

Public K-8

 2150 S 87th Ave
       Tolleson, AZ  85353-7000


(623) 474-7004

District: Union Elementary District

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,639 Help


Students who attend Dos Rios Elementary usually attend:

High:    Tolleson Union High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  702

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.5%
African American:
12.4%
White:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dos Rios Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.78. (See more...)
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Compare Details Dos Rios Elementary ranks worse than 89.3% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.72. (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 (74.5%), African American (12.4%), White (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dos Rios Elementary is 18.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dos Rios Elementary is $10,639.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Dos Rios Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dos Rios Elementary 491st of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Dos Rios Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dos Rios Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 21.35 910th 1062 14.3%
2010 18.46 974th 1090 10.6%
2011 29.84 795th 1075 26.0%
2012 25.82 956th 1141 16.2%
2013 24.81 973rd 1158 16.0%
2014 14.81 981st 1079 9.1%
2015 19.24 789th 955 17.4%
2016 34.46 670th 1079 37.9%
2017 36.08 673rd 1106 39.2%
2018 24.88 819th 1109 26.1%
2019 19.63 838th 1039 19.3%
2021 22.57 935th 1226 23.7%
2022 11.29 916th 1000 8.4%
2023 10.78 1202nd 1245 3.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.49 465th 1027 54.7%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.75 40th 155 74.2%
2021 45.15 333rd 975 65.8%
2023 27.22 304th 451 32.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.79 205th 417 50.8%
2021 40.35 622nd 1201 48.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.33 520th 820 36.6%
2022 16.28 559th 618 9.5%
2023 14.45 1059th 1116 5.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.20 779th 1023 23.9%
2019 26.35 608th 862 29.5%
2021 22.92 958th 1219 21.4%
2022 6.42 813th 824 1.3%
2023 12.51 1159th 1219 4.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.85 739th 1032 28.4%
2019 8.96 806th 850 5.2%
2021 24.95 904th 1220 25.9%
2022 12.23 763rd 830 8.1%
2023 9.61 1197th 1216 1.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.25 64th 100 36.0%
2021 33.95 618th 895 30.9%
2023 13.61 583rd 607 4.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.25 559th 911 38.6%
2019 29.41 487th 709 31.3%
2021 28.65 858th 1198 28.4%
2022 14.07 671st 716 6.3%
2023 11.75 1145th 1170 2.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.21 572nd 654 12.5%
2023 87.17 9th 219 95.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.60 787th 1161 32.2%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Dos Rios Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 40.00 405th 663 38.9%
2010 15.56 630th 692 9.0%
2011 25.45 541st 685 21.0%
2012 30.38 589th 772 23.7%
2013 26.65 640th 787 18.7%
2014 22.69 561st 690 18.7%
2015 14.95 471st 521 9.6%
2016 22.33 527th 677 22.2%
2017 29.81 456th 695 34.4%
2018 25.61 514th 711 27.7%
2019 25.60 426th 605 29.6%
2021 24.20 625th 832 24.9%
2022 20.85 466th 605 23.0%
2023 18.41 713th 854 16.5%
2024 13.72 491st 550 10.7%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.07 541st 650 16.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.62 127th 606 79.0%
2023 35.27 77th 145 46.9%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.89 327th 789 58.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.73 293rd 503 41.7%
2023 24.75 555th 717 22.6%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.94 231st 257 10.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.74 490th 624 21.5%
2019 34.97 275th 466 41.0%
2021 29.50 557th 820 32.1%
2023 18.95 683rd 806 15.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.37 395th 617 36.0%
2019 21.25 334th 435 23.2%
2021 21.47 674th 818 17.6%
2023 18.51 688th 810 15.1%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.23 58th 125 53.6%
2021 34.09 377th 573 34.2%
2023 40.22 235th 400 41.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.20 328th 543 39.6%
2019 36.01 231st 387 40.3%
2021 30.53 551st 802 31.3%
2023 21.16 629th 760 17.2%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.63 106th 390 72.8%
2023 68.42 39th 159 75.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Dos Rios Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.84 465th 780 40.4%
2023 11.93 640th 675 5.2%
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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.

Dos Rios Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, May 2, 2019

Open Quote Avoid at all costs!
This school has possibly been the worse school I have ever dealt with. I have a 3rd grader that has an IEP. His behavior has dramatically declined since switching to this school. He now runs away from the school because he is so scared being there. They have allowed him to leave campus multiple times (he is 8). Teachers have called my son derogatory names to his face. That same teacher and the school principals solution to her abuse was to no longer have her alone with my child. I do not understand why an adult would choose to become a teacher if she has zero self control or why the school would allow an adult like that to be around children. My sons homeroom teacher, who I thought was really great at first, does not communicate with me about school events, my sons behavior, problems he may have.... nothing. I have to reach out to him despite our multiple agreements on having notices sent home or Class Dojo being updated on a daily basis so that my husband and I know how my son was, what's going on with the school, projects, etc. My son is special needs and I feel as a parent and an advocate for my child that they have seriously let him down. He is supposed to have another evaluation done by the schools therapist. I requested this in January. It is now May and I am still getting excuses on why it is not complete. I requested a copy of my sons IEP and his last evaluation report on Monday. I went today (Thursday) to pick it up and was told that the teacher was supposed to reach out to me and let me know they have to request it from the district (Of course, the teacher did not tell me anything) and they have spoken to Raquel at the district and they will have it by the end of the week. I just got off the phone with Raquel. Not one person contacted her at all from the school requesting any information at all this week. I am requesting this information because I need it to switch schools. I will be moving my child to another district as this school has put a horrible taste in my mouth. I have already recommended other schools to people I know that live in the district.
My son also has not learned anything new here. I ask what he did that day and he will say how he did a little bit of work and then they let him play on the computer from lunch till the end of the day. That is about 3 plus hours a day. On some days though it is education games that son states he plays on the computes. Most of the time however, it is watching videos on Youtube. I have asked for Youtube to be blocked from my child multiple times since December 2018. I requested it again when I heard about the death challenges that are being hidden in kids YouTube videos. The mono challenge. Something like that. Did that get them to respect my wishes and actually teach my son? Nope! They still have him go on YouTube EVERY DAY! My son is usually ahead of his class in every subject. Now since going to this school, he couldn't even spell "great" correctly. He couldn't answer basic mathematically questions that I ask him. He hasn't had a spelling test since before Christmas. There is more to all of this but I am running out of spaces. In a nut shell, this school does not teach.
Unless you are a parent that does not care to know how your child is doing in school, does not care about your child learning anything, then this school is for you. If you care about your child mental and physical wellbeing, or if you care that your child learns while attending this school then stay far, far away! The test scores speak for themselves. This school is rated poorly for a reason and the administration couldn't care less. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Dos Rios Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 68 81 10 382 26 n/a n/a 0 567
2009 66 84 13 414 17 n/a n/a 0 594
2010 74 123 27 621 28 n/a n/a 0 873
2011 69 127 26 630 31 0 0 0 883
2012 82 125 21 610 24 2 4 0 868
2013 82 123 16 648 18 1 5 0 893
2014 69 133 14 683 16 0 9 0 924
2015 76 158 15 733 29 1 9 0 1021
2016 60 131 11 606 24 1 8 0 841
2017 50 96 6 530 25 0 6 0 713
2018 47 104 7 532 23 0 8 0 721
2019 31 89 6 547 20 0 7 0 700
2020 34 92 4 593 23 0 13 0 759
2021 29 83 4 470 26 1 7 0 620
2022 39 86 3 520 29 5 7 0 689
2023 45 87 6 523 30 5 6 0 702

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 Dos Rios Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 567 22.0 25.8 25.4
2009 594 26.0 22.8 65
2010 873 40.0 21.8 87.6
2011 883 40.0 22.0 79.7
2012 868 37.0 23.4 99.7
2013 893 40.0 22.3 99.7
2014 924 38.5 24.0 99.7
2015 1021 42.0 24.3 0
2016 841 38.0 22.1 3.7
2017 713 36.6 19.4 99.6
2018 721 34.0 21.2 84.9
2019 700 34.0 20.5 85
2020 759 36.0 21.0 62.8
2021 620 32.7 18.9 n/a
2022 689 43.7 15.7 62.8
2023 702 37.0 18.9 64

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 Dos Rios Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 567 22.0 25.8 25.4
2009 594 26.0 22.8 65
2010 873 40.0 21.8 87.6
2011 883 40.0 22.0 79.7
2012 868 37.0 23.4 99.7
2013 893 40.0 22.3 99.7
2014 924 38.5 24.0 99.7
2015 1021 42.0 24.3 0
2016 841 38.0 22.1 3.7
2017 713 36.6 19.4 99.6
2018 721 34.0 21.2 84.9
2019 700 34.0 20.5 85
2020 759 36.0 21.0 62.8
2021 620 32.7 18.9 n/a
2022 689 43.7 15.7 62.8
2023 702 37.0 18.9 64

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 Dos Rios Elementary

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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 $339 (4.6%) $235 (3.2%) $914 (12.4%) $5,453 (74.3%) $1,315 (17.9%) $6,768 (92.2%) $7,342
2020 $239 (4.2%) $702 (12.4%) $1,180 (20.8%) $4,668 (82.4%) $52 (0.9%) $4,720 (83.4%) $5,662
2021 $1,233 (17.0%) $338 (4.7%) $2,804 (38.6%) $4,303 (59.2%) $1,393 (19.2%) $5,696 (78.4%) $7,267
2022 $1,363 (12.8%) $1,610 (15.1%) $4,337 (40.8%) $6,334 (59.5%) $1,332 (12.5%) $7,665 (72.0%) $10,639

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Dos Rios Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 838th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1202nd of 1245 Elementary schools
 15.9%
Ranks 426th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 713th of 854 Middle schools
 13.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students700702
 0.3%
African American8987
 2.2%
American Indian2030
 50%
Asian66
Hispanic547523
 4.4%
Pacific Islander05
White3145
 45.2%
Two or More Races76
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85%64%
 21%


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Students who attend Dos Rios Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Tolleson Union High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 702 students attended Dos Rios Elementary.

Students at Dos Rios Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% White, 4% American Indian.


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