Lookout Mountain School

Summary:

Lookout Mountain School is an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 881 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Washington Elementary School District, which is ranked 225 out of 288 districts in the state.

Lookout Mountain School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 56-68% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 49-65% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 26-34% and 23-32% for the district, and 38-46% and 30-43% for the state, respectively. The school also has a more diverse student population, with 64.59% White, 18.84% Hispanic, and 5.68% African American students, which is more diverse than nearby schools. Lookout Mountain School ranks in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, outperforming the nearby schools.

While Lookout Mountain School outperforms the traditional public schools in the area, it faces competition from some high-performing charter schools, such as Hearn Academy The - A Ball Charter School and Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy, which have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and rankings. Lookout Mountain School also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (23.95%), suggesting a more economically diverse student population compared to nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 15 W Coral Gables Dr
       Phoenix, AZ  85023-3601


(602) 896-5800

District: Washington Elementary School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
169th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,769 Help


Students who attend Lookout Mountain School usually attend:

Middle:    Mountain Sky Middle School
High:    Thunderbird High School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  881

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.6%
Hispanic:
18.8%
Two or more races:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lookout Mountain School ranks better than 81.3% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks first among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Washington Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.26. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.6%), Hispanic (18.8%), two or more races (8.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lookout Mountain School is 20.2. 25 elementary schools in the Washington Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lookout Mountain School is $6,769. 26 elementary schools in the Washington Elementary School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lookout Mountain School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lookout Mountain School 169th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Lookout Mountain School in the ranking list.)

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Washington Elementary School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School District 225th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lookout Mountain School

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Rank History for all students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 83.20 150th 1062 85.9%
2010 81.32 189th 1090 82.7%
2011 81.39 187th 1075 82.6%
2012 76.65 247th 1141 78.4%
2013 76.50 242nd 1158 79.1%
2014 77.79 231st 1079 78.6%
2015 84.53 121st 955 87.3%
2016 80.73 209th 1079 80.6%
2017 79.46 225th 1106 79.7%
2018 84.14 166th 1109 85.0%
2019 83.87 153rd 1039 85.3%
2021 80.69 234th 1226 80.9%
2022 71.22 240th 1000 76.0%
2023 79.30 236th 1245 81.0%
2024 79.26 169th 904 81.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.46 240th 1027 76.6%
2022 62.31 139th 444 68.7%
2023 72.80 97th 617 84.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.32 74th 975 92.4%
2023 75.58 82nd 451 81.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.10 594th 1201 50.5%
2022 11.42 145th 145 0.0%
2023 31.21 572nd 820 30.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.94 19th 820 97.7%
2022 37.07 405th 618 34.5%
2023 51.96 466th 1116 58.2%
2024 60.44 175th 546 67.9%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.24 181st 1023 82.3%
2019 74.47 190th 862 78.0%
2021 75.84 274th 1219 77.5%
2022 60.79 297th 824 64.0%
2023 75.37 260th 1219 78.7%
2024 66.68 176th 593 70.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.09 141st 1032 86.3%
2019 82.71 116th 850 86.4%
2021 82.00 195th 1220 84.0%
2022 68.87 214th 830 74.2%
2023 79.82 218th 1216 82.1%
2024 66.04 186th 609 69.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.98 409th 620 34.0%
2022 23.58 235th 270 13.0%
2023 13.43 303rd 316 4.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.38 433rd 895 51.6%
2023 31.07 446th 607 26.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.65 152nd 911 83.3%
2019 67.96 206th 709 70.9%
2021 69.85 263rd 1198 78.0%
2022 64.49 251st 716 64.9%
2023 64.77 337th 1170 71.2%
2024 56.35 181st 472 61.7%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Lookout Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.46 132nd 720 81.7%
2019 76.62 98th 595 83.5%
2021 74.25 242nd 1161 79.2%
2022 62.86 253rd 800 68.4%
2023 70.15 259th 1024 74.7%
2024 66.35 141st 477 70.4%
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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 citizen
Friday, May 16, 2014

Open Quote They built a big expensive facility to impress the parents and better serve the students, which it does. I do have a problem with them installing all the nice eco friendly features, then placing a large cell phone tower on the property with unknown health effects to young growing children. I will not place my children in this school if the money that benefits their education risks their health. Close Quote


by a student
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Open Quote As a former student, I can only say great things about this school. The staff was very kind and everyone was interested in the students.As a shy kid, I was very lonely and I remember when one of my teachers took a few minutes to play ball with me. I will never forget those acts of kindness shown towards me. I love how teachers were not just interested in the students' academic development instead they also encouraged students to be better people. They not only taught me to be a hardworking student, but they also encouraged me to have healthy relationships with my peers. I can only say that if I ever have children, I will love it if they attended Lookout Mountain Elementary School too. Go Lions!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lookout Mountain School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 925 5 26 22 0 n/a n/a 27 1005
1989 808 10 13 18 6 n/a n/a 156 1011
1990 1009 7 20 18 4 n/a n/a -61 997
1991 972 7 23 24 3 n/a n/a 11 1040
1992 950 7 25 37 2 n/a n/a -1 1020
1993 989 10 25 28 0 n/a n/a 0 1052
1994 1000 11 23 35 3 n/a n/a 0 1072
1995 1042 9 21 47 3 n/a n/a 0 1122
1996 1042 9 21 47 3 n/a n/a 0 1122
1997 1017 18 20 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1112
1998 974 15 21 60 2 n/a n/a 0 1072
1999 896 25 29 69 2 n/a n/a 0 1021
2000 913 27 35 60 3 n/a n/a 0 1038
2001 889 22 31 58 7 n/a n/a 0 1007
2002 838 30 35 53 5 n/a n/a 0 961
2003 838 30 35 53 5 n/a n/a 0 961
2004 844 33 38 54 4 n/a n/a 0 973
2005 852 31 44 58 3 n/a n/a 0 988
2006 821 32 37 80 10 n/a n/a 0 980
2007 835 23 38 100 10 n/a n/a 0 1006
2008 820 29 44 90 12 n/a n/a 0 995
2009 829 36 41 101 18 n/a n/a 0 1025
2010 822 41 38 93 16 n/a n/a 0 1010
2011 810 48 32 106 15 0 8 0 1019
2012 778 35 28 109 14 1 22 0 987
2013 733 33 28 131 13 2 21 0 961
2014 704 38 36 142 14 2 26 0 962
2015 745 30 33 170 10 2 32 0 1022
2016 673 38 28 189 9 1 38 0 976
2017 662 41 25 197 6 1 64 0 996
2018 662 33 23 184 8 2 58 0 970
2019 702 30 24 200 4 2 65 0 1027
2020 702 39 26 187 6 1 65 0 1026
2021 637 37 17 209 5 1 57 0 963
2022 559 41 12 200 9 1 61 0 883
2023 569 50 16 166 6 1 73 0 881

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 Lookout Mountain School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1005 43.3 23.2 n/a
1989 1011 43.5 23.2 n/a
1990 997 45.5 21.9 n/a
1991 1040 45.8 22.7 n/a
1992 1020 47.3 21.5 n/a
1993 1052 52.1 20.2 n/a
1994 1072 50.0 21.4 n/a
1995 1122 56.0 20.0 n/a
1996 1122 56.0 20.0 n/a
1997 1112 59.2 18.8 n/a
1998 1072 53.0 20.2 n/a
1999 1021 52.0 19.6 n/a
2000 1038 53.0 19.6 n/a
2001 1007 52.7 19.1 n/a
2002 961 47.4 20.3 13.3
2003 961 47.4 20.3 13.3
2004 973 44.4 21.9 18.9
2005 988 51.3 19.3 15.9
2006 980 52.4 18.7 18.4
2007 1006 54.8 18.4 14.3
2008 995 50.1 19.9 14.7
2009 1025 53.5 19.2 19.1
2010 1010 50.5 20.0 15.4
2011 1019 49.9 20.4 24.4
2012 987 48.7 20.2 26.7
2013 961 48.6 19.7 24.3
2014 962 48.4 19.8 24.9
2015 1022 51.0 20.0 22.4
2016 976 47.0 20.7 27.3
2017 996 46.3 21.5 100.1
2018 970 49.0 19.7 23.9
2019 1027 50.0 20.5 24
2020 1026 51.5 19.9 28.9
2021 963 50.5 19.0 n/a
2022 883 49.5 17.8 28.9
2023 881 43.5 20.2 24

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 Lookout Mountain School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1005 43.3 23.2 n/a
1989 1011 43.5 23.2 n/a
1990 997 45.5 21.9 n/a
1991 1040 45.8 22.7 n/a
1992 1020 47.3 21.5 n/a
1993 1052 52.1 20.2 n/a
1994 1072 50.0 21.4 n/a
1995 1122 56.0 20.0 n/a
1996 1122 56.0 20.0 n/a
1997 1112 59.2 18.8 n/a
1998 1072 53.0 20.2 n/a
1999 1021 52.0 19.6 n/a
2000 1038 53.0 19.6 n/a
2001 1007 52.7 19.1 n/a
2002 961 47.4 20.3 13.3
2003 961 47.4 20.3 13.3
2004 973 44.4 21.9 18.9
2005 988 51.3 19.3 15.9
2006 980 52.4 18.7 18.4
2007 1006 54.8 18.4 14.3
2008 995 50.1 19.9 14.7
2009 1025 53.5 19.2 19.1
2010 1010 50.5 20.0 15.4
2011 1019 49.9 20.4 24.4
2012 987 48.7 20.2 26.7
2013 961 48.6 19.7 24.3
2014 962 48.4 19.8 24.9
2015 1022 51.0 20.0 22.4
2016 976 47.0 20.7 27.3
2017 996 46.3 21.5 100.1
2018 970 49.0 19.7 23.9
2019 1027 50.0 20.5 24
2020 1026 51.5 19.9 28.9
2021 963 50.5 19.0 n/a
2022 883 49.5 17.8 28.9
2023 881 43.5 20.2 24

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Lookout Mountain 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 $305 (3.6%) $76 (0.9%) $686 (8.2%) $6,310 (75.3%) $1,692 (20.2%) $8,002 (95.5%) $8,382
2020 $176 (3.3%) $560 (10.4%) $913 (16.9%) $4,569 (84.8%) $82 (1.5%) $4,652 (86.3%) $5,388
2022 $358 (5.3%) $80 (1.2%) $795 (11.7%) $5,603 (82.8%) $728 (10.8%) $6,331 (93.5%) $6,769

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lookout Mountain School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 153rd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 236th of 1245 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1027881
 14.2%
African American3050
 66.7%
American Indian46
 50%
Asian2416
 33.3%
Hispanic200166
 17%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White702569
 18.9%
Two or More Races6573
 12.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24%24%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lookout Mountain School

Students who attend Lookout Mountain School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain Sky Middle School
High : Thunderbird High School

Students at Lookout Mountain School are 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 881 students attended Lookout Mountain School.

Lookout Mountain School ranks 169th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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