Quentin Elementary School, Avondale AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Quentin Elementary School

Quentin Elementary School is a regular public school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Avondale, Arizona, part of the Littleton Elementary District. It operates as a neighborhood school for a growing suburban community west of Phoenix. The student body is large for its grade band, drawing families from the surrounding residential areas of Avondale’s newer subdivisions and older neighborhoods near Western Avenue.

Demographically, the student population is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students making up the next-largest group, followed by smaller shares of White, Asian, American Indian, and multiracial students. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch participation, nor does it provide counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a fuller picture of economic and support needs is not available from the data. The school is not a charter and has no magnet designation.

Academically, state testing results for the most recent school year show that proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science are low. For the tested grades where results were reported, roughly one in five students scored proficient in ELA across the grade levels, with a similar pattern in math and science. Some grade-level results were suppressed entirely, meaning the data could not be released, likely due to small group sizes or other state suppression rules. When placed alongside other districts in Maricopa County, the school’s overall proficiency index lands in the bottom quartile. This is a clear soft spot. A parent weighing this school would be wise to ask the principal and teachers what academic interventions and supports are in place, particularly in math and reading, and how the school is working to raise achievement.

Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to review. No information is available on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, or course access beyond the standard elementary and middle school curriculum. The district brief turned up no major recent changes such as bond measures, curriculum overhauls, or boundary shifts, so the policy environment appears stable.

The community around Quentin Elementary is Avondale, a city that has transformed from farmland into a fast-growing bedroom suburb of Phoenix. Population growth has been strong, and new residential developments continue to expand the city’s footprint. The built environment is auto-oriented, with Interstate 10 running through the northern part of town. Old Town Avondale along Western Avenue offers a small historic core with independent businesses, while most daily retail and services are along commercial corridors. The city maintains over a dozen parks, including Friendship Park and Festival Fields, and hosts community events throughout the year. Housing values are moderate relative to the Phoenix metro area, and rents are typical for the region. This is not a dense urban setting, but a spread-out suburban one where most errands require a car.

For a family considering Quentin Elementary, the school offers a full K-8 pathway in a single building, which can simplify transitions from elementary to middle school. The peer environment is large and diverse. The school’s academic results, however, are a serious consideration. The combination of low proficiency and bottom-quartile county standing means a family should expect the school to be working to close significant gaps. Anyone looking at this school should speak directly with staff about how they support struggling students, what enrichment is available, and how they measure progress beyond the state test. The lack of reported data on poverty and special programs makes it harder to assess the full picture, so a visit and conversation with the school office is all the more important.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 21% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 14% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 20% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 29% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 25% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 29% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 721%

School 21% · District 30% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 32% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 18% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 18% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolLittleton Elementary District (4278), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.