Original Research by School Decision on Amy L. Houston Academy
Amy L. Houston Academy is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, located in the southern part of Phoenix and managed by the Roosevelt Elementary District. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s grade band is typical of a K-8 elementary and middle school, and families looking at this school will be considering a single campus that covers a child’s full span before high school.
State assessment results in math, English language arts, and science were suppressed by Arizona’s reporting system for every tested grade. The state suppresses results when the number of students tested is very small, so no proficiency data is available for public view. A parent interested in academic performance will need to ask the school directly for classroom-level information or prior year results that may not have been suppressed. The data available does not include enrollment counts, free or reduced-price meal rates, English learner or special education percentages, or staffing information, so the student body composition and level of support services are not visible in the public record.
The housing context for the area around the school shows home values roughly in line with the national median but slightly below the Arizona state benchmark, with a modest year-over-year decline in both purchase prices and rents. The area’s home values and rents suggest a neighborhood of moderate cost relative to the Phoenix metro area. Nationally, mortgage rates and rent costs have been stable in recent months, and the unemployment rate is at a long-term low. Phoenix itself is a fast-growing, car-oriented city laid out on a wide grid. Its economy is anchored by services, technology, manufacturing, tourism, and a major airport. The city’s growth has been steady over decades, though recent development projects are not specifically detailed in the available information.
The Roosevelt Elementary District has no recent parent-relevant changes reported in the public record. The district operates a number of schools across Phoenix, and Amy L. Houston Academy is one of its K-8 sites. The school is classified as a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. That means its enrollment is tied to attendance boundaries set by the district, and families living within those boundaries are generally assigned here, though open enrollment may be an option within the district.
What a family can take from this: the school offers a full pre-kindergarten through eighth grade pathway under one roof, which might appeal to those who want continuity. However, the available public data is thin. State test scores are suppressed, making it impossible to gauge typical academic performance from the outside. Enrollment numbers, student demographics, and program offerings are also absent from the record. A parent considering this school should plan to visit, speak with the principal and teachers, and ask directly about class sizes, curriculum, student supports, and how the school measures student progress year to year. Without those details, the broader community context of a large, growing city and a stable district are the main points of reference.
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