Ocotillo School, Phoenix AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ocotillo School

Ocotillo School serves kindergarten through sixth grade and sits within the Washington Elementary School District in northwest Phoenix. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is large for an elementary campus. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of Black, Asian, and white students, and a modest number of Native American and multiracial students. The school does not report the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, nor the share of English learners or students receiving special education services, so a parent would need to contact the school directly for those figures.

Phoenix is a large, fast-growing urban center with a broad economy built around high-technology manufacturing, tourism, services, and transportation. The city operates on a wide, car-oriented grid, and Sky Harbor International Airport is a major regional hub. The school is located in a part of the city where home values sit well below the statewide benchmark, and rents are lower than the typical monthly mortgage payment in the area, which reflects a more affordable corner of the Phoenix housing market. The district itself publicly reported no recent major changes such as bond measures, overrides, or curriculum shifts in the period reviewed, so the operational context appears stable from that vantage.

On state assessments, Ocotillo’s results are soft. In math, proficiency rates were below a third of students at every tested grade level, with the fifth-grade performance the lowest of the three. In English language arts, the pattern is similar, with the strongest showing in fourth grade and the weakest in third; fifth-grade ELA results were suppressed and not reported. Science results for fifth grade were also low. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s combined proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile relative to other elementary-level schools in Maricopa County, a large and diverse comparison set. A parent considering Ocotillo would want to ask the school directly about its approach to literacy and math instruction and about any interventions or supports in place for students who are below grade level.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data on chronic absenteeism or discipline are available in this profile. Because the school’s staffing levels, course access, and attendance figures were not provided, a parent interested in class sizes or the range of enrichment offerings would need to seek that information from the school or district directly.

Ocotillo is a neighborhood elementary school in a large urban district with a diverse student population. Its academic results on state tests are below the majority of schools in the county, and the available data are thin on the support structures that might address those results. For families who prioritize proximity and a traditional elementary schedule in an affordable part of Phoenix, the school is a straightforward option, but the proficiency picture suggests that a parent would benefit from a close conversation with the principal about academic programming and progress monitoring.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 32% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 27% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 26%

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

English language arts

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 23% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 32% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 32% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 25% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

This schoolWashington Elementary School District (4260), 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.