Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park
Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park
About This School
Preschool | Grades K-5 | Pathfinder Charter School Foundation
Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park is located in Phoenix, AZ and is in Pathfinder Charter School Foundation School District. It is a charter school that serves 577 students in grades K-5.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park's test results to learn more about school performance. more
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park's test results to learn more about school performance. more
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Nearby Cities
Elementary Schools Nearby
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Elementary School 0.5 miles |  |
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| Cactus Wren Elementary School 0.7 miles | |
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| Manzanita Elementary School 0.7 miles |  |
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| Christ The Redeemer Lutheran School 0.9 miles | n/a | |
| Abraham Lincoln Traditional School 1.2 miles |  |
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 577
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park had 92% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Arizona had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
Hispanic
50%
White
23%
Asian/Pacific Islander
16%
Black
8%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
1%
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Pathfinder Charter School Foundation District Spending
$6,991Per Pupil
The Pathfinder Charter School Foundation spends $6,991 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 44% on instruction, 50% on support services, 7% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Pathfinder Charter School Foundation District
Test Scores
About the TERRANOVA
What is it?
The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
About the AIMS
What is it?
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading, writing and math.
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of four levels: falls far below standard, approaches the standard, meets the standard or exceeds the standard. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards.
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TestRating
3 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Arizona, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results for all subjects tested.
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