Manuel Pena Jr. School

Regular School · PHOENIX, AZ

Manuel Pena Jr. School is a regular school school in PHOENIX, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 806 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

806

Teachers (FTE)

42.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	653	81%
Black or African American	93	12%
White	23	3%
Two or more races	16	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	15	2%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	806	446M / 360F

English Language Learners: 191 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	9.0% -22.9pp	31.9%	302
Reading Proficiency	20.0% -18.9pp	38.9%	303

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.45 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

28 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

229

28.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	806	100%

Contact & Location

2550 N 79TH AVE

PHOENIX, AZ 85035

Phone: (623)691-3100

http://www.csd83.org/pena

District

Cartwright Elementary District (4282)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,261

District enrollment: 13,790

Other Schools in District

Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy Elementary
Cartwright School Elementary
Cartwright Virtual Academy Elementary
Charles W. Harris School Elementary
Frank Borman School Elementary
G. Frank Davidson Elementary
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy Elementary
Heatherbrae School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85035) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040168003122

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD