Other / mixed grade configuration · Phoenix, AZ

Byron a. Barry School

Federal NCES profile for Byron a. Barry School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040168001054
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Byron a. Barry School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#85 of 179
schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
68
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Byron a. Barry School ranks #85 of 179 schools in Phoenix, AZ.

Enrollment

68

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Byron a. Barry School

Byron a. Barry School is a small combined-grade school in Phoenix, Arizona, enrolling 68 students.

Enrollment of 68 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 19/100).

Its district draws 41.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Phoenix's public schools, it stands alongside Pan-American Charter School (1,221 students): Byron a. Barry School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Cartwright Elementary District (4282) also operates Frank Borman School (960 students) and Charles W. Harris School (875 students) alongside Byron a. Barry School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Byron a. Barry School compares

Byron a. Barry School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 68 top 86% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

68
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$11,851
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 89.7%
White 5.9%
African American 4.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 89.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.0, Byron a. Barry School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cartwright Elementary District (4282), which includes Byron a. Barry School.

$11,851
Per student
-10%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.7%
State 42.2%
Federal 41.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Byron a. Barry School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Frank Borman School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Charles W. Harris School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Peralta School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Manuel Pena Jr. School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Sunset School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Byron a. Barry School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cartwright Elementary District (4282) · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Phoenix

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Byron a. Barry School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Byron a. Barry School

How many students attend Byron a. Barry School?

Byron a. Barry School has 68 students enrolled. It is a public school in Phoenix, AZ.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Byron a. Barry School?

The largest demographic group at Byron a. Barry School is Hispanic or Latino at 89.7% of enrollment, in Phoenix, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Byron a. Barry School?

Byron a. Barry School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Byron a. Barry School rank among schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Byron a. Barry School ranks #85 of 179 schools in Phoenix, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Phoenix on the city page.

Is Byron a. Barry School a good school?

Byron a. Barry School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cartwright Elementary District (4282)?

Besides Byron a. Barry School, Cartwright Elementary District (4282) also operates Frank Borman School (960 students), Charles W. Harris School (875 students), and Peralta School (817 students). See the Cartwright Elementary District (4282) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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