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Avalon Elementary

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Avalon Elementary ranks 631 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Avalon Elementary is a public charter school located in Apache Junction, Arizona, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Excalibur Charter Schools Inc. district, which is ranked 224 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Avalon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with a ranking between 649-919 out of 912-1245 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (AASA and AzSCI) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 9% to 32%, compared to the state average of 37% to 42%. In mathematics, Avalon Elementary's proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 3% to 25% in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of 27% to 43%. The school's performance on science assessments is also below average, with only 18% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of 27%.

Avalon Elementary's academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status. However, the school performs relatively well for students with special needs, ranking 30th out of 820 Arizona elementary schools in this category for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, Avalon Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. The school's per-student spending has also decreased from $9,879 in 2018-2019 to $8,781 in 2019-2020, which is below the state average.

313

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1045 S San Marcos Dr
Apache Junction, AZ 85120-6337

(480) 671-4585

District: Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

40.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 59th percentile in 2018 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 59th-percentile peak (2018) to 31st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Arizona avg41%

631^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

224^th of 289Excalibur Charter Schools Inc. among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	631 of 909	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	649 of 912	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	919 of 1245	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	743 of 1226	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	689 of 1039	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	451 of 1109	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.7	719 of 1106	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	615 of 1079	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	506 of 955	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.9	804 of 1079	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	942 of 1158	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.5	1027 of 1141	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	888 of 1075	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	629 of 1090	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.0	832 of 1062	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.5	581 of 895	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	784 of 1219	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	611 of 1219	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	432 of 1023	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	879 of 1170	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	841 of 1198	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.9	200 of 911	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	749 of 1116	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	226 of 820	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	991 of 1216	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	827 of 1220	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	425 of 1032	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.1	767 of 1027	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.3	30 of 820	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	38.5	674 of 1201	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	933 of 1024	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	785 of 1161	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	464 of 720	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	586 of 854	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	453 of 832	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	293 of 711	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	188 of 695	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	29.1	458 of 677	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.9	560 of 690	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	539 of 787	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.0	654 of 772	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	548 of 685	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.8	361 of 692	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.9	513 of 663	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	542 of 573	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	528 of 806	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	252 of 820	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	539 of 760	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	434 of 802	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.1	341 of 717	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.0	534 of 810	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	645 of 818	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	409 of 650	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.5	461 of 789	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	499 of 675	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	453 of 780	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2023)96th percentile+70 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)36th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)35th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2021)25th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)25th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)25th percentile~ school

Male (2023)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)9th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2021)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)37th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2023)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)34th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)29th percentile~ school

White (2023)26th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-39 vs school

African American (2021)5th percentile-40 vs school

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by a parent
Monday, August 17, 2020

My kids used to attend prior to us moving and this school is a family. They go above and beyond to make sure kids have a safe place to go to school. I would recommend them to any parent who is concerned about their child getting one on one time. That isn't an issue at this school. They make sure all the kids have what they need to succeed Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Avalon Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1045 S San Marcos Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 671-4585	313	21	14.9		157 (50.2%)	6 (1.9%)	126 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.1%)	24.7	631^st of 909 public elementary schools	30.6%		23	649^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.8%	18	29.0	35.0		31.0											$00			$00
Brinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11455 E Sunland Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4075	495	27	18.1		218 (44.0%)	37 (7.5%)	197 (39.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.9%)	36.1	500^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.0%		38	495^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.7%	5	19.0	39.0	29.0	55.0			28.0	33.0	42.0	42.0		34.0		$8,728	$911	$56	$1,877	$7,565	$196	$7,762
Four Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1755 N Idaho Rd	Apache Junction	85119	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 982-1110	400	29	13.7		166 (41.5%)	2 (0.5%)	195 (48.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.8%)	16.6	755^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.1	664^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.2%	91	21.0	30.0					36.0	22.0	18.0					$5,458	$1,033	$11	$2,076	$4,328	$87	$4,414
Sousa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	616 N Mountain Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8900	344	25	13.8		165 (48.0%)	15 (4.4%)	144 (41.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	21.2	689^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.2%		19	723^rd of 912 public elementary schools	20.7%	34		30.0	32.0				37.0	26.0	21.0			25.0		$9,966	$957	$126	$2,040	$8,696	$188	$8,883
Desert Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 E Broadway Ave	Apache Junction	85119	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7510	435	27	16.2		211 (48.5%)	14 (3.2%)	184 (42.3%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	16.7	753^rd of 909 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.1	685^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.9%	68	22.0	24.0	28.0				32.0	30.0	19.0			21.0		$5,318	$711	$04	$1,425	$4,500	$104	$4,603
Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	733	45	16.4		328 (44.7%)	26 (3.5%)	302 (41.2%)	14 (1.9%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	45.1	436^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.3	399^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.3%	37	42.0	45.0	45.0	36.0			51.0	38.0	39.0	28.0		40.0		$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	611	25	24.4		247 (40.4%)	29 (4.7%)	281 (46.0%)	6 (1.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	27.9	582^nd of 909 public elementary schools	36.0%		29.5	581^st of 912 public elementary schools	36.3%	1	19.0	25.0	37.0	40.0			28.0	22.0	46.0	25.0		35.0			$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,066	58	18.3		472 (44.3%)	62 (5.8%)	375 (35.2%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.0%)	37.4	486^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.5%		43.4	449^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.8%	37	32.0	43.0	44.0	50.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	27.0	33.0	21.0	26.0	41.0	39.0		$00			$00
Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9800 E Quarterline Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9100	491	33	14.8		136 (27.7%)	15 (3.1%)	316 (64.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	31.7	546^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.9%		33.4	540^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.8%	6	24.0	40.0	28.0	45.0			47.0	43.0	34.0	19.0		22.0		$10,372	$728	$200	$1,657	$9,141	$303	$9,444
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	638 S 96th St	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9000	725	38	19.0		187 (25.8%)	30 (4.1%)	467 (64.4%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	11.9	844^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.2	834^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.6%	10	22.0	30.0	15.0	17.0			35.0	14.0		10.0		15.0		$7,722	$715	$387	$1,817	$6,440	$179	$6,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Avalon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Avalon Elementary?

Students at Avalon Elementary are 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Avalon Elementary in?

Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.

How many students attend Avalon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Avalon Elementary.

Is Avalon Elementary a good school?

Avalon Elementary ranks 631^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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