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Rainbow Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Rainbow Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Liberty Elementary District in Buckeye, Arizona, with 579 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 1125 out of 1245 schools and a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years.

Rainbow Valley Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Liberty Elementary District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20-23% of Rainbow Valley students were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 36-46% for the district and state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, White, and special education students. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 15% of Arizona schools in this category. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 2.8% in 2020-2021 to 6.1% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Rainbow Valley Elementary to other schools in the Liberty Elementary District, it consistently underperforms. For example, Westar Elementary and Estrella Mountain Elementary, which are also in the district, have significantly higher academic achievement and statewide rankings. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the increasing dropout rates at Rainbow Valley Elementary may be contributing to the school's poor academic performance, despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $9,136, which is higher than the district average but lower than the state average.

583

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,136

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19716 W Narramore Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85326-4249

(623) 237-2830

District: Liberty Elementary District

Students who attend Rainbow Valley Elementary School usually attend:

High:	BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
	Estrella Foothills High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

White:

16.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

Arizona avg40%

Elementary school

842^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

513^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Liberty Elementary District

181^st of 289Liberty Elementary District 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	12.2	842 of 909	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1125 of 1245	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	791 of 1000	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	887 of 1226	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	842 of 1039	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	745 of 1109	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1009 of 1106	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	759 of 1079	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	714 of 955	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.4	672 of 1079	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	647 of 1158	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	724 of 1141	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	666 of 1075	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.8	575 of 1090	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	611 of 1062	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	149 of 975	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	1105 of 1219	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	662 of 824	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	826 of 1219	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	712 of 1023	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	1073 of 1170	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	531 of 716	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	897 of 1198	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	607 of 709	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	717 of 911	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	351 of 423	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	1014 of 1116	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	464 of 618	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	645 of 820	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	1145 of 1216	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	770 of 830	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	881 of 1220	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	774 of 850	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	731 of 1032	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	755 of 1027	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.7	510 of 654	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	751 of 820	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	847 of 1201	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	180 of 417	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	999 of 1024	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	753 of 800	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	844 of 1161	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	521 of 720	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	513 of 552	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	533 of 550	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	702 of 854	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	694 of 832	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	462 of 605	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	456 of 711	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	481 of 695	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	355 of 677	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.5	293 of 521	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.1	307 of 690	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	365 of 787	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.3	295 of 772	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.6	358 of 685	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	305 of 692	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	255 of 663	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.2	168 of 606	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	627 of 806	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	591 of 820	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	269 of 624	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	667 of 760	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	655 of 802	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	244 of 387	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	376 of 543	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	651 of 717	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	279 of 503	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.5	728 of 810	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	713 of 818	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	430 of 617	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	523 of 650	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	292 of 363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	597 of 789	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	529 of 675	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	618 of 780	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	286 of 436	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)85th percentile+57 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)26th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2021)17th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2023)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)8th percentile~ school

Male (2023)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)72nd percentile+56 vs school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2023)22nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)20th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)10th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

This school is a poor preforming school. They have a tendency to shuffle around needed areas in order to make themselves look good. My son has an IEP and they try to make changes to it w/o consulting us, the parents, they also dont make their teachers follow it to the letter and outside support is almost nill. My son is supposed to get help to recieve 70% or better in all classses, tests, ect.. but at the end of last year we still got a report card with 3 D's on it showing us that they don't care about the student as much as they say. We also have a 7 yr old daughter that attends she was not getting the needed attention in kindergarten but they still passed her onto the first grade last yr. As she was having difficulting with reading even with lots of coaching at home they still wanted to pass her on to the second grade stating that they would just have to work harder with her this yr. I don't think that is very acceptable behavior for a school. She shouldnt keep moving up grades just to have to catch up more and more each year. Avoid this school as much as possible. The principle will be the big part in the shuffling of your child thru the school system . How he got a principle job i will never know but as of this month we are moving them to a better school.. Arizona has no boundary laws for schools but if you are out of district you will have to transport your kids your self but well worth it in the long run if you want to avoid a bad education from this school. 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	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Rainbow Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19716 W Narramore Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2830	583	30	19.7		93 (16.0%)	9 (1.5%)	465 (79.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.2	842^nd of 909 public elementary schools	7.4%					(n/a)	23.0			21.0	20.0	23.0	20.0								$9,136	$459	$345	$1,264	$6,760	$1,572	$8,332
Estrella Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10301 S San Miguel Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2820	525	30	17.7		261 (49.7%)	31 (5.9%)	202 (38.5%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	72.2	231^st of 909 public elementary schools	74.6%		66.4	272^nd of 912 public elementary schools	70.2%	41	71.0	62.0	63.0	57.0	51.0	47.0	45.0	48.0	65.0	32.0	39.0	36.0	58.0	43.0	$8,530	$255	$362	$873	$6,363	$1,549	$7,912
Westar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17777 W Westar Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 237-2840	815	42	19.6		438 (53.7%)	48 (5.9%)	259 (31.8%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	67.2	275^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.7%		63.5	299^th of 912 public elementary schools	67.2%	24	60.0	70.0	55.0	61.0	69.0	46.0	61.0	55.0	34.0	32.0	37.0	48.0	42.0	37.0	$8,888	$810	$332	$1,952	$6,268	$1,478	$7,746
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19818 W Us Highway 85	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2810	411	25	16.7		159 (38.7%)	7 (1.7%)	229 (55.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	43	450^th of 909 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.4	463^rd of 912 public elementary schools	49.2%	13		50.0		44.0	50.0	37.0		37.0		31.0	35.0				$8,035	$349	$340	$1,038	$5,728	$1,618	$7,346
Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	663	33	20.0		119 (17.9%)	75 (11.3%)	417 (62.9%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.1%)	57	338^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.8%		47.9	420^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.9%	82	44.0	56.0	46.0	30.0	37.0	50.0	74.0	71.0	44.0	17.0	28.0	40.0	43.0	20.0	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 S 7th St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-4487	1,150	65	17.6		181 (15.7%)	83 (7.2%)	821 (71.4%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (3.7%)	10.9	861^st of 909 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.8	859^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.8%	2	14.0	22.0	20.0	31.0	16.0	25.0	20.0	15.0	13.0	14.0			23.0	22.0	$11,555	$690	$177	$1,557	$8,609	$2,079	$10,688
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6500 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-3111	544	34	16.0		100 (18.4%)	29 (5.3%)	375 (68.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.8%)	35.7	505^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.4%		34.5	530^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.9%	25	29.0	58.0	26.0				48.0	50.0	13.0				21.0		$7,046	$244	$278	$766	$4,408	$2,116	$6,524
Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	697	36	19.3		86 (12.3%)	79 (11.3%)	498 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	21.3	685^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.6%		27.4	605^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.7%	80	21.0	28.0	41.0	30.0	27.0	35.0	36.0	21.0	21.0	16.0	16.0	19.0	29.0	26.0	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809
Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear	Public, Charter	K-8	16060 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 233-1100	585	32	18.2		158 (27.0%)	60 (10.3%)	312 (53.3%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	75.7	199^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.1%		53.6	379^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.4%	180	53.0	58.0	56.0	61.0			68.0	65.0	64.0	43.0			43.0			$00			$00
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	22150 W Sundance Pkwy	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-2850	574	33	17.3		84 (14.6%)	49 (8.5%)	410 (71.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	19.6	709^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.0%		13.2	815^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.6%	106		35.0		20.0	18.0	24.0		35.0	22.0					19.0	$8,828	$441	$345	$1,227	$6,510	$1,532	$8,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Valley Elementary School

What district is Rainbow Valley Elementary School in?

Liberty Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Rainbow Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rainbow Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
High : Estrella Foothills High School

How many students attend Rainbow Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Rainbow Valley Elementary School.

Is Rainbow Valley Elementary School a good school?

Rainbow Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rainbow Valley Elementary School?

Students at Rainbow Valley Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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