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Palm Valley Elementary

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Palm Valley Elementary ranks 344 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Palm Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Goodyear, Arizona, with 653 students enrolled. The school is part of the Litchfield Elementary District, which is ranked 115 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palm Valley Elementary generally performs better than the state average on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 61% of 3rd graders at Palm Valley Elementary were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 42%. The school also outperforms the district average in many grade levels and subjects. Additionally, Palm Valley Elementary spends more per student ($8,143 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, which could contribute to its academic performance.

When compared to the other nearby elementary schools in the Litchfield Elementary District, Palm Valley Elementary generally outperforms Rancho Santa Fe Elementary and Corte Sierra Elementary in test scores and overall rankings. However, Litchfield Elementary, which is also in the district, has higher test scores and a better statewide ranking than Palm Valley Elementary.

643

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,143

Per pupil spending ?

31.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 N 135th Ave
Goodyear, AZ 85395-3199

(623) 535-6400

District: Litchfield Elementary District

Students who attend Palm Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Western Sky Middle School
High:	Desert Edge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

White:

33.0%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Arizona avg38%

344^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Litchfield Elementary District

115^th of 289Litchfield 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	344 of 909	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	343 of 912	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	353 of 1245	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	393 of 1000	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	338 of 1226	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	287 of 1039	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	290 of 1109	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	76.0	255 of 1106	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	87.0	127 of 1079	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	118 of 955	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	88.9	85 of 1079	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	68.0	357 of 1158	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	84.2	119 of 1141	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	152 of 1075	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	207 of 1090	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	198 of 1062	81.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.3	262 of 607	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	159 of 289	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	391 of 895	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.5	197 of 316	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	98 of 270	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	258 of 620	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	246 of 451	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	64 of 975	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	330 of 589	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	384 of 602	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.0	265 of 1219	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	379 of 824	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	352 of 1219	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	242 of 862	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	234 of 1023	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	209 of 496	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	197 of 486	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	377 of 1170	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	364 of 716	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.8	284 of 1198	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	235 of 709	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	226 of 911	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	209 of 549	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	293 of 556	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.5	268 of 1116	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	197 of 618	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	160 of 820	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	361 of 626	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	319 of 628	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	468 of 1216	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	418 of 830	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.2	325 of 1220	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	314 of 850	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	332 of 1032	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	59 of 101	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	104 of 239	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.6	176 of 617	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	48 of 444	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	122 of 1027	88.1%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	344 of 654	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.1	76 of 171	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	571 of 820	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	212 of 1201	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.8	194 of 417	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	258 of 465	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	232 of 486	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	271 of 1024	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	303 of 800	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	374 of 1161	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	224 of 595	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	224 of 720	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)57th percentile-15 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)56th percentile-17 vs school

Native American (2021)47th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2022)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2023)38th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2023)30th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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
Palm Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 N 135th Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6400	643	31	20.7		212 (33.0%)	63 (9.8%)	293 (45.6%)	24 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.8%)	56.2	344^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.2%		58.5	343^rd of 912 public elementary schools	62.4%	1	41.0	48.0	40.0	47.0			61.0	57.0	54.0	34.0			35.0		$8,143	$258	$02	$517	$6,707	$1,176	$7,883
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2150 N Rancho Santa Fe Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 535-6500	482	27	17.8		100 (20.7%)	34 (7.1%)	311 (64.5%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.1%)	39.4	473^rd of 909 public elementary schools	48.0%		35.1	519^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.1%	46	25.0	44.0	38.0				42.0	39.0	50.0				31.0		$7,680	$639	$03	$1,281	$6,163	$875	$7,038
Corte Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 N Santa Fe Trl	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1000	564	29	19.7		120 (21.3%)	70 (12.4%)	312 (55.3%)	23 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.1%)	36.5	497^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.3%		61.9	313^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.7%	184	31.0	47.0	37.0				33.0	39.0	39.0				33.0		$7,545	$343	$09	$696	$5,977	$1,216	$7,193
Litchfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 E. Wigwam Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6100	653	33	19.7		275 (42.1%)	28 (4.3%)	303 (46.4%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	80.9	149^th of 909 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.1	257^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.8%	108	45.0	63.0	71.0				52.0	72.0	66.0				61.0		$7,624	$243	$201	$688	$6,335	$844	$7,179
Lattie Coor	Public	PK, KG-2	220 W La Canada Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4400	305	12	25.4		42 (13.8%)	34 (11.1%)	224 (73.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$15,873	$1,280	$524	$3,085	$11,395	$2,674	$14,068
Canyon Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11675 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2610	640	31	20.6		76 (11.9%)	79 (12.3%)	440 (68.8%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	14.2	799^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.2	817^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.4%	18	24.0	41.0	17.0	24.0	26.0	27.0	17.0		19.0		17.0	13.0	14.0	18.0	$5,354	$527	$1,090	$2,144	$4,561		$3,737
Eliseo C. Felix School	Public	2-5	540 E La Pasada Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4300	516	16	32.2		42 (8.1%)	64 (12.4%)	395 (76.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	13.1	824^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.4%		13	823^rd of 912 public elementary schools	9.8%	1	17.0	29.0	15.0				30.0	32.0	18.0				12.0		$8,599	$684	$488	$1,856	$5,571	$1,856	$7,428
Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,346	21	64.0		206 (15.3%)	128 (9.5%)	890 (66.1%)	39 (2.9%)	7 (0.5%)	8 (0.6%)	68 (5.1%)	42.3	453^rd of 909 public elementary schools	50.2%		47.6	423^rd of 912 public elementary schools	53.6%	30	36.0	48.0	43.0	54.0	51.0	48.0	38.0	40.0	30.0	30.0	33.0	26.0	34.0	30.0		$00			$00
Sun Valley Academy-Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	1515 North 117th Avenue	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - Avondale Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 600-7660	479	27	17.7		43 (9.0%)	98 (20.5%)	288 (60.1%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	17.4	740^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.6%					(n/a)	24.0	32.0			44.0		26.0				37.0					$00			$00
Imagine Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 N. Elisio C. Felix Jr. Way	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	343	21	16.3		26 (7.6%)	43 (12.5%)	259 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)	23.0						34.0									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Valley Elementary

Is Palm Valley Elementary a good school?

Palm Valley Elementary ranks 344^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palm Valley Elementary?

Students at Palm Valley Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Palm Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palm Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Sky Middle School
High : Desert Edge High School

How many students attend Palm Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Palm Valley Elementary.

What district is Palm Valley Elementary in?

Litchfield Elementary District

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