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Palominas Elementary School

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Palominas Elementary School ranks 374 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Palominas Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Hereford, Arizona, with 375 students. The school is part of the Palominas Elementary School District 49, which is ranked 149 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Palominas Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-upper range of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, typically ranking between 300-600 out of over 1,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, with some grade levels and subjects performing better than others. For example, in 2024-2025, Palominas Elementary is projected to have 40% of 8th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 34% for the district and 30% statewide. However, in English Language Arts, the school's 4th grade proficiency rate of 41% is lower than the state average of 46%.

Compared to nearby schools, Palominas Elementary is generally on par with or slightly better than other schools in the Palominas Elementary School District. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Sierra Vista Unified District, Palominas tends to lag behind in some areas, such as English Language Arts proficiency rates. For example, in 2024-2025, Palominas is projected to have a 41% proficiency rate in 4th grade ELA, compared to 57% at Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista and 65% at Village Meadows Elementary.

271

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,510

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10385 E Highway 92
Hereford, AZ 85615-8370

(520) 366-6204

District: Palominas Elementary School District 49

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Hispanic:

35.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Arizona median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg36%

Arizona avg40%

Elementary school

374^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

220^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Palominas Elementary School District 49

149^th of 289Palominas Elementary School District 49 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	52.1	374 of 909	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	398 of 912	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	604 of 1245	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	609 of 1000	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	390 of 1226	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	468 of 1039	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	426 of 1109	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.0	339 of 1106	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.4	342 of 1079	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.4	455 of 955	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.5	351 of 1079	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.0	373 of 1158	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	366 of 1141	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	448 of 1075	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	444 of 1090	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	409 of 1062	61.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.9	480 of 895	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	67.4	38 of 975	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.8	605 of 1219	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	572 of 824	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	421 of 1219	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	356 of 862	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	424 of 1023	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	756 of 1170	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	421 of 1198	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	220 of 911	75.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	76.9	14 of 423	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	668 of 1116	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	607 of 1216	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	564 of 830	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.1	368 of 1220	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	371 of 850	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	364 of 1032	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	42 of 145	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	132 of 239	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	560 of 617	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	387 of 444	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	620 of 1027	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	98.8	6 of 654	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	216 of 820	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	56 of 1201	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	327 of 486	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	761 of 1024	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.2	452 of 1161	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.3	508 of 595	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	504 of 720	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	220 of 552	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	253 of 550	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	322 of 854	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	398 of 605	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	293 of 832	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	265 of 605	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	150 of 711	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	217 of 695	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	250 of 677	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	174 of 521	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	295 of 690	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.2	289 of 787	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	281 of 772	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.0	401 of 685	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	303 of 692	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	212 of 663	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	295 of 806	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	260 of 820	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	209 of 466	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	160 of 624	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.3	245 of 760	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	313 of 802	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	99 of 543	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	382 of 717	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	359 of 810	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	305 of 818	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	117 of 435	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	124 of 617	79.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.0	105 of 143	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	182 of 384	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	453 of 650	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	75.3	25 of 390	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	70.6	65 of 789	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	493 of 675	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	360 of 446	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	348 of 780	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	270 of 337	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.4	167 of 436	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Native American (2021)99th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2021)97th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)96th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2023)74th percentile+22 vs school

Military Connected (2023)71st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2023)50th percentile~ school

Male (2023)50th percentile~ school

African American (2021)46th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)40th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile-16 vs school

White (2024)33rd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)9th percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)94th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2021)92nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2023)68th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)56th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)47th percentile-16 vs school

White (2023)27th percentile-35 vs school

Military Connected (2021)27th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science40%+10 vs state

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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
Palominas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10385 E Highway 92	Hereford	85615	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	271	21	13.2		149 (55.0%)	7 (2.6%)	95 (35.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	52.1	374^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.9%		51.3	398^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.4%	24		41.0		48.0		37.0	52.0							40.0	$5,510	$609	$556	$1,775	$4,187	$158	$4,344
Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-8	5148 S Coronado School Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	404	26	15.8		238 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	146 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	28.8	572^nd of 909 public elementary schools	37.1%		38.1	492^nd of 912 public elementary schools	46.1%	80	40.0		30.0	29.0	55.0	41.0	40.0	22.0	30.0		37.0	38.0	31.0	29.0	$5,400	$287	$522	$1,096	$4,471	$119	$4,591
Naco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1911 W. Valenzuela	Naco	85620	Cochise County	Naco Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 432-5060	266	18	14.7		3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	262 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	3228 Saint Andrews Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2960	360	21	17.1		174 (48.3%)	10 (2.8%)	152 (42.2%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	63	303^rd of 909 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.1	330^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.8%	27	45.0	51.0	48.0	53.0			56.0	47.0	49.0	53.0			42.0			$00			$00
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	Public	K-6	5130 Paseo Las Palmas	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2970	324	18	18.5		135 (41.7%)	9 (2.8%)	144 (44.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.6%)	29	570^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.3%		43.8	445^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.2%	125	28.0	41.0	30.0	31.0			38.0	34.0	36.0				28.0			$00			$00
Village Meadows Elementary School	Public	K-6	905 El Camino Real	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2990	338	18	18.7		129 (38.2%)	16 (4.7%)	146 (43.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.2%)	56.3	343^rd of 909 public elementary schools	62.3%		59.9	331^st of 912 public elementary schools	63.7%	12	52.0	65.0	44.0	46.0			52.0	38.0	31.0	40.0			45.0			$00			$00
Town & Country Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1313 S Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2980	327	18	18.1		147 (45.0%)	9 (2.8%)	126 (38.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.7%)	45.9	422^nd of 909 public elementary schools	53.6%		38.6	489^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.4%	67	29.0			59.0			38.0			32.0			41.0			$00			$00
Greenway Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Cole Ave	Bisbee	85603	Cochise County	Bisbee Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 432-4361	198	17	12.0		32 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (82.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25.2	619^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.9%					(n/a)	34.0	32.0					30.0								$6,172	$263	$33	$558	$5,132	$744	$5,876
Joyce Clark Middle School	Public	K-8	1045 S Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2930	462	25	18.4		183 (39.6%)	24 (5.2%)	210 (45.5%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.5%)								(n/a)					43.0	32.0					29.0	24.0		20.0		$00			$00
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 E Wilcox Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7780	394	37	10.6		160 (40.6%)	31 (7.9%)	150 (38.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	55.8	346^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.9%		56	356^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.0%	10	65.0	57.0	59.0	51.0	62.0	67.0	39.0	42.0	35.0	39.0	45.0		31.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Palominas Elementary School

How many students attend Palominas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Palominas Elementary School.

What district is Palominas Elementary School in?

Palominas Elementary School District 49

Is Palominas Elementary School a good school?

Palominas Elementary School ranks 374^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palominas Elementary School?

Students at Palominas Elementary School are 55% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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