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Desert Cove Elementary School

Q: Is Desert Cove Elementary School a good school?

Desert Cove Elementary School ranks 330 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Arizona elementary schools

414

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,366

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11020 N 28th St
Phoenix, AZ 85028-2511

(602) 449-3400

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Students who attend Desert Cove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shea Middle School
High:	Shadow Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Arizona median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Arizona avg38%

330^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District

106^th of 289Paradise Valley Unified 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	58.5	330 of 909	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	355 of 912	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	380 of 1245	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	361 of 1000	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	432 of 1226	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	512 of 1039	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	495 of 1109	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	456 of 1106	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	466 of 1079	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	401 of 955	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	404 of 1079	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	499 of 1158	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	362 of 1141	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	292 of 1075	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	66.4	371 of 1090	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	369 of 1062	65.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	809 of 895	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	249 of 270	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	65.2	203 of 620	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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
2025	43.6	312 of 589	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	230 of 602	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	422 of 1219	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	278 of 824	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	547 of 1219	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	408 of 862	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	457 of 1023	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	540 of 1170	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	609 of 1198	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	699 of 911	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	198 of 549	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	505 of 1116	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	186 of 618	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	28.8	618 of 820	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	343 of 626	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	294 of 628	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	369 of 1216	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	309 of 830	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	335 of 1220	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	435 of 850	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	535 of 1032	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.4	387 of 617	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	404 of 444	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	62.7	288 of 1027	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	450 of 820	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	109 of 145	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.3	311 of 1201	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	176 of 417	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	346 of 465	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	283 of 486	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	340 of 1024	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	312 of 800	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	432 of 1161	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	419 of 595	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	417 of 720	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)54th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-38 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile-43 vs school

African American (2021)10th percentile-55 vs school

Asian (2022)8th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+12 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science39%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 29, 2019

Admin is a pushy and self-centered. Not student centered Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Desert Cove is a great school with a lot to offer like a gifted program and friendly teachers that care about their students future. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Great school. Pretty new. All my 3 kids went or go there. Close Quote

Schools Near Desert Cove Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Desert Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11020 N 28th St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3400	414	32	13.1		213 (51.4%)	10 (2.4%)	150 (36.2%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.0%)	58.5	330^th of 909 public elementary schools	63.7%		56.2	355^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.1%	25	45.0	58.0	45.0	62.0	52.0	49.0	37.0	38.0	39.0	$10,366	$702	$215	$1,618	$9,039	$410	$9,449
BASIS Phoenix Primary	Public, Charter	K-5	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 598-0330	792	56	14.1		177 (22.3%)	28 (3.5%)	74 (9.3%)	452 (57.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	95.9	23^rd of 909 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.2	29^th of 912 public elementary schools	96.8%	6	74.0	79.0	78.0		83.0	71.0	75.0		76.0	$8,300	$359	$20	$737	$5,564	$2,358	$7,922
Mercury Mine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9640 N 28th St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3700	506	33	15.5		362 (71.5%)	5 (1.0%)	109 (21.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	79.7	158^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.6%		87.9	94^th of 912 public elementary schools	89.7%	64	63.0	77.0	56.0	81.0	66.0	65.0	40.0	45.0	53.0	$7,313	$312	$189	$813	$6,336	$476	$6,812
Larkspur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2450 E Larkspur Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3300	353	33	10.5		98 (27.8%)	26 (7.4%)	195 (55.2%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	21.4	684^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.8%		23.9	642^nd of 912 public elementary schools	29.6%	42		31.0	25.0		32.0	33.0				$15,710	$4,161	$484	$8,806	$9,894	$1,172	$11,065
Hidden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1919 E Sharon Dr	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3100	259	25	10.5		104 (40.2%)	18 (6.9%)	114 (44.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	48.4	398^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.2%		50.7	403^rd of 912 public elementary schools	55.8%	5	29.0	35.0	47.0	53.0	32.0	50.0	46.0	45.0	41.0	$12,014	$1,675	$289	$3,639	$9,455	$595	$10,050
Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-6	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 996-4355	713	40	17.8		415 (58.2%)	12 (1.7%)	132 (18.5%)	103 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	93.9	44^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.7	55^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.0%	11	67.0	75.0	73.0		72.0	75.0	82.0		64.0	$9,649	$233	$59	$525	$5,666	$3,690	$9,357
Indian Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3633 E Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3200	539	39	13.8		127 (23.6%)	26 (4.8%)	338 (62.7%)	13 (2.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	17	749^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.6	731^st of 912 public elementary schools	19.8%	18		32.0	12.0	37.0	29.0	27.0	25.0		12.0	$9,836	$1,135	$160	$2,429	$8,177	$365	$8,541
Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside	Public, Charter	K-8	9215 N 14th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 943-7672	177	10	17.7		94 (53.1%)	3 (1.7%)	68 (38.4%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	89.9	69^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.4%		86.2	112^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.7%	43			69.0		64.0				63.0	$7,304	$00	$660	$660	$00	$6,644	$6,644
Benchmark School	Public, Charter	K-6	4120 E Acoma Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Benchmark School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 765-3582	328	50	6.5		227 (69.2%)	4 (1.2%)	54 (16.5%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	73.6	219^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.9%		85.9	116^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.3%	103	52.0	70.0	51.0	78.0	55.0	63.0	54.0	45.0	39.0		$00			$00
Scholars Academy Sunnyslope	Public, Charter	K-8	1055 E Hearn Rd	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Scholars Academy Sunnyslope	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-6464	337	22	15.3		60 (17.8%)	57 (16.9%)	188 (55.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)								(n/a)	27.0				33.0						$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Cove Elementary School

What district is Desert Cove Elementary School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

How many students attend Desert Cove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Desert Cove Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Desert Cove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Desert Cove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shea Middle School
High : Shadow Mountain High School

Is Desert Cove Elementary School a good school?

Desert Cove Elementary School ranks 330^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Desert Cove Elementary School?

Students at Desert Cove Elementary School are 51% White, 36% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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