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Larkspur Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Larkspur Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Paradise Valley Unified District in Phoenix, Arizona. With 320 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, currently holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Larkspur Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 31% of 4th graders and 25% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60% and 48% respectively for the Paradise Valley Unified District. The school also has significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 40% of Arizona schools for African American, Hispanic, and White students, while ranking in the top 20% for English Language Learners and Special Education students. Additionally, Larkspur Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 38.63% in 2021-2022 to 66.57% in 2022-2023, suggesting an increasing concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite its struggles, Larkspur Elementary is located in close proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Mercury Mine Elementary and Benchmark School, which are also part of the Paradise Valley Unified District. This suggests there may be opportunities for Larkspur to learn from its neighbors and improve its performance, though the school will need to address its unique challenges, such as the increasing concentration of economically disadvantaged students, to provide a consistently high-quality education for all its students.

353

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,710

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 E Larkspur Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85032-7022

(602) 449-3300

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Students who attend Larkspur Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shea Middle School
High:	Shadow Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.2%

White:

27.8%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg56%

Arizona avg42%

684^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	21.4	684 of 909	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	642 of 912	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	824 of 1245	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	736 of 1226	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	940 of 1039	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	890 of 1109	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	859 of 1106	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	825 of 1079	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	677 of 955	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.5	608 of 1079	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	575 of 1158	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	496 of 1141	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.8	510 of 1075	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.5	468 of 1090	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	446 of 1062	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	403 of 607	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	224 of 289	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	515 of 895	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.8	169 of 975	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	945 of 1219	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	841 of 1219	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	875 of 1023	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.4	771 of 1170	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	600 of 1198	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.9	744 of 911	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.3	63 of 423	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	731 of 1116	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	651 of 820	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.5	654 of 1216	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	650 of 1220	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	645 of 850	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	785 of 1032	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	89.6	7 of 239	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	422 of 444	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	560 of 1027	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	377 of 654	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	776 of 820	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.3	342 of 1201	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	27.0	318 of 417	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	709 of 1024	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	720 of 800	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	946 of 1161	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	682 of 720	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2021)97th percentile+57 vs school

Homeless (2021)85th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)83rd percentile+43 vs school

Male (2023)46th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2021)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)34th percentile~ school

African American (2023)34th percentile~ school

White (2023)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)5th percentile

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

being new to the area, and in Larkspur's district, i went with the flow. i had a conflict right away when we went to tour the school. the front office wouldn't allow a tour. i asked why, and was given every excuse in the book. mainly that the teachers were in the middle of their set-up time. from day one in the classroom, my child was told there were too many students for her to have any individual attention. then, the bullying came up. we have been in numerous times to "straighten it out," threats of suspension are voiced, and yet there is no follow-through. i have taken all i can stand, and hope no one else has to endure such an ordeal! Close Quote

Schools Near Larkspur 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Palomino Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-6	15815 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2900	383	27	14.1		11 (2.9%)	21 (5.5%)	342 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11.3				13.1	820^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.1%	(n/a)		23.0	16.0	29.0		21.0	18.0	18.0	14.0	$8,851	$1,300	$307	$2,908	$6,751	$492	$7,244
Palomino Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15833 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2800	590	39	15.0		30 (5.1%)	22 (3.7%)	522 (88.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)	11.0				23.0					$10,325	$1,569	$208	$3,346	$7,797	$751	$8,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Larkspur Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Larkspur Elementary School?

Students at Larkspur Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 28% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Larkspur Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Larkspur Elementary School.

What district is Larkspur Elementary School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

Is Larkspur Elementary School a good school?

Larkspur Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Larkspur Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Larkspur Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shea Middle School
High : Shadow Mountain High School

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