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Mercury Mine Elementary School

Q: Is Mercury Mine Elementary School a good school?

Mercury Mine Elementary School ranks 158 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Mercury Mine Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 493 students. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 106 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mercury Mine Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 94 and 208 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, often placing in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for female, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. The school's test scores consistently exceed the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with the 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate reaching 81% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 57% for the district and 41% for the state.

When compared to the nearby schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District, Mercury Mine Elementary School outperforms its peers in academic metrics, such as test scores and statewide rankings. For example, the school's 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 81%, compared to 53% at the nearby Larkspur Elementary School. The school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its strong academic performance, enabling the school to provide more individualized attention and support for students.

506

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,313

Per pupil spending ?

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9640 N 28th St
Phoenix, AZ 85028-4701

(602) 449-3700

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Students who attend Mercury Mine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shea Middle School
High:	Shadow Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (61% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Arizona avg38%

158^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	79.7	158 of 909	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	94 of 912	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	182 of 1245	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	197 of 1000	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	208 of 1226	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	154 of 1039	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	162 of 1109	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	120 of 1106	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	87.5	122 of 1079	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	208 of 955	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	236 of 1079	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	159 of 1158	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	178 of 1141	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	84.9	133 of 1075	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	155 of 1090	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	86.3	104 of 1062	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.6	153 of 895	82.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.9	235 of 975	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	132 of 589	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	62 of 602	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	158 of 1219	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	99 of 824	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	261 of 1219	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	223 of 862	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	191 of 1023	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.5	109 of 1170	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	132 of 1198	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	173 of 911	81.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.5	41 of 423	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	324 of 1116	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	69 of 618	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	262 of 820	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	229 of 626	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	124 of 628	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	197 of 1216	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	176 of 830	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	159 of 1220	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	94 of 850	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	144 of 1032	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.6	77 of 617	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	275 of 444	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	246 of 1027	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	469 of 820	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	346 of 1201	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	76 of 417	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	151 of 465	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	109 of 486	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	249 of 1024	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	180 of 800	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	263 of 1161	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	152 of 595	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	175 of 720	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)91st percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2021)90th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile~ school

African American (2021)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)76th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)71st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+29 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science53%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Mercury Mine 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 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
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
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
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
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
Madison Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7150 N 22nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7800	630	37	17.0		242 (38.4%)	15 (2.4%)	313 (49.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	90.7	65^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.8%		86.6	107^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.3%	42	59.0	77.0					71.0	74.0							$11,439	$1,097	$106	$2,299	$8,054	$2,183	$10,237
Desert View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8621 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4000	344	26	13.2		35 (10.2%)	21 (6.1%)	253 (73.5%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	39	475^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.7%		41.3	470^th of 912 public elementary schools	48.5%	5			38.0				24.0	34.0	35.0	53.0					$9,195	$2,228	$172	$4,628	$6,133	$662	$6,795
Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	684	38	18.2		53 (7.7%)	52 (7.6%)	532 (77.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	13	825^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.4	831^st of 912 public elementary schools	8.9%	6			21.0	21.0	28.0	26.0	18.0		15.0	29.0	16.0	11.0	15.0	17.0	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579
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
Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope	Public, Charter	K-6	9317 N 2nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Franklin Phonetic Primary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 870-6674	78	7	11.1		3 (3.8%)	6 (7.7%)	65 (83.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercury Mine Elementary School

Is Mercury Mine Elementary School a good school?

Mercury Mine Elementary School ranks 158^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mercury Mine Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mercury Mine Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shea Middle School
High : Shadow Mountain High School

What district is Mercury Mine Elementary School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Mercury Mine Elementary School?

Students at Mercury Mine Elementary School are 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mercury Mine Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Mercury Mine Elementary School.

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