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North Ranch Elementary School

Q: Is North Ranch Elementary School a good school?

North Ranch Elementary School ranks 98 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

North Ranch Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving 479 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 106 out of 289 districts in the state.

North Ranch Elementary consistently outperforms its district and state counterparts in academic measures. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51% for the district and 36% for the state. Similarly, 84% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 58% for the district and 42% for the state. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10-15% of Arizona elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools, North Ranch Elementary stands out. For instance, Copper Canyon Elementary School, just 1.2 miles away, lags behind North Ranch in several areas, such as 5th grade science proficiency (74% vs. 51%). North Ranch also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, which may contribute to its academic success. Overall, North Ranch Elementary is a high-performing school that has consistently earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a sustained level of excellence.

535

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,016

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16406 N 61st Pl
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-1383

(602) 449-6400

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Students who attend North Ranch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Shadows Middle School
High:	Horizon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

19.8%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (67% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg52%

Arizona avg38%

98^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	86.9	98 of 909	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	92 of 912	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	111 of 1245	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	86 of 1000	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	123 of 1226	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	107 of 1039	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	55 of 1109	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	71 of 1106	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	36 of 1079	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	73 of 955	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.4	91 of 1079	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	83.0	138 of 1158	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	173 of 1141	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	206 of 1075	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	244 of 1090	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	186 of 1062	82.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.4	22 of 607	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	53 of 895	94.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.6	123 of 316	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	49 of 270	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	141 of 620	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.5	208 of 975	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	121 of 589	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	104 of 602	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	109 of 1219	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	102 of 824	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	145 of 1219	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	118 of 862	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	44 of 1023	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	181 of 1170	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	120 of 716	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	164 of 1198	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.8	31 of 911	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	502 of 1116	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	418 of 618	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	83 of 626	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	66 of 628	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	109 of 1216	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	113 of 830	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	116 of 1220	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	121 of 850	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	60 of 1032	94.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	495 of 617	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	329 of 444	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	77.4	125 of 1027	87.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	545 of 654	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.5	21 of 820	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.8	50 of 145	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.9	34 of 1201	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	6 of 417	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	84 of 465	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	63 of 486	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	111 of 1024	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	149 of 800	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	185 of 1161	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	143 of 595	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	66 of 720	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2023)97th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)79th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)61st percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile-71 vs school

Native American (2021)17th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+30 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science51%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

One of the Best Schools in PV District for Self Contained Gifted Programs. My Son Studied from 1-4th Grade. Nice Secure Campus, Friendly and Highly Efficient Teachers , Administrative and Assisting staff, Nice library, Good Emphasis on Sports , Music , Art. Gifted Teachers like Ms Leichner (3-4 Grades), Robinson (Gifted K) are so passionate and efficient in their fields, our children are fortunate to have then as teachers. Ms Liechner goes extra mile always and make sure her students take up Math and English tests that are conducted at national level.

This school is a A+++ rated school, used to maintain low profile, but from last 3 years have greatly accelerated in terms of improving overall environment, process efficiency, teaching methodologies, that showed in the results.

Most Important this school provides a warm and Friendly atmosphere with a highly competitive and technology assisted environment. Close Quote

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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 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
North Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16406 N 61st Pl	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6400	535	35	15.4		325 (60.7%)	15 (2.8%)	106 (19.8%)	56 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	86.9	98^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.2%		88.3	92^nd of 912 public elementary schools	89.9%	6	80.0	77.0	61.0	62.0		84.0	74.0	59.0	52.0	51.0	$9,016	$511	$139	$1,162	$7,937	$429	$8,366
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6010 E Acoma Dr	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7100	0	34	10.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$11,908	$412	$311	$1,135	$10,710	$474	$11,185
Copper Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17650 N 54th St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7200	446	35	12.9		290 (65.0%)	4 (0.9%)	66 (14.8%)	54 (12.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	89.6	73^rd of 909 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.7	81^st of 912 public elementary schools	91.1%	8	59.0	73.0	65.0	73.0		53.0	80.0	74.0	68.0	74.0	$8,739	$372	$146	$889	$7,648	$573	$8,221
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5125 E Marilyn Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6200	421	34	12.5		260 (61.8%)	8 (1.9%)	96 (22.8%)	21 (5.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	71.4	243^rd of 909 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.8	307^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.3%	64	49.0	72.0	50.0	70.0		55.0	47.0	50.0	55.0	43.0	$11,000	$1,016	$243	$2,274	$9,201	$541	$9,742
Sandpiper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6724 E Hearn Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6300	429	29	15.0		217 (50.6%)	2 (0.5%)	172 (40.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	74.5	207^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.2%		85.5	122^nd of 912 public elementary schools	86.6%	85	58.0	65.0	49.0	78.0		79.0	50.0	37.0	51.0	51.0	$10,275	$539	$154	$1,231	$9,129	$453	$9,583
Arizona Language Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-6	6140 E. Thunderbird Rd.	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Arizona Language Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 996-1595	73	9	8.1		26 (35.6%)	6 (8.2%)	31 (42.5%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	7496 E Tierra Buena Ln	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 900-1858	464	25	18.5		87 (18.8%)	13 (2.8%)	43 (9.3%)	291 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.0%)	98.5	6^th of 909 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.3	12^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	86.0	86.0				88.0	85.0				$10,691	$382	$45	$808	$6,686	$3,578	$10,264
Milestones Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4707 E Robert E Lee St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Milestones Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 404-1009	186	14	13.2		69 (37.1%)	12 (6.5%)	20 (10.8%)	74 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.8%)	94.8	36^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.0%		88.4	87^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.5%	51	55.0	82.0		87.0	65.0	75.0	82.0	92.0	86.0			$00			$00
Desert Shadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5902 E Sweetwater Ave	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6900	554	35	15.8		376 (67.9%)	9 (1.6%)	106 (19.1%)	18 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	84	128^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.9%		84.2	131^st of 912 public elementary schools	85.6%	3	78.0	70.0	57.0	69.0		83.0	68.0	49.0	51.0	52.0	$9,356	$609	$144	$1,363	$7,882	$721	$8,602
Whispering Wind Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	15844 N 43rd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-7300	376	36	10.4		151 (40.2%)	10 (2.7%)	170 (45.2%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	44.6	442^nd of 909 public elementary schools	51.4%		38.4	490^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.3%	48	53.0	43.0	32.0			71.0	39.0	26.0		26.0	$9,986	$706	$270	$1,682	$8,645	$365	$9,010

Frequently Asked Questions about North Ranch Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North Ranch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Ranch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Shadows Middle School
High : Horizon High School

What district is North Ranch Elementary School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

Is North Ranch Elementary School a good school?

North Ranch Elementary School ranks 98^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Ranch Elementary School?

Students at North Ranch Elementary School are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend North Ranch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended North Ranch Elementary School.

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