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Villa De Paz Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Villa De Paz Elementary School is a public school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 618. The school is part of the Pendergast Elementary District, which is ranked 394 out of 540 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Villa De Paz Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently lower standardized test scores compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2022-2023, only 7% of 5th-grade students were proficient in science, compared to the district average of 19% and the state average of 34%. The school has been ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years and consistently receives a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school struggles to support its student subgroups, with many groups ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Arizona elementary schools.

While Villa De Paz is part of the Pendergast Elementary District, it consistently underperforms the other schools in the district, such as Rio Vista Elementary, Pendergast Elementary, and Copper King Elementary, which have higher academic achievement and better overall rankings. This may be due to the high percentage of students (67.96% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

550

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,586

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4940 N 103rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85037-5022

(623) 772-2490

District: Pendergast Elementary District

Students who attend Villa De Paz Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Westview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

10.9%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Arizona avg43%

Not ranked this year

Villa De Paz Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

232^nd of 289Pendergast Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	1104 of 1245	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	833 of 1000	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1078 of 1226	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	908 of 1039	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	980 of 1109	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	809 of 1106	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	752 of 1079	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	576 of 955	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	826 of 1079	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	841 of 1158	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.8	761 of 1141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.8	845 of 1075	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	780 of 1090	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.4	636 of 1062	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	784 of 895	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	9.5	595 of 620	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
2023	13.8	1133 of 1219	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1069 of 1219	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	700 of 862	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	867 of 1023	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	1087 of 1170	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	621 of 716	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1017 of 1198	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	564 of 709	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	801 of 911	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	942 of 1116	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	725 of 820	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	1068 of 1216	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	734 of 830	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1061 of 1220	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	689 of 850	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	975 of 1032	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	691 of 1027	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.6	748 of 1024	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	643 of 800	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1051 of 1161	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	623 of 854	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	468 of 605	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	560 of 832	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	416 of 605	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	443 of 711	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	366 of 695	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.9	257 of 677	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	259 of 521	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.2	365 of 690	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	398 of 787	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	426 of 772	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	427 of 685	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.3	420 of 692	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	370 of 663	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.2	225 of 400	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	407 of 573	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.5	307 of 404	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	83 of 145	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	621 of 806	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	530 of 820	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	328 of 466	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	355 of 624	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.2	540 of 760	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	456 of 802	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	250 of 387	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	268 of 543	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	99 of 257	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	455 of 717	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	225 of 503	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	605 of 810	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	561 of 818	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	329 of 435	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	391 of 617	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	496 of 650	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	151 of 178	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	554 of 675	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	433 of 446	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	596 of 780	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)33rd percentile+21 vs school

White (2023)27th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)16th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile~ school

Male (2023)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)7th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)4th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2021)61st percentile+29 vs school

African American (2023)44th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)37th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)29th percentile~ school

Male (2023)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)24th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)24th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)18th percentile-9 vs school

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by a student
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

I went to this school and there were many problems. I was bullied the whole time I was there, the teachers and administrators, no matter how many times I brought it up nothing was done. I was one of the students who quickly finished my work, after that the teachers had me help the other students. I still have issues with spelling because this school didn't teach me how to spell well. Whenever we did essays or reports if I spelled something wrong they would say, "I knew what you meant." I would never recommend this school to anyone. Close Quote

Schools Near Villa De Paz 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
Villa De Paz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4940 N 103rd Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2490	550	33	16.6		60 (10.9%)	43 (7.8%)	412 (74.9%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)		35.0			22.0	19.0									$6,586	$942	$1,076	$2,960	$5,351		$4,568
Copper King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10730 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2580	738	41	18.0		62 (8.4%)	84 (11.4%)	554 (75.1%)	7 (0.9%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	26.5	601^st of 909 public elementary schools	33.9%		19.1	719^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.2%	118	23.0	50.0	31.0	28.0	33.0	39.0	34.0	44.0	27.0	14.0	22.0	31.0	23.0	25.0	$6,150	$605	$1,048	$2,258	$5,274		$4,497
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10150 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2640	537	32	16.7		52 (9.7%)	78 (14.5%)	363 (67.6%)	14 (2.6%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)								(n/a)		31.0	24.0												$7,263	$550	$1,077	$2,178	$6,422		$5,635
Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 N 99th Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	1,323	31	42.6		167 (12.6%)	169 (12.8%)	846 (63.9%)	71 (5.4%)	12 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (4.1%)	44.5	443^rd of 909 public elementary schools	51.3%		44.4	441^st of 912 public elementary schools	51.6%	2	39.0	57.0	42.0				47.0	33.0	33.0				34.0			$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	4525 N. 98th Avenue	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	567	11	51.5		49 (8.6%)	74 (13.1%)	398 (70.2%)	15 (2.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)								(n/a)				46.0	30.0	39.0				16.0	11.0	11.0		24.0		$00			$00
Garden Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2520	941	45	20.9		159 (16.9%)	95 (10.1%)	597 (63.4%)	33 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.2%)	37.1	488^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.3%		36.1	512^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.9%	24	42.0	52.0	31.0	33.0	32.0	42.0	37.0	48.0	32.0	19.0	19.0	33.0	33.0	36.0	$5,360	$507	$1,198	$2,211	$4,387		$3,655
Pendergast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 N 91st Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2400	665	34	19.5		24 (3.6%)	33 (5.0%)	580 (87.2%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	16.8	751^st of 909 public elementary schools	17.4%		15.3	778^th of 912 public elementary schools	14.7%	27		33.0		19.0	18.0	33.0				22.0		18.0		15.0	$6,122	$587	$1,131	$2,304	$5,267		$4,405
Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	932	46	20.2		43 (4.6%)	33 (3.5%)	830 (89.1%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	13.3	820^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.8%		22.6	658^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.9%	162	22.0	30.0	25.0	20.0	42.0	35.0	12.0	25.0	22.0	17.0	30.0	20.0	22.0	17.0	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201
Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8490 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2730	611	30	20.3		50 (8.2%)	64 (10.5%)	413 (67.6%)	31 (5.1%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.2%)	24	641^st of 909 public elementary schools	29.5%		20.8	689^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.5%	48		45.0	19.0	34.0	31.0	37.0		36.0	21.0		20.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	$6,131	$496	$1,206	$2,198	$5,271		$4,429
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	662	39	16.9		43 (6.5%)	85 (12.8%)	483 (73.0%)	9 (1.4%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	22.6	663^rd of 909 public elementary schools	27.1%		17.9	740^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.9%	77	19.0	51.0	27.0	22.0	27.0	25.0	20.0	40.0			21.0		18.0		$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa De Paz Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Villa De Paz Elementary School?

Students at Villa De Paz Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Villa De Paz Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Villa De Paz Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Westview High School

How many students attend Villa De Paz Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Villa De Paz Elementary School.

What district is Villa De Paz Elementary School in?

Pendergast Elementary District

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