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Alta Loma School

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Alta Loma School ranks 666 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Alta Loma School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Peoria, Arizona, with 660 students enrolled. The school is part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Peoria Unified School District, Alta Loma School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, typically in the 600-800 range out of over 1,000 schools. The school has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Arizona elementary schools. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 29% of 8th graders proficient in science, compared to 33% for the district and 30% statewide. Additionally, Alta Loma School has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1%, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Peoria Unified School District, such as Peoria Elementary, Ira A. Murphy, and Cotton Boll, generally perform better than Alta Loma School on test scores and statewide rankings. Additionally, the nearby Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced, a public charter school, outperforms Alta Loma on most academic measures, including higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

641

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,397

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9750 N 87th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345-7016

(623) 412-4575

District: Peoria Unified School District

Students who attend Alta Loma School usually attend:

High:

Raymond S. Kellis

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

White:

18.3%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg44%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

666^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

401^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Peoria Unified School District

138^th of 289Peoria Unified School 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
2025	22.5	666 of 909	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	764 of 912	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	733 of 1245	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	514 of 1000	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	741 of 1226	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	642 of 1039	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	686 of 1109	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	603 of 1106	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	721 of 1079	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.9	694 of 955	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	836 of 1079	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	859 of 1158	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	750 of 1141	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	668 of 1075	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	608 of 1090	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	529 of 1062	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	473 of 607	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	150 of 289	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	700 of 895	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.9	245 of 620	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	417 of 975	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	360 of 589	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	713 of 1219	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	495 of 824	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	725 of 1219	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	522 of 862	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	581 of 1023	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	293 of 306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	292 of 496	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	368 of 486	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	695 of 1170	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.8	230 of 716	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	641 of 1198	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	374 of 709	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	567 of 911	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	229 of 423	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.0	596 of 1116	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	329 of 618	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	492 of 820	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	767 of 1216	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	531 of 830	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	787 of 1220	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	504 of 850	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	724 of 1032	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.8	275 of 617	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	383 of 444	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	765 of 1027	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	334 of 654	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	230 of 820	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	95 of 145	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	589 of 1201	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	701 of 1024	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	789 of 1161	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	523 of 720	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	401 of 552	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	639 of 854	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	516 of 605	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	638 of 832	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	455 of 605	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	455 of 711	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	505 of 695	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	398 of 677	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	306 of 521	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	369 of 690	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	371 of 787	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	348 of 772	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.0	380 of 685	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	353 of 692	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.0	243 of 663	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	332 of 400	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	378 of 573	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.3	196 of 404	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.5	54 of 606	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	614 of 806	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	548 of 820	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	355 of 466	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	424 of 624	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	496 of 760	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	646 of 802	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	277 of 387	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	276 of 543	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	491 of 717	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	302 of 503	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	600 of 810	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	465 of 476	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	705 of 818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	343 of 435	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	341 of 617	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	546 of 650	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	63.4	53 of 390	86.4%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.7	41 of 108	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	584 of 789	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	102 of 178	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	648 of 675	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	633 of 780	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	416 of 436	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)72nd percentile+31 vs school

Asian (2021)60th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)57th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)55th percentile+14 vs school

Native American (2021)49th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)47th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2021)46th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2023)37th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)32nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)22nd percentile-19 vs school

Foster Care (2021)4th percentile-35 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+68 vs school

Native American (2021)86th percentile+63 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)62nd percentile+39 vs school

Asian (2021)51st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2021)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)26th percentile~ school

Female (2023)24th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)17th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

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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
Alta Loma School	Public	PK, KG-8	9750 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4575	641	36	17.9		117 (18.3%)	62 (9.7%)	408 (63.7%)	11 (1.7%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.5%)	22.5	666^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.7%		15.9	764^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.2%	98		40.0	20.0		18.0	28.0	21.0	35.0	32.0					29.0	$8,397	$232	$854	$1,317	$6,555	$757	$7,312
Cotton Boll School	Public	PK, KG-8	8540 W Butler Dr	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4700	756	37	20.7		194 (25.7%)	63 (8.3%)	434 (57.4%)	35 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	46.9	412^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.7%		44.1	443^rd of 912 public elementary schools	51.4%	31	48.0	39.0	36.0	35.0	36.0	36.0	72.0	45.0	32.0		19.0	22.0	35.0	28.0	$7,634	$272	$536	$1,080	$6,118	$708	$6,826
Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9880 N 77th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6475	698	48	14.5		121 (17.3%)	26 (3.7%)	500 (71.6%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.7%)	24.7	630^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.4	572^nd of 912 public elementary schools	37.3%	58	18.0	25.0	35.0	31.0	42.0	41.0	34.0	23.0	39.0	29.0	27.0	18.0	30.0	28.0	$7,588	$301	$369	$971	$6,342	$576	$6,918
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8361 N 95th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4825	720	36	19.8		179 (24.9%)	67 (9.3%)	423 (58.8%)	9 (1.3%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)	12.6	832^nd of 909 public elementary schools	8.5%		17.4	749^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.9%	83	19.0	30.0	18.0	17.0	32.0	34.0	33.0	14.0		19.0	14.0		17.0	18.0	$7,336	$203	$622	$1,028	$5,761	$750	$6,511
Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced	Public, Charter	K-8	7785 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 887-5392	1,030	45	22.8		174 (16.9%)	186 (18.1%)	620 (60.2%)	33 (3.2%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	366^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.7%		52.9	383^rd of 912 public elementary schools	58.0%	17	27.0	54.0	50.0	38.0	39.0	61.0	43.0	48.0	52.0	36.0	29.0	24.0	49.0	60.0	$10,168	$1,395	$1,759	$4,548	$4,403	$2,612	$7,015
Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	554	35	16.0		150 (27.1%)	59 (10.6%)	297 (53.6%)	8 (1.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	28.5	574^th of 909 public elementary schools	36.9%		28.2	593^rd of 912 public elementary schools	35.0%	19	21.0	44.0	37.0	26.0	32.0	33.0	38.0	45.0	29.0	22.0			24.0		$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048
Peoria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11501 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4450	499	39	12.8		98 (19.6%)	28 (5.6%)	339 (67.9%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	24.9	624^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.4%		29.6	580^th of 912 public elementary schools	36.4%	44	37.0		31.0	35.0	37.0	29.0	28.0	28.0		23.0			23.0		$9,021	$571	$447	$1,588	$7,518	$486	$8,004
Ira A Murphy	Public	PK, KG-8	7231 W North Ln	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4475	450	34	13.0		111 (24.7%)	18 (4.0%)	270 (60.0%)	16 (3.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.8%)								(n/a)			29.0		39.0	31.0									$12,403	$564	$1,021	$2,149	$9,780	$1,038	$10,818
Sky View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8624 W Sweetwater Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4850	467	30	15.6		164 (35.1%)	37 (7.9%)	207 (44.3%)	12 (2.6%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	32 (6.9%)								(n/a)		35.0			41.0	28.0	39.0								$10,847	$174	$638	$986	$8,596	$1,439	$10,035
Sunset Vista	Public	PK, KG-8	7775 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-5701	676	37	18.2		77 (11.4%)	70 (10.4%)	469 (69.4%)	32 (4.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	16.1	765^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.8%		8.8	884^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.1%	119	27.0	29.0	16.0	22.0	23.0	37.0	40.0	26.0	16.0	12.0	18.0	32.0		20.0	$13,266	$2,618	$495	$5,730	$8,305	$1,848	$10,153

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Is Alta Loma School a good school?

Alta Loma School ranks 666^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Alta Loma School in?

Peoria Unified School District

How many students attend Alta Loma School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Alta Loma School.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Loma School?

Students at Alta Loma School are 64% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Alta Loma School attend?

Students who attend Alta Loma School usually go on to attend:

High : Raymond S. Kellis

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