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Kings Ridge School

Public Grades 2-8

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Kings Ridge School is a public middle school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 2-8 with a total enrollment of 358 students. The school is part of the Riverside Elementary District, which is ranked 220 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kings Ridge School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, ranging from 445th to 742nd out of 605 to 854 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 2-star rating in 2015-2016. Its academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Riverside Elementary District and the state of Arizona averages, ranging from 16% to 32% in ELA and 32% to 32% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38% to 42% in ELA and 37% to 37% in Math. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 7.2% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) school, which is also part of the Riverside Elementary District, significantly outperforms Kings Ridge School in academic achievement, with proficiency rates in the 60-70% range for ELA and 52% for Math in 8th grade. Other nearby schools, such as Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes and Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts, also perform better than Kings Ridge School in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings.

371

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,594

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3650 S 64th Ln
Phoenix, AZ 85043-5800

(602) 477-8960

District: Riverside Elementary District

Students who attend Kings Ridge School usually attend:

High:

Carl Hayden High School

Feeder schools for Kings Ridge School:

Elementary:

Riverside Traditional School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

African American:

18.3%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

708^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 14 pts since 2024

From bottom 8% (2024) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

503^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Riverside Elementary District

220^th of 289Riverside 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
2025	19.8	708 of 909	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	840 of 912	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	360 of 496	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	387 of 549	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	502 of 556	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	463 of 626	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	503 of 552	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	488 of 550	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	633 of 854	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	533 of 605	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	742 of 832	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	445 of 605	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	536 of 711	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	537 of 695	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	415 of 677	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.0	419 of 521	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.4	391 of 690	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	570 of 787	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	633 of 772	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	571 of 685	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	571 of 692	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	627 of 663	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	304 of 400	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	328 of 573	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	173 of 247	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	159 of 192	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.3	146 of 404	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	100 of 145	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.5	636 of 806	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	444 of 494	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	685 of 820	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	413 of 466	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	552 of 624	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	288 of 345	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	585 of 760	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	717 of 802	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	240 of 387	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	349 of 543	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	300 of 344	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	246 of 320	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	483 of 717	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	324 of 369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	334 of 503	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	615 of 810	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	739 of 818	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	235 of 435	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	359 of 617	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	134 of 384	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	406 of 650	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.1	67 of 159	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.9	510 of 789	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	543 of 675	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	72.4	76 of 446	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	424 of 780	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)65th percentile+39 vs school

Native American (2023)58th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2021)35th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)31st percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2023)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)24th percentile~ school

African American (2023)24th percentile~ school

Female (2023)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science27%-7 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Kings Ridge 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
Kings Ridge School	Public	2-8	3650 S 64th Ln	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-8960	371	20	18.5		13 (3.5%)	68 (18.3%)	270 (72.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	12.7	503^rd of 552 public middle schools	8.9%		13.9	488^th of 550 public middle schools	11.3%	15			27.0	16.0	29.0	19.0			32.0				27.0		$6,594	$304	$634	$1,241	$5,046	$611	$5,656
Santa Maria Middle School	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	591	26	22.7		25 (4.2%)	87 (14.7%)	449 (76.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9.1	537^th of 552 public middle schools	2.7%		8.5	539^th of 550 public middle schools	2.0%	2				18.0	20.0	19.0				12.0		9.0		8.0		$00			$00
Western Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2200	553	28	19.7		19 (3.4%)	60 (10.8%)	440 (79.6%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	4.8	552^nd of 552 public middle schools	0.0%		7.9	543^rd of 550 public middle schools	1.3%	9				10.0	9.0	10.0								9.0		$00			$00
Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)	Public	7-8	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 272-0006	47	1	47.0		4 (8.5%)	6 (12.8%)	34 (72.3%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	71^st of 552 public middle schools	87.1%					(n/a)					67.0	59.0						52.0			$7,978	$712	$2,845	$4,269	$1,303	$3,119	$4,421
Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	703	34	20.9		31 (4.4%)	127 (18.1%)	495 (70.4%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	12.8	501^st of 552 public middle schools	9.2%		11.5	512^th of 550 public middle schools	6.9%	11	25.0	20.0	12.0	16.0	19.0	28.0	29.0	14.0	15.0			11.0		16.0	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859
Imagine Desert West Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8		7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%		9.9	526^th of 550 public middle schools	4.4%	22				10.0	13.0	19.0								12.0		$00			$00
Vista College Prep Sueno Park	Public, Charter	5-8	1720 N 45th Ave.	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-6273	538	28	19.2		3 (0.6%)	61 (11.3%)	467 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31.5	322^nd of 552 public middle schools	41.7%		19.7	427^th of 550 public middle schools	22.4%	105			13.0	25.0	44.0	41.0			15.0	34.0	27.0	20.0		13.0	$8,083	$463	$1,412	$2,337	$4,809	$1,399	$6,208
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	553	27	20.4		7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	526 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	490^th of 552 public middle schools	11.2%		8.3	540^th of 550 public middle schools	1.8%	50				19.0	23.0	31.0				13.0	11.0	13.0		17.0		$00			$00
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4		14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%		9.6	530^th of 550 public middle schools	3.6%	1					25.0	20.0					7.0	4.0		14.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894
Isaac Middle School	Public	6-8	3402 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6800	474	23	20.6		4 (0.8%)	15 (3.2%)	451 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.3	536^th of 552 public middle schools	2.9%		9.1	534^th of 550 public middle schools	2.9%	2				17.0	13.0	22.0				10.0		14.0		9.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Kings Ridge School

How many students attend Kings Ridge School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Kings Ridge School.

Is Kings Ridge School a good school?

Kings Ridge School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Kings Ridge School in?

Riverside Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Kings Ridge School?

Students at Kings Ridge School are 73% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% White, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Kings Ridge School attend?

Students who attend Kings Ridge School usually go on to attend Carl Hayden High School

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