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New River Elementary School

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New River Elementary School ranks 261 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

New River Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Deer Valley Unified District in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has 172 students and has been rated 3-4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger over the past several years.

New River Elementary consistently performs below the Deer Valley Unified District and Arizona state averages on standardized tests like AASA and AzSCI across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 48% compared to the district's 51% and the state's 34%. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th and 6th grade math, where proficiency rates have been in the 20-30% range in recent years. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 18.69% in 2021-2022 to 34.83% in 2022-2023, suggesting it serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to other Deer Valley Unified District schools like Norterra Canyon, Sonoran Foothills, and Diamond Canyon, New River Elementary performs significantly worse on most academic metrics. These nearby schools have higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and better rankings from SchoolDigger. The only nearby school that performs worse than New River Elementary is Canon School, which is in a different district and serves a smaller, more rural population.

162

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,679

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48827 N Black Canyon Hwy
Phoenix, AZ 85087-6910

(623) 376-3500

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Students who attend New River Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Boulder Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

21.0%

American Indian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (53% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Arizona median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg56%

Arizona avg40%

261^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Deer Valley Unified District

84^th of 289Deer 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	69.2	261 of 909	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	337 of 912	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	433 of 1245	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	335 of 1000	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	388 of 1226	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	536 of 1039	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	494 of 1109	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	483 of 1106	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	492 of 1079	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.8	439 of 955	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	422 of 1079	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	411 of 1158	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.2	263 of 1141	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	418 of 1075	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	265 of 1090	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	265 of 1062	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	84.4	26 of 620	95.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.0	464 of 975	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.3	331 of 1219	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	211 of 824	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	463 of 1219	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	495 of 1023	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.8	639 of 1170	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.8	153 of 716	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	234 of 1198	80.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	135 of 423	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.9	78 of 1116	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	68.3	191 of 618	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.9	657 of 820	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.7	529 of 1216	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	319 of 830	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	359 of 1220	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	289 of 850	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	501 of 1032	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.4	967 of 1027	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	58.1	316 of 1201	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	217 of 465	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	291 of 486	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	536 of 1024	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	406 of 800	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	558 of 1161	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	525 of 595	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	553 of 720	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2021)96th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)93rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2021)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2021)68th percentile~ school

Male (2023)56th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)52nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)45th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)6th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+12 vs state

Mathematics54%+14 vs state

Science48%+14 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
New River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	48827 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3500	162	13	12.8		124 (76.5%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	69.2	261^st of 909 public elementary schools	71.3%		59.5	337^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.0%	76		58.0		54.0			55.0		52.0				48.0		$9,679	$641	$11	$1,292	$8,763	$264	$9,028
Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	805	49	16.5		562 (69.8%)	11 (1.4%)	126 (15.7%)	19 (2.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.9%)	74.2	212^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.7%		73.4	214^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.5%	2	56.0	61.0	61.0	44.0	61.0	57.0	59.0	60.0	66.0	34.0	34.0	52.0	65.0	66.0	$6,746	$512	$13	$1,036	$6,049	$173	$6,222
Anthem School	Public	PK, KG-8	41020 N Freedom Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3700	400	27	14.8		301 (75.3%)	6 (1.5%)	62 (15.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	77.9	181^st of 909 public elementary schools	80.1%		71.9	230^th of 912 public elementary schools	74.8%	49	52.0	52.0	68.0	58.0	59.0	64.0	75.0	78.0	66.0	34.0	49.0	62.0	55.0	61.0	$7,781	$680	$27	$1,386	$6,809	$265	$7,074
Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	473	36	13.1		331 (70.0%)	6 (1.3%)	70 (14.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	84	127^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.0%		89.4	76^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.7%	51	55.0	71.0	62.0	71.0	58.0	62.0	77.0	44.0	65.0	58.0	48.0	58.0	68.0	61.0	$7,929	$664	$12	$1,340	$7,077	$176	$7,253
Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	740	45	16.6		581 (78.5%)	12 (1.6%)	84 (11.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	90.8	63^rd of 909 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.3	69^th of 912 public elementary schools	92.4%	6	58.0	76.0	77.0	80.0	68.0	71.0	61.0	68.0	71.0	61.0	51.0	66.0	72.0	61.0	$6,000	$249	$13	$511	$5,524	$214	$5,738
Sunset Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	35707 N 33rd Ln	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7800	563	34	16.3		387 (68.7%)	20 (3.6%)	100 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.1%)	65.1	284^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.8%		79.5	169^th of 912 public elementary schools	81.5%	115	48.0	52.0	52.0	63.0	62.0	51.0	53.0	35.0	51.0	58.0	50.0	45.0	44.0	47.0	$7,762	$616	$20	$1,252	$6,855	$271	$7,126
Desert Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	35959 N 7th Ave	Desert Hills	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3500	438	28	15.9		334 (76.3%)	3 (0.7%)	74 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	78.6	171^st of 909 public elementary schools	81.2%		78.4	180^th of 912 public elementary schools	80.3%	9	59.0	53.0	53.0	55.0	54.0	42.0	66.0	58.0	64.0	55.0	41.0	22.0	62.0	45.0	$7,482	$263	$20	$546	$7,019	$179	$7,198
Stepping Stones Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	35812 N 7th St	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Stepping Stones Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 465-4910	221				191 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	93.3	47^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.8%		96.4	18^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.0%	29	92.0	66.0	96.0	59.0	48.0		87.0	81.0		77.0	96.0	88.0				$00			$00
Canon School	Public	PK, KG-8	34360 So. School Loop Rd.	Black Canyon City	85324	Yavapai County	Canon Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 374-5588	117	11	10.6		83 (70.9%)	2 (1.7%)	20 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.8%)								(n/a)															$19,314	$2,286	$1,729	$6,301	$8,457	$6,842	$15,299
Sonoran Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-8	32150 N North Foothills Dr	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8400	921	51	18.0		571 (62.0%)	28 (3.0%)	155 (16.8%)	101 (11.0%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.6%)	87.8	88^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.3%		92	59^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.5%	29	57.0	66.0	76.0	63.0	83.0	79.0	70.0	74.0	79.0	47.0	70.0	54.0	70.0	66.0	$6,098	$437	$12	$885	$5,355	$295	$5,650

Frequently Asked Questions about New River Elementary School

How many students attend New River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended New River Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of New River Elementary School?

Students at New River Elementary School are 77% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is New River Elementary School a good school?

New River Elementary School ranks 261^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is New River Elementary School in?

Deer Valley Unified District

What schools do graduates of New River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Boulder Creek High School

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