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Arrowhead Elementary School

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Arrowhead Elementary School ranks 332 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Arrowhead Elementary School is a public elementary school in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 558. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 84 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating. Arrowhead Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 47% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 36%, and 59% proficient in Math compared to the state average of 42%.

The school's performance across different student subgroups is also strong, with a 3-star rating for both African American and Hispanic students. However, the school's performance for Asian and Multi-racial students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, suggesting the need to focus on addressing their unique needs. Arrowhead Elementary has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 20.87% in 2021-2022 to 43.77% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools, Arrowhead Elementary generally outperforms Greenbrier Elementary School in test scores, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the area, such as Sierra Verde STEAM Academy and Challenge Charter School, which have higher statewide rankings and better test scores. Arrowhead Elementary's ranking for homeless students is relatively high, at 24 out of 102 Arizona elementary schools in 2022-2023, indicating the school's ability to support this vulnerable population.

515

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,127

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7490 W Union Hills Dr
Glendale, AZ 85308-8151

(623) 376-4100

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Students who attend Arrowhead Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Deer Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Arizona avg38%

332^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	58.1	332 of 909	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	318 of 912	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	305 of 1245	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	340 of 1000	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	254 of 1226	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	256 of 1039	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	307 of 1109	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	305 of 1106	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.0	301 of 1079	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	264 of 955	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	216 of 1079	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	196 of 1158	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	191 of 1141	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	143 of 1075	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	85.8	121 of 1090	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	224 of 1062	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	245 of 607	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	233 of 289	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	399 of 895	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	299 of 316	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	112 of 270	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	278 of 620	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.1	80 of 975	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	185 of 589	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	237 of 602	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	358 of 1219	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	326 of 824	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	213 of 1219	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	253 of 862	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	380 of 1023	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.0	429 of 1170	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	115 of 716	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	362 of 1198	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	311 of 911	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.4	24 of 102	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	129 of 549	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	153 of 556	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	206 of 1116	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	141 of 618	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	271 of 820	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	268 of 626	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	291 of 628	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	271 of 1216	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	356 of 830	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	328 of 1220	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	233 of 850	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	243 of 1032	76.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	291 of 617	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	344 of 444	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	699 of 1027	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	68.6	19 of 82	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	445 of 820	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	354 of 1201	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	68 of 417	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	343 of 465	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	228 of 486	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	292 of 1024	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	358 of 800	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	181 of 1161	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	216 of 595	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	310 of 720	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2022)77th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2023)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)63rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)60th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)53rd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2023)5th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Science46%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Have little to no resources for special education students. Any student that presents any behavioral challenges are pushed out of this school. Excuses given were always "no money" "no time" when it came to trying different interventions before placing student in special education class away from peers. 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 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
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7490 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 376-4100	515	38	13.7		238 (46.2%)	46 (8.9%)	147 (28.5%)	21 (4.1%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)	58.1	332^nd of 909 public elementary schools	63.5%		61.3	318^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.1%	14	47.0	61.0	54.0	32.0			59.0	52.0	38.0	32.0			46.0		$7,127	$797	$27	$1,622	$6,032	$271	$6,302
Sun Valley Academy-Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	Proposed Location Near 83rd Av	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - Glendale Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 692-4914	192	19	10.1		18 (9.4%)	18 (9.4%)	138 (71.9%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)								(n/a)
Highland Lakes School	Public	PK, KG-8	19000 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4300	1,091	66	16.4		677 (62.1%)	39 (3.6%)	216 (19.8%)	52 (4.8%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	92 (8.4%)	82.7	135^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.3	110^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.9%	25	69.0	72.0	54.0	63.0	59.0	62.0	65.0	63.0	58.0	55.0	43.0	44.0	51.0	52.0	$7,294	$615	$11	$1,240	$6,431	$238	$6,669
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7241 W Rose Garden Ln	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4800	932	50	18.8		533 (57.2%)	34 (3.6%)	173 (18.6%)	123 (13.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.5%)	86.2	107^th of 909 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.6	74^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.9%	33	53.0	71.0	68.0	66.0	80.0	82.0	56.0	67.0	75.0	59.0	65.0	68.0	63.0	71.0	$6,347	$413	$23	$849	$5,696	$214	$5,910
Apache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8633 W John Cabot Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4875	751	41	18.4		391 (52.1%)	38 (5.1%)	225 (30.0%)	33 (4.4%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.7%)	64.7	287^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.4%		53.9	376^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.8%	89	41.0	59.0	47.0	47.0	51.0	56.0	51.0	61.0	49.0	54.0	49.0	49.0	44.0	43.0	$7,666	$66	$320	$452	$6,658	$622	$7,280
Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6150 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5500	452	29	15.3		243 (53.8%)	10 (2.2%)	150 (33.2%)	12 (2.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	53.3	357^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.7%		55.4	362^nd of 912 public elementary schools	60.3%	5	41.0	54.0	48.0	44.0			45.0	41.0	31.0	49.0			46.0		$8,233	$875	$38	$1,788	$7,090	$230	$7,320
Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	846	48	17.6		551 (65.1%)	19 (2.2%)	201 (23.8%)	29 (3.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	61	312^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.7%		58.3	345^th of 912 public elementary schools	62.2%	33	52.0	55.0	48.0	53.0	66.0	52.0	56.0	34.0	44.0	41.0	43.0	60.0	50.0	42.0	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094
Paseo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7880 W Greenway Rd	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5075	689	36	19.4		313 (45.4%)	37 (5.4%)	266 (38.6%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.7%)	59.8	324^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.4%		72.1	227^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.1%	97	48.0	52.0	35.0	54.0	52.0	54.0	71.0	52.0	46.0	37.0	35.0	30.0	40.0	38.0	$7,680	$63	$202	$329	$6,233	$1,180	$7,414
Challenge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5801 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Challenge School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5411	364	24	15.1		193 (53.0%)	25 (6.9%)	95 (26.1%)	28 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	78.6	170^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.3%		75.2	204^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.6%	34	50.0	73.0	79.0	83.0			35.0	64.0	60.0	53.0			53.0			$00			$00
Foothills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15808 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4626	537	35	15.5		249 (46.4%)	23 (4.3%)	208 (38.7%)	8 (1.5%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	29.6	563^rd of 909 public elementary schools	38.1%		28.2	592^nd of 912 public elementary schools	35.1%	29	36.0	32.0	32.0	28.0	36.0	34.0	47.0	26.0				32.0		26.0	$8,264	$262	$533	$1,058	$6,856	$612	$7,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Arrowhead Elementary School

How many students attend Arrowhead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Arrowhead Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Arrowhead Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arrowhead Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Deer Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Arrowhead Elementary School?

Students at Arrowhead Elementary School are 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Arrowhead Elementary School in?

Deer Valley Unified District

Is Arrowhead Elementary School a good school?

Arrowhead Elementary School ranks 332^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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