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Gavilan Peak School

Q: Is Gavilan Peak School a good school?

Gavilan Peak School ranks 127 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Gavilan Peak School is an exemplary elementary school located in Anthem, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 533 students. As part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 84 out of 289 districts in the state, Gavilan Peak consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Arizona, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 years.

Gavilan Peak School's academic performance is truly exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages in standardized tests across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Gavilan Peak has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1% over the past 5 years, which are lower than the district and state averages. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 100 Arizona elementary schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as in the top 10-36 for low socioeconomic and military-connected students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Deer Valley Unified District, such as Norterra Canyon School, Union Park School, and Sonoran Foothills School, Gavilan Peak School consistently outperforms them in terms of statewide rankings and academic achievement. This high-performing school serves a diverse student population, with a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients compared to the district and state averages, suggesting its ability to achieve exceptional results across a range of socioeconomic backgrounds.

473

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,929

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 W Memorial Dr
Anthem, AZ 85086-4955

(623) 445-7400

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Students who attend Gavilan Peak School usually attend:

High:

Boulder Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (61% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

127^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

63^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	127 of 909	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	76 of 912	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	47 of 1245	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	67 of 1000	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	59 of 1226	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	143 of 1039	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	114 of 1109	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	88.1	118 of 1106	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	87.0	130 of 1079	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	115 of 955	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	91.1	54 of 1079	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	64 of 1158	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	101 of 1141	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	88 of 1075	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	127 of 1090	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	89.6	47 of 1062	95.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.5	73 of 607	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	57 of 289	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	109 of 895	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.0	130 of 316	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	212 of 270	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.9	285 of 620	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	74 of 589	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	44 of 602	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	62 of 1219	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	76 of 824	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	48 of 1219	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	156 of 862	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	122 of 1023	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.7	168 of 1170	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	60 of 716	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	173 of 1198	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	94 of 1116	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	36 of 618	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	103 of 626	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	61 of 628	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	39 of 1216	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	73 of 830	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	83 of 1220	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	125 of 850	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	150 of 1032	85.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.0	8 of 145	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.3	99 of 617	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	52 of 444	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	154 of 1027	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.6	446 of 820	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	403 of 1201	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	166 of 465	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	74 of 486	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	20 of 1024	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	87 of 800	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	41 of 1161	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	63.9	195 of 595	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	181 of 720	74.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	63 of 552	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	54 of 550	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	34 of 854	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	65 of 605	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	158 of 832	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	108 of 605	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	85 of 711	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	62 of 695	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	63 of 677	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	71.4	130 of 521	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.4	82 of 690	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	84.4	73 of 787	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	78 of 772	89.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	35 of 685	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	29 of 692	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	84.9	80 of 663	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.2	50 of 247	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	286 of 404	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.2	11 of 145	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	44 of 395	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	36 of 386	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	32 of 806	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	52 of 494	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	180 of 820	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	118 of 466	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	99 of 624	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.2	63 of 760	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	52 of 392	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	140 of 802	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	50 of 543	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.7	22 of 717	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	41 of 369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	121 of 503	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	90 of 379	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	63 of 370	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	39 of 810	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	70 of 476	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	138 of 818	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	86 of 435	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	85 of 617	86.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.3	26 of 384	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	20 of 211	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	66 of 650	89.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	125 of 363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	144 of 789	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	72 of 277	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	47 of 288	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	46 of 675	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	84 of 446	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	194 of 780	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	139 of 337	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	113 of 436	74.1%	★★★★☆

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

Military Connected (2023)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)88th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)86th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2023)59th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile-51 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)93rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)80th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)66th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+32 vs state

English Language Arts63%+23 vs state

Mathematics58%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 19, 2021

Looking forward to another great year! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 14, 2019

My child attends the preschool (developmental) at this school so the review is for preschool and it's pretty much a joke. If you expect your child to actually prepare for kindergarten or learn anything, don't get your hopes up. They don't even teach them how to write their name or work on letters! The teacher has not been teaching long and you can definitely tell. She doesn't have her stuff together and just seems so unprepared and overwhelmed everytime single time I've seen her. My child tells me how other kids get hurt pretty much every day and "they don't get in trouble". "So and so punched so and so and he didn't have to say sorry " . I great that an the time. the students aren't even protected from the kids who are physically aggressive and have behavior issues . It's scary! I don't really even feel safe with my kid here anymore. I was on campus one day, and walked by the playground, all the kids were up on the jungle gym running around (high up) all the while the teacher is talking to the 2 assistants across the playground completely unaware of the kids . Not paying a bit of attention. I was floored! There was an incident in which my child came home with a huge red/scrape mark and the teacher never even took my child to the nurse to be looked at. Nor did they even let me know he was hurt at school. The teacher does the bare minimum, that's for sure. They claim to provide "healthy" snacks when in reality it's just cheap junk food. The only reason I keep my kid here is because he's receiving services and it's the school in my neighborhood that provides "services". If you have the choice, don't send your child here! And definitely don't pay for this preschool if you don't have to! Your welcome Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Excellent environment. Daughter loves her teacher and staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 30, 2014

Overcrowded, 32 children in each grade 5 class. Bullying, bad language, terrible behavior problems and no discipline. Children were actually twerking on desks during class. No policies in place to deal with such issues. No respect for other students or teachers. My child's teacher told me, "I can't help anymore". Close Quote

Schools Near Gavilan Peak 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Norterra Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 W Maya Way	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8200	601	37	16.4		366 (60.9%)	34 (5.7%)	120 (20.0%)	40 (6.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.3%)	71.8	237^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.9%		84.6	128^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.0%	109	65.0	63.0	45.0	69.0	60.0	51.0	59.0	58.0	57.0	42.0	34.0	30.0	37.0	41.0	$7,996	$484	$16	$985	$7,218	$277	$7,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Gavilan Peak School

How many students attend Gavilan Peak School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Gavilan Peak School.

What is the racial makeup of Gavilan Peak School?

Students at Gavilan Peak School are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Gavilan Peak School in?

Deer Valley Unified District

What schools do graduates of Gavilan Peak School attend?

Students who attend Gavilan Peak School usually go on to attend:

High : Boulder Creek High School

Is Gavilan Peak School a good school?

Gavilan Peak School ranks 127^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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