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Best Public Schools in Waddell, AZ

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3,187

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Top rankedMountain View309^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Waddell, Arizona is home to two schools - Canyon View High School and Mountain View Elementary School. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and K-6, respectively, and are part of the Agua Fria Union High School District and the Dysart Unified District.

Mountain View Elementary School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top 33% of Arizona elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in several key test score metrics, including science, English language arts, and math proficiency rates across multiple grade levels. Additionally, Mountain View Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 19.8, compared to Canyon View High School's ratio of 22.1.

While Canyon View High School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 152nd out of 469 high schools in 2022-2023 to 142nd out of 270 in 2023-2024. The school's 78.4% four-year graduation rate is respectable, though the 5.2% dropout rate is slightly higher than desired. Canyon View High School's test scores are generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in English language arts and math, but lag behind in science proficiency.

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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 English Language Arts 11th 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	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	2,141	93	23.0		725 (33.9%)	211 (9.9%)	1,000 (46.7%)	41 (1.9%)	15 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	143 (6.7%)	38.6	149^th of 271 public high schools	45.0%		41.8	142^nd of 270 public high schools	47.4%	7							45.0							29.0			16.0	$5,374	$75	$177	$327	$4,262	$860	$5,122
West-MEC Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Mountain View	Public	PK, KG-8	18302 W Burton Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7450	1,045	48	22.0		490 (46.9%)	36 (3.4%)	418 (40.0%)	18 (1.7%)	7 (0.7%)	8 (0.8%)	68 (6.5%)	61.6	309^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.0%		71.2	238^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.9%	71	44.0	64.0	44.0	52.0	53.0	54.0		53.0	59.0	37.0	46.0	28.0	41.0		40.0	51.0		$7,586	$149	$859	$1,156	$5,904	$674	$6,578
EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills	Public	9-12	17608 W Olive Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 288-6250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Waddell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Surprise	1.72 mi	36	25^th
Goodyear	4.89 mi	29	30^th
Litchfield Park	5.44 mi	12	35^th
Glendale	5.71 mi	105	56^th
El Mirage	5.75 mi	7	79^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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