Elementary Schools in Apache Junction Unified District

Summary:

The Apache Junction Unified District in Arizona is home to three elementary schools: Desert Vista Elementary School, Four Peaks Elementary School, and Peralta Trail Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade in the Apache Junction area.

Among the three schools, Peralta Trail Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, with a statewide ranking of 424 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Peralta Trail consistently outperforms the other schools and the district average on key metrics, including test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics, science proficiency, and spending per student. Additionally, Peralta Trail has the highest student-teacher ratio at 19.8, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance.

In contrast, Desert Vista Elementary School and Four Peaks Elementary School generally perform below the district and state averages on these measures. The overall low performance of the district compared to the state average suggests that the Apache Junction Unified District may need to evaluate its educational strategies and resource allocation to better support student achievement across all its schools.

District Detail

801 W Southern Ave
Apache Junction, AZ 85120-7416

(480) 982-1110

SchoolDigger Rank:
236^th of 289 Arizona districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,440

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Four Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1755 N Idaho Rd	Apache Junction	85119	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 982-1110	400	29	13.7		166 (41.5%)	2 (0.5%)	195 (48.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.8%)	16.6	755^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.1	664^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.2%	91	21.0	30.0		36.0	22.0	18.0		$5,458	$1,033	$11	$2,076	$4,328	$87	$4,414
Desert Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 E Broadway Ave	Apache Junction	85119	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7510	435	27	16.2		211 (48.5%)	14 (3.2%)	184 (42.3%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	16.7	753^rd of 909 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.1	685^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.9%	68	22.0	24.0	28.0	32.0	30.0	19.0	21.0	$5,318	$711	$04	$1,425	$4,500	$104	$4,603
Peralta Trail Elementary School	Public	K-6	10965 E Peralta Rd	Apache Junction	85118	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7510	282	16	18.0		176 (62.4%)	10 (3.5%)	73 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	45.8	424^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.4%		39.4	484^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.9%	60	38.0	49.0	35.0	53.0	40.0	42.0	34.0	$4,980	$883	$21	$1,787	$3,992	$84	$4,076

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Valley Institute of Technology	0.37 mi	52
Imagine Superstition Middle Inc.	0.78 mi	1	244^th
Imagine Prep Superstition Inc.	0.8 mi	1	147^th
Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.	0.9 mi	2	224^th
American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Apache	1.54 mi	1

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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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