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Lone Mountain Elementary School

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Lone Mountain Elementary School ranks 105 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Lone Mountain Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cave Creek, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Cave Creek Unified District, which is ranked 77 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Lone Mountain Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 105 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency at 85% and 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency at 81%, compared to the district's 58% and 61%, and the state's 41% and 42%, respectively.

Lone Mountain Elementary School's relatively low spending per student, ranging from $2,966 to $9,518 over the past few years, is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District, which range from $6,885 to $9,058 per student. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.1 to 18.9 students per teacher, comparable to the nearby schools in the Cave Creek Unified District, which have student-teacher ratios ranging from 14.4 to 16.0. These factors, combined with the school's consistent high performance, suggest Lone Mountain Elementary School is able to effectively allocate its resources to support student learning.

376

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,966

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5250 E. Montgomery Rd.
Cave Creek, AZ 85331

(480) 437-3000

District: Cave Creek Unified District

Students who attend Lone Mountain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sonoran Trails Middle School
High:	Cactus Shadows High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (66% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% 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 school66%

District avg61%

Arizona avg38%

105^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Cave Creek Unified District

77^th of 289Cave Creek 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	86.3	105 of 909	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	129 of 912	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	163 of 1245	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	84 of 1000	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	138 of 1226	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	70 of 1039	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	36 of 1109	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	117 of 1106	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	93.0	57 of 1079	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.3	108 of 955	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	92.3	37 of 1079	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	97 of 1158	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	91 of 1141	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	89 of 1075	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	130 of 1090	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	87.6	75 of 1062	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	340 of 620	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	487 of 975	50.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	69 of 589	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	114 of 602	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	209 of 1219	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	90 of 824	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	188 of 1219	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	73 of 862	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	32 of 1023	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	496 of 1170	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	135 of 716	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	269 of 1198	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	114 of 626	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	136 of 628	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	133 of 1216	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	104 of 830	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	135 of 1220	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	70 of 850	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	40 of 1032	96.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	90.5	4 of 239	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.7	454 of 617	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.1	104 of 1027	89.9%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	58.7	46 of 171	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.3	178 of 820	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	74 of 145	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.6	51 of 1201	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	21 of 417	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	115 of 465	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	139 of 486	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	165 of 1024	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	148 of 800	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	183 of 1161	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	76 of 595	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	34 of 720	95.3%	★★★★★

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)

Military Connected (2021)98th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)78th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)58th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)50th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2021)45th percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)26th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+29 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 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
Lone Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5250 E. Montgomery Rd.	Cave Creek	85331	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 437-3000	376	25	14.9		304 (80.9%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	86.3	105^th of 909 public elementary schools	88.4%		84.4	129^th of 912 public elementary schools	85.9%	24	70.0	67.0	54.0	85.0			81.0	62.0	63.0	66.0			48.0		$2,966	$130	$36	$296	$2,132	$668	$2,801
Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4322 E Desert Willow Parkway	Cave Creek	85331	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2800	338	23	14.7		237 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	75.2	204^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.6%		83	144^th of 912 public elementary schools	84.2%	60	66.0	61.0	60.0	60.0			39.0	46.0	70.0	58.0			54.0		$2,222	$129	$50	$308	$1,544	$499	$2,043
Black Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33606 N 60th St	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2100	496	32	15.5		382 (77.0%)	7 (1.4%)	66 (13.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	85.3	114^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.7	151^st of 912 public elementary schools	83.4%	37	67.0	81.0	65.0	51.0			69.0	75.0	75.0	48.0			52.0		$2,686	$103	$48	$254	$2,064	$470	$2,535
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5405 E. Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85054	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 272-8500	424	24	17.7		339 (80.0%)	8 (1.9%)	38 (9.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	86.7	101^st of 909 public elementary schools	88.9%		86.7	104^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.6%	3	57.0	79.0	73.0	46.0			68.0	78.0	78.0	52.0			70.0		$2,778	$105	$60	$271	$1,959	$653	$2,612
Desert Sun Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	27880 N. 64th Street	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2900	191	14	13.2		139 (72.8%)	3 (1.6%)	39 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	46.2	418^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.0%		63.8	298^th of 912 public elementary schools	67.3%	120		55.0	37.0						39.0				35.0		$2,495	$80	$57	$216	$1,867	$491	$2,358
Candeo North Scottsdale	Public, Charter	K-8	7191 E Ashler Hills Dr	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Candeo Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 923-9963	70	16	4.3		55 (78.6%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.7%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Wildfire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3997 E Lockwood Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4300	394	29	13.8		304 (77.2%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.5%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	92.4	54^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.3	68^th of 912 public elementary schools	92.5%	14	86.0	88.0	65.0	76.0			80.0	78.0	68.0	56.0			56.0		$8,321	$181	$170	$533	$7,526	$444	$7,970
Desert Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	4315 E Cashman Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4100	590	41	14.2		425 (72.0%)	8 (1.4%)	71 (12.0%)	38 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.5%)	97.1	9^th of 909 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.5	9^th of 912 public elementary schools	99.0%		72.0	76.0	80.0	93.0			81.0	80.0	94.0	96.0			66.0		$8,573	$387	$135	$908	$7,715	$337	$8,052
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	474	32	15.0		355 (74.9%)	9 (1.9%)	54 (11.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (8.6%)	88.2	83^rd of 909 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.8	80^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.2%	3	76.0	85.0	49.0	69.0	65.0	70.0	80.0	89.0	75.0	66.0	50.0	71.0	44.0	71.0	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551
Sky Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 E. Sky Crossing Way	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-5900	628	42	14.7		461 (73.4%)	7 (1.1%)	58 (9.2%)	50 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.0%)	95.3	30^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.7	33^rd of 912 public elementary schools	96.4%	3	67.0	74.0	82.0	83.0			74.0	79.0	78.0	68.0			70.0		$9,058	$234	$220	$688	$7,519	$1,085	$8,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Lone Mountain Elementary School

Is Lone Mountain Elementary School a good school?

Lone Mountain Elementary School ranks 105^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lone Mountain Elementary School?

Students at Lone Mountain Elementary School are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lone Mountain Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lone Mountain Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sonoran Trails Middle School
High : Cactus Shadows High School

How many students attend Lone Mountain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Lone Mountain Elementary School.

What district is Lone Mountain Elementary School in?

Cave Creek Unified District

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