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Four Peaks Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Four Peaks Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Apache Junction, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 437 students. The school is part of the Apache Junction Unified District, which is ranked 236 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Four Peaks Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36% statewide and 27% in the district. Similarly, in 5th grade math, only 18% were proficient or better, compared to 37% statewide and 25% in the district. The school's rankings for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and white students, are consistently in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, suggesting significant achievement gaps between these groups.

Four Peaks Elementary has been consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. This places the school among the lowest-performing in the state. When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Zaharis Elementary in the Mesa Unified District, Four Peaks Elementary consistently underperforms across all grade levels and subjects. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

400

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,458

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1755 N Idaho Rd
Apache Junction, AZ 85119-1716

(480) 982-1110

District: Apache Junction Unified District

Students who attend Four Peaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cactus Canyon Junior High
High:	Apache Junction High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

41.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Arizona avg40%

755^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Apache Junction Unified District

236^th of 289Apache Junction 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	16.6	755 of 909	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	664 of 912	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	921 of 1245	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	893 of 1000	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	990 of 1226	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	762 of 1039	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	752 of 1109	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	613 of 1106	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.5	508 of 1079	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.9	621 of 955	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.0	699 of 1079	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	742 of 1158	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	731 of 1141	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	656 of 1075	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	578 of 1090	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.6	869 of 1062	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	595 of 895	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	253 of 270	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	350 of 620	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	23 of 155	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	971 of 1219	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	893 of 1219	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	674 of 862	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	644 of 1023	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	816 of 1170	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	998 of 1198	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	542 of 709	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	648 of 911	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	391 of 556	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	988 of 1116	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	575 of 618	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	572 of 820	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	902 of 1216	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1064 of 1220	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	730 of 850	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	805 of 1032	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	513 of 617	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	834 of 1027	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.5	379 of 654	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	779 of 820	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	915 of 1201	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	373 of 417	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	1005 of 1024	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1053 of 1161	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	584 of 595	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	647 of 720	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+25 vs school

Native American (2021)42nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2021)34th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile~ school

Male (2023)26th percentile~ school

Female (2023)20th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)17th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2022)6th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-21 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Four Peaks Elementary 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th 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
Avalon Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1045 S San Marcos Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 671-4585	313	21	14.9		157 (50.2%)	6 (1.9%)	126 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.1%)	24.7	631^st of 909 public elementary schools	30.6%		23	649^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.8%	18	29.0	35.0		31.0							$00			$00
Sousa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	616 N Mountain Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8900	344	25	13.8		165 (48.0%)	15 (4.4%)	144 (41.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	21.2	689^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.2%		19	723^rd of 912 public elementary schools	20.7%	34		30.0	32.0		37.0	26.0	21.0		25.0	$9,966	$957	$126	$2,040	$8,696	$188	$8,883
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
Brinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11455 E Sunland Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4075	495	27	18.1		218 (44.0%)	37 (7.5%)	197 (39.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.9%)	36.1	500^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.0%		38	495^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.7%	5	19.0	39.0	29.0	55.0	28.0	33.0	42.0	42.0	34.0	$8,728	$911	$56	$1,877	$7,565	$196	$7,762
Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	733	45	16.4		328 (44.7%)	26 (3.5%)	302 (41.2%)	14 (1.9%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	45.1	436^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.3	399^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.3%	37	42.0	45.0	45.0	36.0	51.0	38.0	39.0	28.0	40.0	$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351
Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9800 E Quarterline Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9100	491	33	14.8		136 (27.7%)	15 (3.1%)	316 (64.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	31.7	546^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.9%		33.4	540^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.8%	6	24.0	40.0	28.0	45.0	47.0	43.0	34.0	19.0	22.0	$10,372	$728	$200	$1,657	$9,141	$303	$9,444
Cambridge Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	9412 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Cambridge Academy East Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2828	242	10	24.2		157 (64.9%)	8 (3.3%)	69 (28.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								(n/a)		41.0								$5,899	$485	$300	$1,270	$3,894	$1,220	$5,114
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	638 S 96th St	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9000	725	38	19.0		187 (25.8%)	30 (4.1%)	467 (64.4%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	11.9	844^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.2	834^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.6%	10	22.0	30.0	15.0	17.0	35.0	14.0		10.0	15.0	$7,722	$715	$387	$1,817	$6,440	$179	$6,620
Zaharis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9410 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7200	721	40	18.1		546 (75.7%)	10 (1.4%)	121 (16.8%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	79	165^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.8%		72.6	222^nd of 912 public elementary schools	75.7%	57	59.0	62.0	63.0	58.0	49.0	64.0	69.0	48.0	56.0	$7,143	$148	$04	$301	$6,763	$227	$6,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Four Peaks Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Four Peaks Elementary School?

Students at Four Peaks Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 42% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Four Peaks Elementary School a good school?

Four Peaks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Four Peaks Elementary School in?

Apache Junction Unified District

What schools do graduates of Four Peaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Four Peaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cactus Canyon Junior High
High : Apache Junction High School

How many students attend Four Peaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Four Peaks Elementary School.

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