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El Mirage Elementary School

Q: Is El Mirage Elementary School a good school?

El Mirage Elementary School ranks 386 th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

El Mirage Elementary School is a PK–8 school in El Mirage, Arizona, with 722 students in the Dysart Unified District. Its most striking academic feature is the sharp difference between 3rd and 4th grade: ELA proficiency rises from 26% to 62%, and math from 29% to 64%. In 3rd grade, results are below state, district, and nearby-school averages; in 4th grade, both subjects rank second among nearby schools with reported results. The biggest takeaway is that schoolwide scores hide a major grade-level divide.

Across all grades, math is the school’s clearest strength: 47% proficiency is 14 percentage points above the state and 7 above the district, and ranks third among 10 nearby schools reporting results. The nearby math average is 34%. ELA is more mixed: 44% is 3 points above the state but 2 below the district; it ranks fourth among 11 nearby schools, whose average is 38%. These results put the school above nearby averages in both subjects, but its advantage is much stronger in math.

El Mirage Elementary School has made a large long-term gain in its SchoolDigger statewide percentile, rising from 8 in 2018–19 to 57 in 2025–26, though it slipped from 59 the prior year. SchoolDigger ranks it 386th of 900 schools and gives it 3 stars. Its 16.9 student–teacher ratio is below the 17.9 average among nearby Dysart schools, and its 2022–23 free/reduced-lunch rate was 80%, a context figure rather than an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well it serves male students was 34th percentile in 2025–26, below the school’s overall 57th percentile; the male ranking was also lower than overall in the two prior reported years. Its ranking for how well it serves female students rose from the 28th percentile in 2023–24 to the 46th in 2025–26. Only one year of ELA and math proficiency results is available, so the school’s test-score trend over time cannot be assessed.

722

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,196

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

95.8%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.2% (any vaccine)

13500 N El Mirage Rd
El Mirage, AZ 85335-2469

(623) 876-7200

District: Dysart Unified District

Students who attend El Mirage Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Dysart Middle School
High:	Dysart High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

White:

15.8%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Arizona median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Arizona avg37%

386^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Dysart Unified District

128^th of 267Dysart 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
2026	50.3	386 of 900	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	369 of 909	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	461 of 912	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	535 of 1245	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	530 of 1000	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	796 of 1226	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.3	954 of 1039	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	977 of 1109	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	985 of 1106	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	880 of 1079	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	903 of 955	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	763 of 1079	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	959 of 1158	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	862 of 1141	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.0	712 of 1075	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.1	634 of 1090	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.5	758 of 1062	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	203 of 607	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	505 of 895	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	512 of 620	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.6	170 of 975	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	315 of 579	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	339 of 589	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	434 of 602	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	485 of 1219	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	538 of 824	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	799 of 1219	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	749 of 862	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	975 of 1023	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.8	116 of 306	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	217 of 500	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	208 of 496	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	280 of 486	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	467 of 1170	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	393 of 716	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	734 of 1198	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	655 of 709	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	780 of 911	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	232 of 529	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	221 of 549	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	220 of 556	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	289 of 1116	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	335 of 618	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	742 of 820	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	388 of 591	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	404 of 626	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	477 of 628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	583 of 1216	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	504 of 830	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	789 of 1220	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	716 of 850	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	733 of 1032	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.6	149 of 617	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	28.0	807 of 1027	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	507 of 820	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	370 of 1201	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.6	349 of 417	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	703 of 1024	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	642 of 800	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	619 of 1161	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2019	13.3	542 of 605	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	534 of 711	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	445 of 695	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.7	535 of 677	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	511 of 521	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	494 of 690	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	571 of 787	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	607 of 772	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	508 of 685	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	576 of 692	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	572 of 663	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)83rd percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2023)67th percentile+10 vs school

Foster Care (2021)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)38th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-23 vs school

White (2023)31st percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Migrant (2021)20th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2021)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%+14 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, September 13, 2015

I am a student teacher at El Mirage Elementary. I truly love this school and all of the staff. There are some challenges but the overall school is great! There is a great team of staff members that really care about the kiddos. I have requested to be placed here for the last year and wish I would able to stay to be employed here if I didn't have to move. Once again I love this school and if you want your student to have a great team of educators that love and care about the students as well as teach wonderfully, this school would be great for your child! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 2, 2015

My daughter is in 8th grade now at El Mirage School and I have NOTHING GOOD to say what so ever. Parents have told that some students SELL DRUGS during lunch time and nothing was done about it. I was shocked!!!

I've noticed teachers don't really care about what students have learned through out the school year. When a student needs help, there is not enough class time for 1 on 1 help because how big the class size is. I know some kids that had poor grades in the last quarter but at the end of the school year the grades all of a sudden change form a "D" to a "B". These students are being passed along to the next grade level and not fully understanding what they should have learned the year before. I don't understand why a teacher can leave a student struggling the years to come.
I'm happy that I moved my daughter to a different school. This school is just the worst! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
El Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13500 N El Mirage Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7200	722	43	16.9	58.3%	114 (15.8%)	65 (9.0%)	495 (68.6%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	50.3	386^th of 900 public elementary schools	57.1%		52.6	369^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.4%	17	26.0	62.0					44.0	29.0	64.0					47.0	95.8%	4.2%	$11,196	$855	$947	$2,657	$8,198	$1,196	$9,394
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	12701 N Main St	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8950	801	45	18.0	60.2%	117 (14.6%)	65 (8.1%)	559 (69.8%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	18.2	734^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.4%		18.2	726^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.1%	8	26.0	24.0	30.0	24.0	31.0	31.0	28.0	35.0	22.0	29.0			15.0	20.0	97.4%	2.6%	$8,788	$803	$956	$2,563	$5,934	$1,094	$7,028
Thompson Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11800 W Thompson Ranch Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8400	759	39	19.7	66.9%	92 (12.1%)	112 (14.8%)	507 (66.8%)	9 (1.2%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	18.6	726^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.3%		13.7	816^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.2%	90	15.0	45.0	28.0	19.0	26.0	36.0	28.0	18.0	44.0	22.0	13.0		23.0	21.0	89.9%	13.4%	$9,364	$741	$983	$2,465	$6,361	$1,278	$7,640
Surprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12907 W Greenway Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7400	782	45	17.5	53.6%	130 (16.6%)	79 (10.1%)	511 (65.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	41 (5.2%)	23.9	638^th of 900 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.6	587^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.4%	51	32.0	30.0	27.0	30.0	46.0	34.0	33.0	36.0	22.0	29.0	36.0	22.0	38.0	30.0	87.9%	10.3%	$11,021	$818	$1,008	$2,645	$8,133	$1,061	$9,194
Discover U	Public, Charter	K-6	13226 N 113th Ave	Youngtown	85363	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4827	168	13	12.9	59.5%	24 (14.3%)	20 (11.9%)	115 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)								(n/a)							16.0										$14,998	$2,536	$2,571	$7,644	$6,184	$3,706	$9,890
Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	602	37	16.2	51.7%	80 (13.3%)	49 (8.1%)	437 (72.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	28.8	573^rd of 900 public elementary schools	36.3%		21.6	681^st of 909 public elementary schools	25.1%	108			27.0	28.0	39.0	32.0	31.0			48.0	24.0	21.0	25.0	29.0			$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966
West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 W Greenway Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7750	797	45	17.9	46.3%	289 (36.3%)	79 (9.9%)	328 (41.2%)	7 (0.9%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.5%)	29.1	569^th of 900 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.5	485^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.6%	84	33.0	51.0	32.0	41.0	44.0	46.0	41.0	29.0	27.0	24.0	24.0	33.0	23.0	27.0	90.4%	9.6%	$9,675	$555	$954	$2,063	$7,290	$877	$8,167
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	14506 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9820	1,797	39	46.0	—	817 (45.5%)	118 (6.6%)	649 (36.1%)	54 (3.0%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (8.2%)	72	223^rd of 900 public elementary schools	75.2%		66.8	277^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.5%	54	57.0	68.0	46.0	59.0	63.0	47.0	57.0	54.0	60.0	46.0	48.0	33.0	24.0	45.0	88.7%	13.1%		$00			$00
Imagine Rosefield	Public, Charter	K-5	12050 N Bullard Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Rosefield Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-4300	521	28	18.6	27.4%	269 (51.6%)	27 (5.2%)	167 (32.1%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	68.6	254^th of 900 public elementary schools	71.8%		70.4	249^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.6%	5	56.0	57.0	41.0				52.0	64.0	53.0	52.0				56.0				$00			$00
Ashton Ranch Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14898 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8300	480	29	16.5	35.8%	184 (38.3%)	48 (10.0%)	187 (39.0%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	44 (9.2%)	19.3	715^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.6%		22.5	665^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.8%	50			30.0	28.0	30.0	44.0	33.0			33.0	13.0	12.0	29.0	22.0			$10,889	$457	$982	$1,897	$8,204	$1,245	$9,449

Frequently Asked Questions about El Mirage Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of El Mirage Elementary School?

Students at El Mirage Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is El Mirage Elementary School in?

Dysart Unified District

How many students attend El Mirage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended El Mirage Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of El Mirage Elementary School attend?

Students who attend El Mirage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Dysart Middle School
High : Dysart High School

Is El Mirage Elementary School a good school?

El Mirage Elementary School ranks 386^th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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