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El Mirage Elementary School

Q: Is El Mirage Elementary School a good school?

El Mirage Elementary School ranks 369 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

El Mirage Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in the Dysart Unified District in El Mirage, Arizona, with 728 students enrolled.

While the school has seen some areas of success, such as relatively strong performance among Hispanic and Multi-racial students, it has consistently underperformed compared to district and state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 41% for the district and 36% for the state. In math, 53% of 3rd graders were proficient, compared to 46% for the district and 42% for the state. The school has also struggled with higher dropout rates than the state average, ranging from 2.6% to 6.1% over the past few years.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Dysart Unified District, El Mirage Elementary generally performs worse on standardized tests and has higher dropout rates. However, some schools, like Marley Park Elementary and Legacy Traditional School - Surprise, have significantly outperformed El Mirage Elementary, suggesting that there may be successful strategies or approaches that could be replicated at El Mirage. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.88% to 79.84% over the past few years, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges and may require additional resources and support.

722

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,196

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 5th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Arizona median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

Arizona avg41%

369^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

132^nd of 289Dysart 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
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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-17 vs school

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

Male (2025)35th percentile-24 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 (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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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 (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
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		114 (15.8%)	65 (9.0%)	495 (68.6%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	52.6	369^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.4%		42.4	461^st of 912 public elementary schools	49.5%	92	37.0	45.0					53.0	50.0							$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		117 (14.6%)	65 (8.1%)	559 (69.8%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	18.2	726^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.7	743^rd of 912 public elementary schools	18.5%	17	15.0	31.0	20.0	42.0	38.0	40.0	25.0	31.0	15.0		16.0	18.0	25.0	25.0	$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		92 (12.1%)	112 (14.8%)	507 (66.8%)	9 (1.2%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	13.7	816^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.2%		13.4	813^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.9%	3	19.0	37.0	14.0	22.0	29.0	38.0	22.0	29.0	15.0			17.0	21.0	25.0	$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		130 (16.6%)	79 (10.1%)	511 (65.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	41 (5.2%)	27.6	587^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.4%		26.1	623^rd of 912 public elementary schools	31.7%	36	27.0	50.0	30.0	31.0	38.0	38.0	26.0	26.0	43.0	20.0	25.0	37.0	28.0	31.0	$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		24 (14.3%)	20 (11.9%)	115 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$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		80 (13.3%)	49 (8.1%)	437 (72.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	21.6	681^st of 909 public elementary schools	25.1%		22.6	659^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.7%	22			24.0	29.0	32.0	24.0			41.0	14.0	18.0	25.0	22.0	14.0	$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		289 (36.3%)	79 (9.9%)	328 (41.2%)	7 (0.9%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.5%)	37.5	485^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.9	455^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.1%	30	35.0	43.0	30.0	57.0	56.0	36.0	27.0	31.0	25.0	38.0	34.0	16.0	41.0	19.0	$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%)	66.8	277^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.5%		73.8	211^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.9%	66	51.0	61.0	58.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	64.0	51.0	49.0	35.0	29.0	28.0	40.0	41.0		$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		269 (51.6%)	27 (5.2%)	167 (32.1%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	70.4	249^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.6%		74.9	207^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.3%	42	49.0	52.0	55.0				66.0	49.0	54.0				51.0			$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		184 (38.3%)	48 (10.0%)	187 (39.0%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	44 (9.2%)	22.5	665^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.8%		32.4	554^th of 912 public elementary schools	39.3%	111			31.0	26.0	43.0	42.0			31.0	18.0	16.0	21.0	29.0	38.0	$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 369^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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