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Skyline Ranch Elementary School

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Skyline Ranch Elementary School ranks 595 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Skyline Ranch Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in San Tan Valley, Arizona, with an enrollment of 587 students. The school is part of the Florence Unified School District, which is ranked 248 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Skyline Ranch Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 32-40% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 19-33% proficient in math across grades 3-8. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 30-40% of Arizona elementary schools for female, male, white, English learner, and special education students. Additionally, Skyline Ranch has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 3.2% to 6.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Several higher-performing charter schools, such as Eduprize School and American Leadership Academy, are located within 2-3 miles of Skyline Ranch and outperform the school across the board, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points higher in core subjects. This provides families in the area with alternative public school choices. The school's poor performance is likely exacerbated by the challenges facing its larger Florence Unified School District, which is a low-performing district with limited resources.

583

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,461

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1084 San Tan Hills Dr
San Tan Valley, AZ 85143-3489

(480) 888-7520

District: Florence Unified School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

White:

36.2%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2024 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2024)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Florence Unified School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 36% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg23%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

595^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

365^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Florence Unified School District

248^th of 289Florence Unified School 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	27.1	595 of 909	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	756 of 912	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	754 of 1245	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	771 of 1000	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	700 of 1226	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	635 of 1039	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	627 of 1109	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.4	532 of 1106	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.4	532 of 1079	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.4	445 of 955	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.0	442 of 1079	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.3	560 of 1158	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	537 of 1141	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.2	533 of 1075	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.4	631 of 1090	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.3	796 of 1062	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.6	294 of 607	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	673 of 895	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.8	364 of 620	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	516 of 589	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	804 of 1219	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	695 of 824	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	788 of 1219	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	631 of 862	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	616 of 1023	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.9	699 of 1170	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	586 of 716	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	748 of 1198	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	289 of 709	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	642 of 911	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	324 of 549	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	396 of 556	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	737 of 1116	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	455 of 820	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	518 of 626	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	687 of 1216	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	631 of 830	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	633 of 1220	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	523 of 850	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	632 of 1032	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.2	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	450 of 617	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	600 of 1027	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	684 of 820	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	855 of 1201	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	853 of 1024	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	781 of 800	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	777 of 1161	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	555 of 595	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	580 of 720	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	365 of 552	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	447 of 550	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	545 of 854	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	463 of 605	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	413 of 832	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	442 of 605	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	505 of 711	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.4	374 of 695	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	409 of 677	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	341 of 521	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	362 of 690	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	496 of 787	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	449 of 772	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.9	402 of 685	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	408 of 692	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.2	485 of 663	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	318 of 400	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	430 of 573	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	600 of 806	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	468 of 820	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	364 of 466	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	488 of 624	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.0	16 of 166	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.2	424 of 760	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	538 of 802	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	462 of 543	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	492 of 717	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	383 of 503	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.1	473 of 810	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	344 of 818	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	318 of 435	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	389 of 617	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	267 of 384	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	142 of 211	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	275 of 650	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	318 of 363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	407 of 789	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	582 of 675	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	410 of 780	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.7	316 of 337	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	387 of 436	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Migrant (2021)82nd percentile+39 vs school

African American (2023)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)50th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2021)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)40th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-28 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Foster Care (2021)90th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2023)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)31st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)26th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)20th percentile-16 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-7 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
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1084 San Tan Hills Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7520	583	39	14.9		211 (36.2%)	41 (7.0%)	273 (46.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.5%)	27.1	595^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.5%		16.7	756^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.1%	161	32.0	40.0	31.0	26.0	33.0	35.0	26.0	32.0	33.0	24.0	24.0	19.0	36.0	27.0	$8,461	$361	$529	$1,251	$6,691	$880	$7,571
American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	34696 N Village Ln	San Tan Valley	85142	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	637	42	15.1		322 (50.5%)	39 (6.1%)	208 (32.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.6%)	62.1	306^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.3%		66	274^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.0%	32	47.0	57.0	46.0	59.0			61.0	40.0	55.0	37.0			40.0		$6,456	$502	$1,797	$2,802	$3,841	$315	$4,156
San Tan Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 W San Tan Heights Blvd	San Tan Valley	85142	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7555	669	41	16.5		278 (41.6%)	71 (10.6%)	262 (39.2%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (4.0%)	19.4	713^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.6%		17.5	748^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.0%	35	26.0	41.0	18.0	20.0	27.0	34.0	32.0	39.0	19.0	18.0			20.0	24.0	$6,392	$333	$296	$962	$5,127	$637	$5,764
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	Public	K-8	35900 N Charbray Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7600	728	38	19.4		312 (42.9%)	38 (5.2%)	307 (42.2%)	14 (1.9%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.0%)	21.6	679^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.3%		24	640^th of 912 public elementary schools	29.8%	39	20.0	30.0	24.0	23.0	32.0	38.0	43.0	24.0	34.0	16.0	16.0	24.0	32.0	25.0	$6,667	$399	$273	$1,072	$5,463	$531	$5,994
Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	749	28	26.7		291 (38.9%)	80 (10.7%)	283 (37.8%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	63 (8.4%)	42.6	451^st of 909 public elementary schools	50.4%		39.7	480^th of 912 public elementary schools	47.4%	29	48.0	44.0	48.0	50.0	47.0	63.0	36.0	36.0	29.0	26.0	27.0	32.0	35.0	36.0
Schnepf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23161 E Grange Pkwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5935	1,044	50	20.7		636 (60.9%)	29 (2.8%)	290 (27.8%)	21 (2.0%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.5%)	72.4	230^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.7%		74.3	208^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.2%	22	51.0	62.0	47.0	53.0			69.0	55.0	56.0	56.0			43.0		$6,895	$2,776		$5,551	$2,667	$1,452	$4,119
Eduprize School	Public, Charter	K-8	4567 W Roberts Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1610	1,733	101	17.1		1,088 (62.8%)	34 (2.0%)	476 (27.5%)	13 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	110 (6.3%)	67.8	269^th of 909 public elementary schools	70.4%		63.3	301^st of 912 public elementary schools	67.0%	32	52.0	61.0	52.0	60.0	59.0	45.0	51.0	51.0	48.0	41.0	26.0	43.0	49.0	39.0	$7,179	$540	$79	$1,158	$4,689	$1,871	$6,561
Champion San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1846 E Bella Vista Rd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 765-2223	458	26	17.6		157 (34.3%)	56 (12.2%)	201 (43.9%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	41.2	459^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.5%		27.9	599^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.3%	140		54.0		32.0	42.0	33.0		52.0	21.0							$00			$00
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	Public, Charter	K-8	4815 W Hunt Hwy	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-6787	294	29	10.1		154 (52.4%)	23 (7.8%)	91 (31.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	41	463^rd of 909 public elementary schools	49.1%		38.7	488^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.5%	25	25.0	56.0	49.0		48.0		25.0	42.0	33.0				39.0			$00			$00
Combs Traditional Academy	Public	K-6	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5320	211	17	12.7		93 (44.1%)	10 (4.7%)	93 (44.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	49.2	393^rd of 909 public elementary schools	56.8%		61.2	319^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.0%	74	44.0	43.0	44.0				45.0		40.0				40.0		$6,463	$342	$66	$750	$5,791	$264	$6,056

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Skyline Ranch Elementary School ranks 595^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Skyline Ranch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Skyline Ranch Elementary School.

What district is Skyline Ranch Elementary School in?

Florence Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Skyline Ranch Elementary School?

Students at Skyline Ranch Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

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