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Magma Ranch K8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Magma Ranch K8 School is a public elementary school located in Florence, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 535 students. The school is part of the Florence Unified School District, which is ranked 248 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Magma Ranch K8 School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 706 and 1035 out of over 1,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 22% for the district and 34% for the state. The school also has consistently higher dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 3.2% to 6.1% in recent years.

While the nearby schools within the Florence Unified School District, such as Skyline Ranch Elementary School and Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy, generally perform better than Magma Ranch K8 School on academic measures, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that factors beyond just academic performance may be contributing to the school's challenges.

507

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,909

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10980 E. Desert Mountain Boule
Florence, AZ 85132

(520) 868-7300

District: Florence Unified School District

Students who attend Magma Ranch K8 School usually attend:

High:

Florence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

White:

34.5%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

860^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

487^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	10.9	860 of 909	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	835 of 912	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1035 of 1245	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	803 of 1000	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	992 of 1226	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	988 of 1039	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	852 of 1109	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	954 of 1106	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	781 of 1079	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	706 of 955	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	677 of 1079	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	710 of 1158	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	801 of 1141	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	806 of 1075	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	853 of 1090	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.0	901 of 1062	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	328 of 607	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	771 of 895	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.9	362 of 620	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	1005 of 1219	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	674 of 824	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	940 of 1219	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	776 of 862	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	828 of 1023	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1054 of 1170	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	683 of 716	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1037 of 1198	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	863 of 911	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	956 of 1116	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	749 of 820	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.2	1084 of 1216	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	790 of 830	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1019 of 1220	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	875 of 1032	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.5	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	625 of 1027	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	572 of 654	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.1	744 of 820	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	685 of 1201	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	5.8	1016 of 1024	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	788 of 800	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1042 of 1161	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	594 of 595	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	637 of 720	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	487 of 552	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	712 of 854	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	670 of 832	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	463 of 605	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	526 of 711	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	517 of 695	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	443 of 677	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.6	413 of 521	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.0	436 of 690	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	465 of 787	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	408 of 772	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	438 of 685	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	524 of 692	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	498 of 663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	427 of 573	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	622 of 806	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	624 of 820	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	331 of 466	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	491 of 624	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	598 of 760	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	710 of 802	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	463 of 543	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	674 of 717	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	395 of 503	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	751 of 810	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	669 of 818	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	492 of 617	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.3	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	456 of 650	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	126 of 390	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.2	341 of 789	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	669 of 675	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	642 of 780	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	399 of 436	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2023)46th percentile+29 vs school

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

Asian (2021)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)39th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2023)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)14th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2021)13th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2023)11th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)10th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)68th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2021)57th percentile+37 vs school

Migrant (2021)52nd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)30th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)7th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Science18%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

I would not recommend this school if you have a child with special needs or a disability of any kind. Poor communication among Administration and Teachers, bullying is not dealt with appropriately, incidents that involve bullying are not reported to the parents and parents seem to be left out. Parents need to help their children get through situations and especially when a violent incident happened. Administration with not communicate even simple details about the incident. Privacy is important, I understand but when it comes to bullying the Florence District has a strict policy and Magma Ranch does not seem to follow it. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 12, 2017

The administration needs to be cleaned out and replaced by staff that actually cares about keeping kids safe. Not only are their test scores horrible, the bullying is out of control and the staff does nothing to keep kids safe. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, February 23, 2017

I go to this school and the food is terrible. it is fake and always raw. It is so disquesting. One time i found a gray worm on my starwberry and i wasnt allowed to get a new one. They made me sit and eat the rest. The teachers are rude and get payed very little. Our school watses their money on new computers rather than better food or paying the teachers more. The food isnt alwasy frree and this year they are charging us 2.50 for nasty, fake, smelly, and raw lunch. When they surve us cheesesticks they are always expired! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The staff in the front office need to be more welcoming, put a smile on their faces act like you like being at work, you are dealing with children. The school is dark and gloomy and feels like a sad place to be. student are eager to learn and you could see that, but as a parent and a teacher for my child I felt that the teachers should have had more control over the students when being asked to quiet down while an adult is talking. Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The students are happy and eager to learn. The staff is always upbeat and looking for creative ways to reach their students. It is apparent that the administration of Magma Ranch believes in its Mission and that they truly put kids first! Close Quote

Schools Near Magma Ranch K8 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 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
Magma Ranch K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	10980 E. Desert Mountain Boule	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-7300	507	32	15.8		175 (34.5%)	22 (4.3%)	259 (51.1%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	10.9	860^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.2	835^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.4%	25				20.0	24.0	28.0				16.0			18.0		$5,909	$411	$308	$1,131	$4,604	$585	$5,189
Copper Basin	Public	PK, KG-8	28682 N Main St	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7500	557	35	16.1		200 (35.9%)	40 (7.2%)	264 (47.4%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.9%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.2%)	13.9	811^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.9	698^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.5%	113	18.0	33.0		18.0	28.0	22.0	22.0			21.0					$7,584	$459	$392	$1,311	$5,900	$832	$6,732
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
Walker Butte Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	29697 N Desert Willow Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5360	718	44	16.3		302 (42.1%)	50 (7.0%)	283 (39.4%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.8%)	13 (1.8%)	44 (6.1%)	15.3	779^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.3	776^th of 912 public elementary schools	14.9%	3	20.0	30.0	21.0	16.0		28.0	34.0	28.0	21.0	12.0			26.0	18.0	$8,080	$785	$353	$1,922	$6,547	$395	$6,942
Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	29895 N Desert Willow Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5380	164	13	13.0		70 (42.7%)	9 (5.5%)	72 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
J. O. Combs Middle School	Public	K-8	37611 N Pecan Crk	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3510	581	29	20.0		259 (44.6%)	29 (5.0%)	253 (43.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)								(n/a)					27.0	33.0					17.0	19.0		17.0	$5,736	$521	$52	$1,094	$4,572	$591	$5,163
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40300 N Simonton Blvd	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5330	384	20	19.2		192 (50.0%)	21 (5.5%)	139 (36.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	35.3	508^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.1%		27.8	601^st of 912 public elementary schools	34.1%	93	49.0	34.0	27.0	38.0			50.0	25.0					28.0		$6,407	$488	$129	$1,105	$5,503	$287	$5,790
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Magma Ranch K8 School

What is the racial makeup of Magma Ranch K8 School?

Students at Magma Ranch K8 School are 51% Hispanic, 35% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Magma Ranch K8 School in?

Florence Unified School District

How many students attend Magma Ranch K8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Magma Ranch K8 School.

What schools do graduates of Magma Ranch K8 School attend?

Students who attend Magma Ranch K8 School usually go on to attend:

High : Florence High School

Is Magma Ranch K8 School a good school?

Magma Ranch K8 School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

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