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Indian Bend Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Indian Bend Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Paradise Valley Unified District in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has 572 students and has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 711 out of 1,245 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Indian Bend Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12% of 5th graders were proficient in science compared to 42% in the district and 34% statewide. Similarly, 3rd-6th grade ELA and math proficiency rates lag behind the district and state by 10-30 percentage points. The school also has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Arizona schools for Hispanic, White, and Special Education student performance on ELA and math assessments.

When compared to other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Benchmark School and Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix, Indian Bend lags behind in academic performance, funding, and student-teacher ratios. The school's high percentage of low-income students, lower per-student funding, and declining performance over time suggest that socioeconomic factors and resource constraints may be contributing to the school's struggles. Targeted interventions and additional support could be necessary to help improve outcomes for Indian Bend's students.

539

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,836

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3633 E Thunderbird Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85032-5733

(602) 449-3200

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Students who attend Indian Bend Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Paradise Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

White:

23.6%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg53%

Arizona avg40%

749^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District

106^th of 289Paradise Valley 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	17.0	749 of 909	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	731 of 912	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	711 of 1245	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	657 of 1000	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	677 of 1226	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	588 of 1039	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	603 of 1109	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	588 of 1106	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.9	495 of 1079	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.2	551 of 955	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	657 of 1079	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	693 of 1158	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	622 of 1141	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	725 of 1075	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.5	759 of 1090	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.6	727 of 1062	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	370 of 607	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	262 of 895	70.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.8	387 of 620	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	286 of 451	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	15.6	520 of 602	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	694 of 1219	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	645 of 824	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	637 of 1219	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	521 of 862	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	567 of 1023	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	361 of 496	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	427 of 486	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	746 of 1170	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	552 of 716	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	725 of 1198	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	372 of 709	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	399 of 911	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	303 of 423	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	442 of 549	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	463 of 556	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	573 of 1116	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	448 of 618	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.9	359 of 820	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	586 of 626	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	561 of 628	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	729 of 1216	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	582 of 830	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	695 of 1220	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	584 of 850	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	562 of 1032	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	458 of 617	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	286 of 444	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.4	223 of 1027	78.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.9	30 of 219	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	432 of 654	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	616 of 820	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	721 of 1201	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	295 of 417	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	634 of 1024	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	602 of 800	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	594 of 1161	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	82 of 595	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	25.3	568 of 720	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)86th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2023)39th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)38th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2021)38th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)37th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2021)28th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)26th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2024)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-13 vs state

Science12%-22 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 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
Indian Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3633 E Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3200	539	39	13.8		127 (23.6%)	26 (4.8%)	338 (62.7%)	13 (2.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	17	749^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.6	731^st of 912 public elementary schools	19.8%	18		32.0	12.0	37.0	29.0	27.0	25.0		12.0	$9,836	$1,135	$160	$2,429	$8,177	$365	$8,541
Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-6	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 996-4355	713	40	17.8		415 (58.2%)	12 (1.7%)	132 (18.5%)	103 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	93.9	44^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.7	55^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.0%	11	67.0	75.0	73.0		72.0	75.0	82.0		64.0	$9,649	$233	$59	$525	$5,666	$3,690	$9,357
James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	3820 E Nisbet Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 449-2700	157				75 (47.8%)	7 (4.5%)	51 (32.5%)	12 (7.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Benchmark School	Public, Charter	K-6	4120 E Acoma Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Benchmark School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 765-3582	328	50	6.5		227 (69.2%)	4 (1.2%)	54 (16.5%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	73.6	219^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.9%		85.9	116^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.3%	103	52.0	70.0	51.0	78.0	55.0	63.0	54.0	45.0	39.0		$00			$00
BASIS Phoenix Primary	Public, Charter	K-5	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 598-0330	792	56	14.1		177 (22.3%)	28 (3.5%)	74 (9.3%)	452 (57.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	95.9	23^rd of 909 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.2	29^th of 912 public elementary schools	96.8%	6	74.0	79.0	78.0		83.0	71.0	75.0		76.0	$8,300	$359	$20	$737	$5,564	$2,358	$7,922
Freedom Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 E Paradise Ln	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Freedom Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 424-0771	262	23	11.3		142 (54.2%)	11 (4.2%)	94 (35.9%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	53.8	355^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.9%		31.7	562^nd of 912 public elementary schools	38.4%	207	58.0	42.0				41.0				$9,373	$264	$284	$811	$5,482	$3,343	$8,825
Palomino Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-6	15815 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2900	383	27	14.1		11 (2.9%)	21 (5.5%)	342 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11.3				13.1	820^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.1%	(n/a)		23.0	16.0	29.0		21.0	18.0	18.0	14.0	$8,851	$1,300	$307	$2,908	$6,751	$492	$7,244
Whispering Wind Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	15844 N 43rd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-7300	376	36	10.4		151 (40.2%)	10 (2.7%)	170 (45.2%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	44.6	442^nd of 909 public elementary schools	51.4%		38.4	490^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.3%	48	53.0	43.0	32.0		71.0	39.0	26.0		26.0	$9,986	$706	$270	$1,682	$8,645	$365	$9,010
Palomino Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15833 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2800	590	39	15.0		30 (5.1%)	22 (3.7%)	522 (88.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)	11.0				23.0					$10,325	$1,569	$208	$3,346	$7,797	$751	$8,548
Larkspur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2450 E Larkspur Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3300	353	33	10.5		98 (27.8%)	26 (7.4%)	195 (55.2%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	21.4	684^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.8%		23.9	642^nd of 912 public elementary schools	29.6%	42		31.0	25.0		32.0	33.0				$15,710	$4,161	$484	$8,806	$9,894	$1,172	$11,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Bend Elementary School

How many students attend Indian Bend Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Indian Bend Elementary School.

Is Indian Bend Elementary School a good school?

Indian Bend Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Indian Bend Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indian Bend Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Paradise Valley High School

What district is Indian Bend Elementary School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Indian Bend Elementary School?

Students at Indian Bend Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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