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Palomino Intermediate School

Q: How many students attend Palomino Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Palomino Intermediate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Palomino Intermediate School?

Students at Palomino Intermediate School are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Palomino Intermediate School is a public middle school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 389 students. It is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 106 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $6,408 in 2019-2020 to $8,851 in 2021-2022, and a low student-teacher ratio of 15.9 to 16.4, Palomino Intermediate School consistently underperforms the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14% of 5th graders are projected to be proficient or better in Science, compared to 42% for the district and 34% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.82% in 2021-2022 to 81.84% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby middle schools, such as Desert Shadows, Explorer, and Mountain Trail, generally outperform Palomino Intermediate School in test scores and other metrics, suggesting the need for the school to identify and address the factors contributing to its underperformance, potentially learning from the practices of its higher-performing counterparts.

383

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,851

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15815 N 29th St
Phoenix, AZ 85032-3704

(602) 449-2900

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Feeder schools for Palomino Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Palomino Primary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

African American:

5.5%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg51%

Arizona avg38%

851^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	11.3	851 of 909	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	820 of 912	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1139 of 1245	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	913 of 1000	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1045 of 1226	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	923 of 1039	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	996 of 1109	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	933 of 1106	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1001 of 1079	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	890 of 955	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	945 of 1079	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	826 of 1158	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	1023 of 1141	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	1006 of 1075	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	1011 of 1090	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	1011 of 1062	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	423 of 607	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	603 of 895	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	8.2	612 of 620	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	447 of 975	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	88 of 155	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	587 of 589	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	578 of 602	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1156 of 1219	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1060 of 1219	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	842 of 862	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	952 of 1023	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	255 of 306	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	479 of 496	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	443 of 486	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1100 of 1170	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	682 of 716	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	967 of 1198	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	628 of 709	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	778 of 911	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.7	137 of 423	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	489 of 549	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	469 of 556	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	994 of 1116	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	565 of 618	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	681 of 820	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	607 of 626	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	599 of 628	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1108 of 1216	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	784 of 830	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1024 of 1220	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	786 of 850	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	867 of 1032	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	937 of 1027	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	1033 of 1201	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	285 of 417	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	718 of 1024	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1115 of 1161	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)68th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)54th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2023)30th percentile+22 vs school

White (2023)30th percentile+21 vs school

Foster Care (2021)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2021)1st percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-16 vs state

Science14%-20 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
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
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
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
Campo Bello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2650 E Contention Mine Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5200	596	42	14.1		100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	428 (71.8%)	12 (2.0%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	17.3	743^rd of 909 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.8	632^nd of 912 public elementary schools	30.7%	111		29.0	26.0	28.0	30.0	26.0	21.0	27.0	14.0	$9,957	$1,444	$197	$3,084	$7,782	$535	$8,317
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)
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
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
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
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
Sunset Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-6	2727 E Siesta Ln	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5100	0	35	9.4		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$12,626	$2,206	$346	$4,759	$9,674	$400	$10,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Palomino Intermediate School

How many students attend Palomino Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Palomino Intermediate School.

What district is Palomino Intermediate School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Palomino Intermediate School?

Students at Palomino Intermediate School are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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