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Palomino Intermediate School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Palomino Intermediate School serves 383 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Phoenix, within the Paradise Valley Unified District. In the latest reported results, for 2025–26, 25% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 23% in math; fifth-grade science proficiency was 14% in 2024–25. Each result was below the state and district level, making the most important finding that low proficiency is evident across every reported tested subject.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district results: its 23% proficiency was 10 percentage points below the state and 27 below the district, compared with ELA gaps of 16 and 29 points. ELA is close to the six same-district schools’ average of 26%—about 1 point higher than the school’s 25%—while the school’s math result is 7 points below their 30% average. Against nearby schools overall, it is 12 points below the 37% ELA average and 14 below the 37% math average. Results also differ by grade: fourth-grade math was 18%, below every reported same-district peer result, while fifth-grade math was 31%, 3 points above its same-district peer average.

Fifth-grade science has improved, rising from 7% in 2022–23 to 14% in 2024–25, but it remains 20 points below the state and 28 below the district. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 12th percentile and gives it 1 star; only one of eight nearby schools with a reported rank is lower. The school’s percentile rose from 6 in 2024–25 to 12 in 2025–26, while the district is rated 3 stars and at the 64th percentile. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 14.1, above the nearby average of 12.5; the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 82% in 2022–23. Older SchoolDigger statewide group rankings showed a stronger result for English Language Learner students—54th percentile in 2020–21, versus 15th overall—and a drop for Special Education students, from the 32nd percentile in 2017–18 to the 14th in 2020–21. These group rankings are historical, not current measures.

383

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,851

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg52%

Arizona avg37%

790^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District

97^th of 267Paradise 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
2026	14.9	790 of 900	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.3	570 of 579	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.8	447 of 500	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.8	426 of 529	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.2	570 of 591	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

Foster Care (2021)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)4th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2021)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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	65.3%	11 (2.9%)	21 (5.5%)	342 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14.9	790^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.2%		11.3	851^st of 909 public elementary schools	6.4%	61		24.0	23.0	29.0			25.0		18.0	31.0	20.0			23.0	$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	65.3%	30 (5.1%)	22 (3.7%)	522 (88.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)	14.0						14.0	20.0						20.0	$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	85034	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%)	93.2	44^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.9	44^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.2%		68.0	74.0	72.0				72.0	72.0	72.0	77.0				74.0	$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	59.7%	100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	428 (71.8%)	12 (2.0%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	15.8	771^st of 900 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.3	743^rd of 909 public elementary schools	18.3%	28	19.0	19.0	32.0	18.0			22.0	36.0	19.0	26.0				24.0	$9,957	$1,444	$197	$3,084	$7,782	$535	$8,317
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%)	87.1	97^th of 900 public elementary schools	89.2%		53.8	355^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.9%	258		79.0				61.0	43.0		84.0	55.0				32.0	$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	56.6%	127 (23.6%)	26 (4.8%)	338 (62.7%)	13 (2.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	14.4	798^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.3%		17	749^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.6%	49		26.0	25.0	24.0			23.0		20.0	26.0	21.0			21.0	$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%)	69.6	243^rd of 900 public elementary schools	73.0%		73.6	219^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.9%	24	44.0	80.0	63.0	52.0			59.0	35.0	73.0	61.0	41.0			52.0		$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	43.6%	151 (40.2%)	10 (2.7%)	170 (45.2%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	46.6	417^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.7%		44.6	442^nd of 909 public elementary schools	51.4%	25	44.0	40.0	32.0	38.0			38.0	59.0	60.0	32.0	30.0			45.0	$9,986	$706	$270	$1,682	$8,645	$365	$9,010
Kaleidoscope School	Public, Charter	K-8	16850 N 16th St	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Kaleidoscope School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 845-5983	296	24	12.3	—	161 (54.4%)	21 (7.1%)	88 (29.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	43.2	442^nd of 900 public elementary schools	50.9%		57.7	336^th of 909 public elementary schools	63.0%	106	41.0	40.0	43.0				38.0	51.0	36.0	37.0				36.0		$00			$00
Hidden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1919 E Sharon Dr	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3100	259	25	10.5	47.9%	104 (40.2%)	18 (6.9%)	114 (44.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	48.1	407^th of 900 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.4	398^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.2%	9	36.0	45.0		64.0			39.0	31.0	45.0	30.0	52.0			40.0	$12,014	$1,675	$289	$3,639	$9,455	$595	$10,050

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Palomino Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Arizona elementary schools.

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

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Paradise Valley Unified District

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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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