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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Garden Lakes Elementary School	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-8	10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2520	941	45	20.9	39.2%	159 (16.9%)	95 (10.1%)	597 (63.4%)	33 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.2%)	34	517^th of 900 public elementary schools	42.6%		37.1	488^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.3%	29	51.0	48.0	34.0	40.0	35.0	39.0	41.0	33.0	27.0	30.0	20.0	16.0	22.0	24.0	90.1%	9.9%	$5,360	$507	$1,198	$2,211	$4,387		$3,655
Copper King Elementary	1.0mi	Public	PK, KG-8	10730 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2580	738	41	18.0	53.9%	62 (8.4%)	84 (11.4%)	554 (75.1%)	7 (0.9%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	39	478^th of 900 public elementary schools	46.9%		26.5	601^st of 909 public elementary schools	33.9%	123	32.0	47.0	51.0	20.0	26.0	24.0	33.0	22.0	44.0	59.0		17.0	24.0	27.0	90.9%	9.1%	$6,150	$605	$1,048	$2,258	$5,274		$4,497
Rio Vista Elementary	1.3mi	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	662	39	16.9	54.5%	43 (6.5%)	85 (12.8%)	483 (73.0%)	9 (1.4%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	26.8	600^th of 900 public elementary schools	33.3%		22.6	663^rd of 909 public elementary schools	27.1%	63	30.0	50.0	30.0	35.0	20.0	36.0	34.0	18.0	34.0	23.0			28.0	21.0	90.8%	9.2%	$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990
Villa De Paz Elementary School	1.5mi	Public	PK, KG-8	4940 N 103rd Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2490	550	33	16.6	52.4%	60 (10.9%)	43 (7.8%)	412 (74.9%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	10.6	856^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.9%					(n/a)	19.0	25.0	21.0	18.0	25.0	18.0	21.0			26.0				14.0	88.3%	11.7%	$6,586	$942	$1,076	$2,960	$5,351		$4,568
Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix	1.6mi	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 N 99th Ave	Phoenix	85286	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	1,323	31	42.6	—	167 (12.6%)	169 (12.8%)	846 (63.9%)	71 (5.4%)	12 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (4.1%)	43.9	436^th of 900 public elementary schools	51.6%		44.5	443^rd of 909 public elementary schools	51.3%	7	43.0	47.0	44.0				45.0	45.0	38.0	32.0				38.0	94.4%	5.6%		$00			$00
Canyon Breeze Elementary	1.6mi	Public	PK, KG-8	11675 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2610	640	31	20.6	49.2%	76 (11.9%)	79 (12.3%)	440 (68.8%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	31.1	541^st of 900 public elementary schools	39.9%		14.2	799^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.1%	258	44.0	41.0	43.0	22.0	36.0	27.0	35.0			21.0		19.0	21.0	16.0	94.2%	3.8%	$5,354	$527	$1,090	$2,144	$4,561		$3,737
Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	1.7mi	Public, Charter	K-8	4525 N. 98th Avenue	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	567	11	51.5	—	49 (8.6%)	74 (13.1%)	398 (70.2%)	15 (2.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)								(n/a)				41.0	52.0	37.0	43.0				18.0	14.0	13.0	15.0				$00			$00
Sheely Farms Elementary School	1.9mi	Public	PK, KG-8	9450 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5270	628	36	17.3	54.9%	30 (4.8%)	145 (23.1%)	423 (67.4%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	22.7	656^th of 900 public elementary schools	27.1%		20.8	692^nd of 909 public elementary schools	23.9%	36	34.0	32.0	27.0	24.0	32.0	35.0	30.0	42.0	23.0	31.0				22.0	94.9%	2.6%	$11,786	$1,240	$918	$3,397	$7,536	$2,093	$9,628
Pendergast Elementary School	2.0mi	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 N 91st Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2400	665	34	19.5	58.2%	24 (3.6%)	33 (5.0%)	580 (87.2%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	20	703^rd of 900 public elementary schools	21.9%		16.8	751^st of 909 public elementary schools	17.4%	48	16.0	25.0	21.0	34.0		22.0	22.0				36.0			12.0	95.7%	1.4%	$6,122	$587	$1,131	$2,304	$5,267		$4,405
Sun Valley Academy-Avondale	2.1mi	Public, Charter	K-8	1515 North 117th Avenue	Avondale	85041	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - Avondale Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 600-7660	479	27	17.7	—	43 (9.0%)	98 (20.5%)	288 (60.1%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	18	736^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.4	740^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.6%	4	33.0	25.0	28.0		32.0	49.0	30.0	28.0	22.0					24.0	91.6%	9.5%		$00			$00

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