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Santa Fe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
592nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 34% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Santa Fe Elementary School serves 698 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Peoria, within the Peoria Unified School District. In 2025–26, 35% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), compared with 41% statewide and 44% districtwide; in math, 27% were proficient, compared with 33% statewide and 37% districtwide. The central finding is that Santa Fe’s all-grade results fall below state and district benchmarks in both subjects, and below the nearby-school average as well.

Among nearby schools, Santa Fe sits around the middle overall, but has clear grade-level highs and lows. Its ELA rate was 38% below the nearby-school average of 38%, ranking sixth among the 11 schools compared. In math, it was 3 points below the nearby average of 30% and around the middle of the group. Within Santa Fe, third-grade ELA was a particular weakness: 24%, versus 39% statewide and 45% districtwide, and second-lowest among nearby schools with results. Fifth-grade math was also weak at 25%, compared with 38% statewide and 42% districtwide. By contrast, seventh-grade ELA was close to the state rate, at 42% versus 43%, and third-grade math was 37%, just 1 point below the state. Eighth-grade science improved to 28% in 2024–25, but tied for the lowest result among reporting nearby schools, whose average was 39%.

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Fe at the 34th statewide percentile and awards it 2 stars; its percentile rose from 31 in 2024–25 but remains below its earlier 55th-percentile high in 2015–16. Nearby schools averaged the 46th percentile, while the district ranked at the 49th percentile and also received 2 stars. The student-teacher ratio was a comparatively low 14.5 in 2024–25, below the same-district peer average of 16.3; the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 65% in 2022–23, with no comparable local rate supplied. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education students fell from the 58th percentile in 2020–21 to the 4th in 2022–23; for Asian students, it fell from the 94th to the 19th percentile over those years. These are group rankings, not student test-score percentages; ELA and math results are available for one year only, and eighth-grade math is suppressed.

698
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,590
Per pupil spending ?
52.4%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
89.7%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 10.3% (any vaccine)
 9880 N 77th Ave
       Peoria, AZ  85345-6667

(623) 486-6475

District: Peoria Unified School District


Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Peoria High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.6%
White:
17.3%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (31% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg40%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
592nd of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From top 45% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
311th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 22 pts since 2016
From top 36% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
26th of 32Elementary Schools in the Peoria Unified School District
136th of 267Peoria 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202627.2592 of 90034.2%★★☆☆☆
202524.7630 of 90930.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.4572 of 91237.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.0621 of 124550.1%★★★☆☆
202230.3631 of 100036.9%★★☆☆☆
202144.7601 of 122651.0%★★★☆☆
201936.5602 of 103942.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.9568 of 110948.8%★★☆☆☆
201748.0514 of 110653.5%★★★☆☆
201649.6489 of 107954.7%★★★☆☆
201549.6418 of 95556.2%★★★☆☆
201463.6399 of 107963.0%★★★☆☆
201359.0471 of 115859.3%★★★☆☆
201262.7418 of 114163.4%★★★☆☆
201156.2462 of 107557.0%★★★☆☆
201058.9450 of 109058.7%★★★☆☆
200964.8399 of 106262.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202334.0421 of 60730.6%★★☆☆☆
202248.2194 of 28932.9%★★☆☆☆
202121.9871 of 8952.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202330.5255 of 31619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202181.138 of 62093.9%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202334.7243 of 45146.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.316 of 175.9%★☆☆☆☆
202150.6186 of 97580.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202618.2489 of 57915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202517.6495 of 58916.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.7438 of 60227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202340.5655 of 121946.3%★★☆☆☆
202219.9694 of 82415.8%★☆☆☆☆
202141.1642 of 121947.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.7617 of 86228.4%★☆☆☆☆
201841.1565 of 102344.8%★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202147.5105 of 30665.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202627.3344 of 50031.2%★★☆☆☆
202532.4304 of 49638.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.3278 of 48642.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.9568 of 117051.5%★★★☆☆
202232.3482 of 71632.7%★★☆☆☆
202147.9543 of 119854.7%★★★☆☆
201940.5398 of 70943.9%★★☆☆☆
201851.8378 of 91158.5%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202131.3399 of 4235.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202641.0273 of 52948.4%★★☆☆☆
202534.2331 of 54939.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.3296 of 55646.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.7570 of 111648.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.5432 of 61830.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.4454 of 82044.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202616.9498 of 59115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.4486 of 62622.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.1470 of 62825.2%★☆☆☆☆
202342.9624 of 121648.7%★★☆☆☆
202235.4538 of 83035.2%★★☆☆☆
202148.8549 of 122055.0%★★★☆☆
201928.9567 of 85033.3%★★☆☆☆
201844.2539 of 103247.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202332.1490 of 61720.6%★☆☆☆☆
202130.5761 of 102725.9%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202140.4332 of 65449.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202317.1788 of 8203.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202145.8509 of 120157.6%★★★☆☆
201822.2365 of 41712.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202331.1741 of 102427.6%★☆☆☆☆
202149.6569 of 116151.0%★★★☆☆
201923.0496 of 59516.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.1597 of 72017.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202632.5311 of 53642.0%★★☆☆☆
202533.5309 of 55244.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.3295 of 55046.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.1461 of 85446.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.2391 of 60535.4%★★☆☆☆
202145.0370 of 83255.5%★★★☆☆
201941.1312 of 60548.4%★★☆☆☆
201846.0335 of 71152.9%★★★☆☆
201763.4208 of 69570.1%★★★★☆
201655.6246 of 67763.7%★★★☆☆
201544.8249 of 52152.2%★★★☆☆
201461.7256 of 69062.9%★★★☆☆
201365.6240 of 78769.5%★★★☆☆
201263.1261 of 77266.2%★★★☆☆
201177.8137 of 68580.0%★★★★☆
201074.1162 of 69276.6%★★★★☆
200962.3238 of 66364.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202129.0437 of 57323.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202188.18 of 40498.0%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202624.8275 of 37025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202522.7288 of 39527.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8593 of 80626.4%★☆☆☆☆
202138.9439 of 82046.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.5310 of 46633.5%★★☆☆☆
201848.9271 of 62456.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202640.8166 of 33850.9%★★★☆☆
202541.8165 of 34552.2%★★★☆☆
202436.8174 of 32947.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.5406 of 76046.6%★★☆☆☆
202230.9248 of 39236.7%★★☆☆☆
202153.3263 of 80267.2%★★★☆☆
201944.9184 of 38752.5%★★★☆☆
201858.0170 of 54368.7%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202133.1147 of 25742.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202542.0164 of 34452.3%★★★☆☆
202447.3129 of 32059.7%★★★☆☆
202338.5403 of 71743.8%★★☆☆☆
202224.6277 of 36924.9%★☆☆☆☆
201845.1239 of 50352.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202624.5269 of 37027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202537.4217 of 37942.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.7201 of 37045.7%★★☆☆☆
202349.3340 of 81058.0%★★★☆☆
202151.9311 of 81862.0%★★★☆☆
201936.8248 of 43543.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.8254 of 61758.8%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.9486 of 65025.2%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.8285 of 39026.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202131.8586 of 78925.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202338.3403 of 67540.3%★★☆☆☆
202149.7358 of 78054.1%★★★☆☆
201935.8223 of 33733.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.6285 of 43634.6%★★☆☆☆
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
Foster Care (2021)66th percentile+15 vs school
Native American (2021)49th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)46th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school
African American (2023)31st percentile-19 vs school
White (2023)28th percentile-22 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2023)19th percentile-31 vs school
Male (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school
Female (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school
Homeless (2021)6th percentile-45 vs school
Special Education (2023)4th percentile-46 vs school
Middle school
Asian (2021)98th percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-5 vs school
Homeless (2021)43rd percentile-13 vs school
White (2023)40th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school
Native American (2021)27th percentile-29 vs school
Special Education (2021)26th percentile-30 vs school
Female (2026)26th percentile-16 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)25th percentile-30 vs school
African American (2021)24th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts35%-6 vs state
Mathematics27%-6 vs state

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Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Peoria High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Santa Fe Elementary School.

Students at Santa Fe Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Santa Fe Elementary School ranks 592nd of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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