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Peoria Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
578th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 36% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Peoria Elementary School serves 499 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Peoria, Arizona, as part of the Peoria Unified School District. In 2025–26, 33% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 24% in math, below both state and district results. The central concern is that performance is below the state, district and nearby-school averages in both subjects, while fifth-grade science has also declined.

ELA is a relative strength compared with math, though both results trail local averages: Peoria’s 33% in ELA was 8 points below the state and 11 below the district, and about 5 points below the nearby-school average of 38%. Its 24% in math was 9 points below the state and 13 below the district, and about 6 points below the nearby average of 30%. Within the school, seventh-grade ELA (54%) and fourth-grade math (51%) were brighter spots, beating state and district results; third-grade ELA (23%) was the lowest reported nearby result. Fifth-grade science was 23% in 2024–25, tied for the lowest reported result among nearby schools and 14 points below their average.

Fifth-grade science has fallen from 30% in 2022–23 to 27% in 2023–24 and 23% in 2024–25, while state and district results stayed at 34% and 36%. SchoolDigger ranks Peoria 578th of 900 statewide, at the 36th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile rose 5 points from the prior year but remains below the nearby-school average of 46. The student-teacher ratio fell from 14.2 to 12.8 over three years, the lowest reported among the nearby schools, while the 2022–23 free/reduced-price lunch rate was 68%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show notably stronger relative standing for English Language Learner students (72nd percentile versus 47th overall in 2022–23) and weaker standing for Special Education students (19th versus 47th that year); these rankings measure how well the school serves each group.

499
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,141
Per pupil spending ?
55.3%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
92.3%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 3.8% (any vaccine)
 11501 N 79th Ave
       Peoria, AZ  85345-1358

(623) 412-4450

District: Peoria Unified School District


Students who attend Peoria Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Peoria High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.9%
White:
19.6%
African American:
5.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 49th percentile in 2021 → 36th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 49th-percentile peak (2021) to 36th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg40%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
578th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
263rd of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Top 49%▲ up 25 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to top 49% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
25th 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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202628.2578 of 90035.8%★★☆☆☆
202524.9624 of 90931.4%★★☆☆☆
202429.6580 of 91236.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.0656 of 124547.3%★★☆☆☆
202234.6592 of 100040.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.1628 of 122648.8%★★☆☆☆
201923.5771 of 103925.8%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1774 of 110930.2%★★☆☆☆
201730.7739 of 110633.2%★★☆☆☆
201628.7745 of 107931.0%★★☆☆☆
201532.9595 of 95537.7%★★☆☆☆
201436.2697 of 107935.4%★★☆☆☆
201344.5676 of 115841.6%★★☆☆☆
201245.9651 of 114142.9%★★☆☆☆
201133.8739 of 107531.3%★★☆☆☆
201034.8739 of 109032.2%★★☆☆☆
200946.2590 of 106244.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202354.8249 of 60759.0%★★★☆☆
202260.3127 of 28956.1%★★★☆☆
202154.1270 of 89569.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202336.6210 of 31633.5%★★☆☆☆
202133.3472 of 62023.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202363.7128 of 45171.6%★★★★☆
202146.3297 of 97569.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202631.2413 of 57928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202343.7607 of 121950.2%★★★☆☆
202235.4552 of 82433.0%★★☆☆☆
202140.1659 of 121945.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.8548 of 86236.4%★★☆☆☆
201831.2688 of 102332.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202448.0223 of 48654.1%★★★☆☆
202340.6659 of 117043.7%★★☆☆☆
202248.5372 of 71648.0%★★☆☆☆
202145.7572 of 119852.3%★★★☆☆
201924.0551 of 70922.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.6607 of 91133.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202448.9244 of 55656.1%★★★☆☆
202349.8488 of 111656.3%★★★☆☆
202263.1223 of 61863.9%★★★☆☆
201834.3557 of 82032.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202337.2700 of 121642.4%★★☆☆☆
202144.1608 of 122050.2%★★★☆☆
201915.6733 of 85013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9786 of 103223.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202352.4267 of 61756.7%★★★☆☆
202149.0472 of 102754.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202325.2663 of 82019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202132.1848 of 120129.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202343.3578 of 102443.6%★★☆☆☆
202129.3890 of 116123.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.4649 of 7209.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202640.0263 of 53650.9%★★★☆☆
202527.4358 of 55235.1%★★☆☆☆
202421.4410 of 55025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.1503 of 85441.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.9368 of 60539.2%★★☆☆☆
202127.8569 of 83231.6%★★☆☆☆
201926.4414 of 60531.6%★★☆☆☆
201816.3607 of 71114.6%★☆☆☆☆
201719.8573 of 69517.6%★☆☆☆☆
201624.6504 of 67725.6%★☆☆☆☆
201539.1277 of 52146.8%★★☆☆☆
201432.5474 of 69031.3%★★☆☆☆
201340.0498 of 78736.7%★★☆☆☆
201237.5514 of 77233.4%★★☆☆☆
201135.8448 of 68534.6%★★☆☆☆
201051.9316 of 69254.3%★★★☆☆
200962.8233 of 66364.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202339.5238 of 40040.5%★★☆☆☆
202158.3143 of 57375.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202340.1155 of 24737.2%★★☆☆☆
202143.7251 of 40437.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

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

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202331.5514 of 80636.2%★★☆☆☆
202221.0398 of 49419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202134.5479 of 82041.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.5319 of 46631.5%★★☆☆☆
201813.7568 of 6249.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202532.4206 of 34540.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.7543 of 76028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202245.8192 of 39251.0%★★★☆☆
202131.5531 of 80233.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.3190 of 38750.9%★★★☆☆
201816.5497 of 5438.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202132.6172 of 25733.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202338.7399 of 71744.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.2175 of 36952.6%★★★☆☆
201817.2451 of 50310.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202335.2468 of 81042.2%★★☆☆☆
202124.3627 of 81823.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2475 of 61723.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202358.9133 of 38465.4%★★★☆☆
202249.1118 of 21144.1%★★☆☆☆
202135.8421 of 65035.2%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202151.696 of 39075.4%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202336.1196 of 36346.0%★★☆☆☆
202132.5571 of 78927.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202333.2444 of 67534.2%★★☆☆☆
202118.0694 of 78011.0%★☆☆☆☆
201811.9406 of 4366.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2023)72nd percentile+24 vs school
African American (2023)59th percentile+12 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)57th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)56th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2024)54th percentile+18 vs school
White (2023)44th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2023)42nd percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2023)34th percentile-14 vs school
Female (2026)29th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2023)19th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
Native American (2021)75th percentile+44 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)65th percentile+24 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2023)46th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)44th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2023)42nd percentile~ school
African American (2023)40th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school
Asian (2023)37th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2023)36th percentile-5 vs school
White (2023)34th percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2021)33rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts33%-8 vs state
Mathematics24%-9 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, June 27, 2015

Open Quote I absolutely hated this school the bullying was ridiculous, I broke my thumb and because school just ended the nurse wouldn't even give me ice so i walked home with a broken finger, I went to get a drink and a water fountain FELL OFF the wall, they got rid of the accelerated program and the special needs program, there was never enough to eat and over all it's a ghetto school. My friend even came back from the nurse once with a makeshift band aid made out of tape and toilet paper. So unless you want them to despise their elementary years like i did please don't send your kid here. Close Quote





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Students who attend Peoria Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Peoria High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Peoria Elementary School.

Peoria Elementary School ranks 578th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Peoria Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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