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Peoria High School

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Peoria High School ranks 199 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Peoria High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Peoria, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 1,573 students. While part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 289 districts in the state, Peoria High School itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, typically between 188-278 out of 270-469 schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peoria High School faces several challenges, including low statewide rankings, poor student group performances across various subgroups, and significantly below-average test scores compared to the district and state. Its four-year graduation rate has been around 78-95% in recent years, lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 3.3% to 6.1% in the past few years. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 23.64% in 2021-2022 to 53.9% in 2022-2023, suggesting growing economic challenges for the student population.

Interestingly, Peoria High School's performance is generally lower than the other high schools in the Peoria Unified School District, such as Raymond S. Kellis, Ironwood High School, and Centennial High School, which have higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and higher graduation rates. Additionally, the nearby Peoria Flex Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Arizona high schools, suggesting that students in the Peoria area may have limited high-performing school options.

1,397

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,227

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11200 N 83rd Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345-5945

(623) 486-6300

District: Peoria Unified School District

Feeder schools for Peoria High School:

Elementary:	Cheyenne Elementary School
	Peoria Elementary School
	Santa Fe Elementary School
	Sky View Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.6%

White:

22.2%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Peoria Unified School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Arizona avg30%

199^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Peoria Unified School District

138^th of 289Peoria 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	199 of 271	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	188 of 270	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	242 of 469	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	278 of 464	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	238 of 509	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	197 of 285	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	214 of 420	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	232 of 416	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.6	241 of 406	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.7	194 of 261	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	66.4	147 of 394	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.6	167 of 491	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	175 of 471	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.4	135 of 397	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	140 of 403	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.1	134 of 395	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	172 of 201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	173 of 301	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	154 of 306	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	64 of 122	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	107 of 146	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	185 of 238	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	158 of 207	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	147 of 200	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	234 of 406	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	294 of 456	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	236 of 492	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	183 of 247	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	198 of 354	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	132 of 176	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	217 of 379	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	290 of 441	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	210 of 479	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	106 of 183	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	142 of 311	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	126 of 180	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	131 of 172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	113 of 168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	120 of 253	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	180 of 223	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	174 of 219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	243 of 429	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	282 of 455	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	233 of 492	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	198 of 370	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	104 of 125	16.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	193 of 199	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	185 of 282	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	167 of 374	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.8	62 of 76	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	52 of 255	79.6%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	171 of 172	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	130 of 155	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	166 of 178	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	163 of 184	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	201 of 371	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	317 of 409	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	268 of 448	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	173 of 217	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	200 of 291	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)80th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+39 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2023)27th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2022)17th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-34 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-9 vs state

Science13%-6 vs state

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

ITS GREAT MY DAUGHTER GRADUATE, and I have known everyone in Peoria and santa fe since 1983 Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
West-MEC - Peoria High School	Public	7-12	11200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						$00			$00
Peoria High School	Public	7-12	11200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6300	1,397	66	21.1		310 (22.2%)	146 (10.5%)	818 (58.6%)	48 (3.4%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.4%)	24.3	199^th of 271 public high schools	26.6%		25.4	188^th of 270 public high schools	30.4%	11	31.0	21.0		13.0	$8,227	$231	$355	$816	$6,022	$1,619	$7,641
Peoria Flex Academy	Public	8-12	7565 W Peoria Ave Ste A	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5475	100	25	4.0		27 (27.0%)	7 (7.0%)	55 (55.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)								(n/a)					$16,824	$140	$33	$313	$16,247	$404	$16,651
Peoria Accelerated High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8885 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 979-0031	496	24	20.6		69 (13.9%)	49 (9.9%)	344 (69.4%)	11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)								(n/a)					$9,111	$1,065	$921	$3,051	$3,265	$3,861	$7,125
Ombudsman - Charter Northwest	Public, Charter	9-12	9516 W. Peoria Ave. STE 19-22	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 878-4503	203	5	40.6		58 (28.6%)	26 (12.8%)	113 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
RCB College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	7033 W. Catus Road	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	AIBT Non-Profit Charter High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 500-2853	11	4	2.7		6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
Centennial High School	Public	7-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4400	2,026	88	23.0		879 (43.4%)	118 (5.8%)	808 (39.9%)	82 (4.0%)	18 (0.9%)	8 (0.4%)	113 (5.6%)	50.6	111^th of 271 public high schools	59.0%		55.8	101^st of 270 public high schools	62.6%	10	51.0	42.0	92.0	16.0	$6,645	$74	$183	$331	$5,398	$991	$6,389
West-MEC - Centennial High School	Public	9-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4402	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						$00			$00
Raymond S. Kellis	Public	7-12	8990 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5425	1,691	79	21.3		365 (21.6%)	159 (9.4%)	1,017 (60.1%)	65 (3.8%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (3.9%)	23.3	202^nd of 271 public high schools	25.5%		27.7	182^nd of 270 public high schools	32.6%	20	31.0	19.0		13.0	$7,235	$166	$318	$651	$5,693	$1,058	$6,751
West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis	Public	7-12	8990 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5425	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Peoria High School

What schools feed into Peoria High School?

Peoria High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cheyenne Elementary School
Elementary : Peoria Elementary School
Elementary : Santa Fe Elementary School
Elementary : Sky View Elementary School

Is Peoria High School a good school?

Peoria High School ranks 199^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Peoria High School?

Students at Peoria High School are 59% Hispanic, 22% White, 10% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Peoria High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,397 students attended Peoria High School.

What district is Peoria High School in?

Peoria Unified School District

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