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Frontier Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
318th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Frontier Elementary School is a Peoria, Arizona, school serving 846 students in prekindergarten through grade 8 in Peoria Unified School District. In 2025–26, 57% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 45% in math. Both results were above state and district rates, but the clearest concern is math: Frontier had the lowest math result among five nearby schools serving the same broad grade span.

ELA is Frontier’s stronger subject compared with similar nearby schools: its 57% result was just 0.8 points above their 56.2% average. It was also 16 points above the state rate of 41% and 13 points above the district rate of 44%. Math shows a different picture. Frontier’s 45% was 7 points below the five nearby schools’ 52.4% average, though still 12 points above the state’s 33% and 8 points above the district’s 37%. Within Frontier, math varied by grade: grade 4 was 3 points below the state and 8 below the district, while grades 6–8 were above both.

Recent science results were mixed by grade: grade 5 rose from 38% in 2023–24 to 50% in 2024–25 after a prior decline, while grade 8 improved from 31% in 2022–23 to 42% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger places Frontier at the 65th statewide percentile and gives it 3 stars; eight of the ten nearby schools have higher percentiles. Its student–teacher ratio of 17.6 is close to the nearby average of 18.0, and its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 15% in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking was notably lower for White Students, at the 23rd percentile, than Frontier’s overall 65th percentile; for Low Socio Economic Status Students, it rose from the 37th percentile in 2017–18 to the 80th in 2022–23. ELA and math results are available for one year only, so their longer-term trends cannot be assessed.

846
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,786
Per pupil spending ?
16.8%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
86.8%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 16.2% (any vaccine)
 21258 N 81st Ave
       Peoria, AZ  85382-4418

(623) 412-4900

District: Peoria Unified School District


Students who attend Frontier Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Sunrise Mountain High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.1%
Hispanic:
23.8%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Arizona average (51% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Above the Arizona median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg40%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
318th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From top 24% (2016) to top 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
105th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Top 20%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From top 11% (2016) to top 20% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th 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
202660.4318 of 90064.7%★★★☆☆
202561.0312 of 90965.7%★★★☆☆
202458.3345 of 91262.2%★★★☆☆
202377.1270 of 124578.3%★★★★☆
202251.3425 of 100057.5%★★★☆☆
202163.1404 of 122667.0%★★★☆☆
201956.8423 of 103959.3%★★★☆☆
201856.1447 of 110959.7%★★★☆☆
201765.5363 of 110667.2%★★★☆☆
201675.5258 of 107976.1%★★★★☆
201583.2145 of 95584.8%★★★★☆
201484.2158 of 107985.4%★★★★☆
201380.6174 of 115885.0%★★★★☆
201284.7106 of 114190.7%★★★★★
201182.6167 of 107584.5%★★★★☆
201082.5175 of 109083.9%★★★★☆
200980.9182 of 106282.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202135.3590 of 89534.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202343.5182 of 31642.4%★★☆☆☆
202242.4162 of 27040.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.9432 of 62030.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202159.669 of 97592.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202650.1278 of 57952.0%★★★☆☆
202551.2261 of 58955.7%★★★☆☆
202451.7262 of 60256.5%★★★☆☆
202374.9268 of 121978.0%★★★★☆
202241.4503 of 82439.0%★★☆☆☆
202158.5439 of 121964.0%★★★☆☆
201953.0384 of 86255.5%★★★☆☆
201857.9406 of 102360.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202368.3286 of 117075.6%★★★★☆
202255.8314 of 71656.1%★★★☆☆
202141.4631 of 119847.3%★★☆☆☆
201855.9344 of 91162.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202370.5226 of 111679.7%★★★★☆
201837.8514 of 82037.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202646.9303 of 59148.7%★★☆☆☆
202543.7331 of 62647.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.7375 of 62840.3%★★☆☆☆
202374.0279 of 121677.1%★★★★☆
202246.3447 of 83046.1%★★☆☆☆
202165.6374 of 122069.3%★★★☆☆
201945.1437 of 85048.6%★★☆☆☆
201852.5446 of 103256.8%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202340.8102 of 14529.7%★★☆☆☆
202151.3124 of 23948.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202363.2151 of 61775.5%★★★★☆
202236.0335 of 44424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202165.3259 of 102774.8%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202385.614 of 21993.6%★★★★★
202182.222 of 65496.6%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202343.0411 of 82049.9%★★☆☆☆
202146.1507 of 120157.8%★★★☆☆
201845.5182 of 41756.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202631.7336 of 43723.1%★☆☆☆☆
202534.5329 of 46529.2%★☆☆☆☆
202434.8341 of 48629.8%★★☆☆☆
202363.1334 of 102467.4%★★★☆☆
202229.8617 of 80022.9%★☆☆☆☆
202155.7474 of 116159.2%★★★☆☆
201933.8420 of 59529.4%★☆☆☆☆
201834.8501 of 72030.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202673.5105 of 53680.4%★★★★☆
202570.8130 of 55276.4%★★★★☆
202466.4147 of 55073.3%★★★★☆
202380.3123 of 85485.6%★★★★☆
202266.6176 of 60570.9%★★★★☆
202175.0176 of 83278.8%★★★★☆
201974.0151 of 60575.0%★★★★☆
201877.4140 of 71180.3%★★★★☆
201776.5130 of 69581.3%★★★★☆
201687.575 of 67788.9%★★★★☆
201578.498 of 52181.2%★★★★☆
201483.999 of 69085.7%★★★★☆
201380.5113 of 78785.6%★★★★☆
201285.956 of 77292.7%★★★★★
201185.277 of 68588.8%★★★★☆
201087.061 of 69291.2%★★★★★
200984.087 of 66386.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202169.076 of 57386.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202154.9192 of 40452.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.1566 of 6066.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202671.371 of 37080.8%★★★★☆
202567.892 of 39576.7%★★★★☆
202453.8150 of 38661.1%★★★☆☆
202375.4146 of 80681.9%★★★★☆
202256.9195 of 49460.5%★★★☆☆
202172.5186 of 82077.3%★★★★☆
201973.2108 of 46676.8%★★★★☆
201878.8115 of 62481.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202582.839 of 34588.7%★★★★☆
202374.5124 of 76083.7%★★★★☆
202285.936 of 39290.8%★★★★★
202166.3168 of 80279.1%★★★★☆
201858.9167 of 54369.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202582.538 of 34489.0%★★★★☆
202373.9107 of 71785.1%★★★★☆
201868.8110 of 50378.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202657.3128 of 37065.4%★★★☆☆
202554.7144 of 37962.0%★★★☆☆
202459.5120 of 37067.6%★★★☆☆
202382.0104 of 81087.2%★★★★☆
202252.8208 of 47656.3%★★★☆☆
202175.2163 of 81880.1%★★★★☆
201960.9148 of 43566.0%★★★☆☆
201868.5158 of 61774.4%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202352.454 of 11050.9%★★★☆☆
202173.916 of 14388.8%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202368.377 of 38479.9%★★★★☆
202232.8177 of 21116.1%★☆☆☆☆
202157.4208 of 65068.0%★★★☆☆

Native American

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

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202341.8160 of 36355.9%★★★☆☆
202153.7193 of 78975.5%★★★★☆
201881.513 of 17892.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202655.597 of 27064.1%★★★☆☆
202544.9145 of 27747.7%★★☆☆☆
202448.5141 of 28851.0%★★★☆☆
202369.2151 of 67577.6%★★★★☆
202239.4300 of 44632.7%★★☆☆☆
202167.3203 of 78074.0%★★★★☆
201951.7167 of 33750.4%★★★☆☆
201859.7169 of 43661.2%★★★☆☆
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
Native American (2023)94th percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)93rd percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)76th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school
Special Education (2023)50th percentile-28 vs school
Male (2026)49th percentile-16 vs school
Asian (2023)42nd percentile-36 vs school
African American (2021)34th percentile-33 vs school
Military Connected (2023)30th percentile-49 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-42 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2021)87th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)81st percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2023)80th percentile-6 vs school
Native American (2021)75th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2026)65th percentile-15 vs school
White (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2023)56th percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2021)52nd percentile-26 vs school
Military Connected (2023)51st percentile-35 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-72 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts57%+16 vs state
Mathematics45%+12 vs state

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

High : Sunrise Mountain High School

Frontier Elementary School ranks 318th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Frontier Elementary School.

Students at Frontier Elementary School are 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 AASA test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025


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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