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Lake Pleasant Elementary

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Lake Pleasant Elementary ranks 139 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Lake Pleasant Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Peoria Unified School District in Peoria, Arizona. With 1,276 students, the school is ranked 139 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Pleasant Elementary consistently outperforms the Peoria Unified School District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state in subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. This strong academic performance has been a consistent trend, with the school earning high rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger over multiple years.

While Lake Pleasant Elementary performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and Multi-racial student populations, the school's performance for its African American and Special Education student groups is more mixed, with lower rankings compared to the overall student population. Additionally, the school has seen a gradual increase in its dropout rates, from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. The school's per-student spending has fluctuated over the years, and the student-teacher ratio has increased from 20.6 in 2021-2022 to 22.3 in 2023-2024, which may be contributing factors to the school's challenges.

1,267

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,310

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31501 N Westland Rd
Peoria, AZ 85383-7846

(623) 773-6575

District: Peoria Unified School District

Students who attend Lake Pleasant Elementary usually attend:

High:

Liberty High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (56% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Peoria Unified School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg41%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

139^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

121^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 30Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	139 of 909	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	162 of 912	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	251 of 1245	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	313 of 1000	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	243 of 1226	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	324 of 1039	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	309 of 1109	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	88.8	107 of 1106	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.7	134 of 1079	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	146 of 955	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	218 of 1079	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.8	236 of 1158	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	255 of 1141	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	257 of 1075	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	152 of 1090	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.3	266 of 607	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	171 of 289	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	437 of 895	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.8	203 of 975	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	159 of 589	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	138 of 602	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	254 of 1219	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	375 of 824	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	281 of 1219	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	361 of 862	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	341 of 1023	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	106 of 496	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	56 of 486	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	129 of 1170	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	185 of 716	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	230 of 1198	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	37.9	554 of 911	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	70 of 549	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	28 of 556	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	61.7	330 of 1116	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	162 of 618	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	255 of 820	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	139 of 626	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	184 of 628	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	255 of 1216	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	311 of 830	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	214 of 1220	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	273 of 850	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	327 of 1032	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	77.6	22 of 239	90.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.5	34 of 617	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.0	100 of 444	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	318 of 1027	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.4	284 of 820	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	134 of 145	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.7	249 of 1201	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	179 of 465	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	231 of 486	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	399 of 1024	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	479 of 800	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.9	330 of 1161	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	412 of 595	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	364 of 720	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	121 of 552	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	112 of 550	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	153 of 854	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	173 of 605	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	163 of 832	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	152 of 605	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	130 of 711	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	71 of 695	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	88.2	67 of 677	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	80.0	89 of 521	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	109 of 690	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	142 of 787	82.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	84 of 772	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	71 of 685	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	120 of 692	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.4	57 of 400	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	336 of 573	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.7	162 of 404	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	272 of 606	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	109 of 395	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	100 of 386	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	156 of 806	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	210 of 494	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.3	145 of 820	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	86 of 466	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	88 of 624	85.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	59 of 345	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	39 of 329	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	225 of 760	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	80 of 392	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	111 of 802	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	25 of 387	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	92 of 543	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	35 of 344	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	49.3	288 of 717	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	125 of 379	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	85 of 370	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	155 of 810	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	116 of 476	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	168 of 818	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	177 of 435	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	154 of 617	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	75.4	10 of 68	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	8 of 143	94.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.3	198 of 384	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.6	41 of 211	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	385 of 650	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	48 of 390	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	138 of 363	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	429 of 789	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	149 of 277	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	118 of 288	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	183 of 675	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	235 of 446	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	204 of 780	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	186 of 337	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	145 of 436	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2023)94th percentile+15 vs school

Military Connected (2021)91st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

African American (2023)56th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2021)88th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2023)86th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2022)85th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2021)60th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)55th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)48th percentile-34 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+20 vs state

Mathematics56%+22 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

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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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Lake Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	31501 N Westland Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6575	1,267	60	21.2		841 (66.4%)	37 (2.9%)	278 (21.9%)	27 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (6.1%)	82.1	139^th of 909 public elementary schools	84.7%		80.1	162^nd of 912 public elementary schools	82.2%	23	54.0	72.0	57.0	59.0	65.0	56.0	66.0	76.0	57.0	56.0	39.0	41.0	51.0	42.0	$6,310	$70	$116	$255	$5,322	$802	$6,124
Vistancia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	30009 N Sunrise Pt	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6500	1,089	54	20.3		720 (66.1%)	27 (2.5%)	228 (20.9%)	21 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	88 (8.1%)	78.2	177^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.5%		76.6	190^th of 912 public elementary schools	79.2%	13	73.0	71.0	53.0	61.0	61.0	52.0	79.0	60.0	43.0	44.0	43.0	39.0	53.0	36.0	$6,515	$50	$65	$165	$5,648	$752	$6,400
BASIS Peoria Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	25950 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 251-1504	696	42	16.5		128 (18.4%)	25 (3.6%)	60 (8.6%)	429 (61.6%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.5%)	95.8	25^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.2%		98	6^th of 912 public elementary schools	99.3%	19	78.0	83.0					78.0	73.0							$8,994	$189	$29	$406	$5,981	$2,795	$8,776
Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17161 W Bajada Rd	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-5880	753	73	10.3		417 (55.4%)	25 (3.3%)	257 (34.1%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.2%)	9 (1.2%)	28 (3.7%)	34.7	516^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.2%		29	585^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.9%	69	46.0	54.0	28.0	44.0	38.0	47.0	27.0	34.0	20.0			19.0	29.0	22.0	$5,834	$1,031	$737	$2,799	$3,734	$332	$4,066
Candeo Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	9965 W Calle Lejos	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Candeo Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 979-6500	597	32	18.4		324 (54.3%)	15 (2.5%)	68 (11.4%)	144 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.7%)	95.4	28^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.9%		96	21^st of 912 public elementary schools	97.7%	7	58.0	83.0	77.0	92.0	98.0	95.0	79.0	82.0	78.0	76.0	83.0	71.0	66.0	69.0		$00			$00
Peoria Traditional School	Public	K-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5350	380				273 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (20.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	95.1	32^nd of 909 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.4	28^th of 912 public elementary schools	96.9%	4	61.0	90.0	64.0	89.0	81.0	82.0	80.0	93.0	83.0	84.0	70.0	69.0	60.0	58.0	$7,393	$62	$11	$135	$6,962	$358	$7,320
Zuni Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5275	794	43	18.6		529 (66.6%)	21 (2.6%)	194 (24.4%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	72.5	228^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.9%		65.4	278^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.5%	50	43.0	75.0	48.0	65.0	58.0	46.0	53.0	79.0	53.0	44.0	29.0	29.0	45.0	30.0	$6,994	$54	$169	$276	$5,896	$875	$6,771
West Wing School	Public	PK, KG-8	26716 N High Desert Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5000	963	53	18.1		719 (74.7%)	17 (1.8%)	146 (15.2%)	28 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.8%)	76.7	190^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.1%		75.5	200^th of 912 public elementary schools	78.1%	10	53.0	68.0	46.0	63.0	62.0	60.0	77.0	64.0	50.0	54.0	44.0	50.0	46.0	63.0	$5,473	$418	$13	$849	$4,812	$231	$5,043
Asante Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	23251 N 166th Dr	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8900	876	48	18.3		399 (45.5%)	36 (4.1%)	352 (40.2%)	14 (1.6%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	63 (7.2%)	49.3	391^st of 909 public elementary schools	57.0%		46	433^rd of 912 public elementary schools	52.5%	42	43.0	54.0	34.0				42.0	49.0	42.0				38.0		$8,968	$161	$876	$1,199	$6,838	$1,093	$7,930
Sunset Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9687 W Adam Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6000	987	47	21.2		696 (70.5%)	18 (1.8%)	160 (16.2%)	51 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	84.7	122^nd of 909 public elementary schools	86.6%		85.8	117^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.2%	5	67.0	65.0	57.0	69.0	75.0	66.0	65.0	61.0	65.0	64.0	47.0	43.0	51.0	50.0	$5,943	$47	$138	$233	$5,245	$513	$5,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Pleasant Elementary

How many students attend Lake Pleasant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,267 students attended Lake Pleasant Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lake Pleasant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Pleasant Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Liberty High School

What district is Lake Pleasant Elementary in?

Peoria Unified School District

Is Lake Pleasant Elementary a good school?

Lake Pleasant Elementary ranks 139^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Pleasant Elementary?

Students at Lake Pleasant Elementary are 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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