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Parkridge Elementary

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Parkridge Elementary ranks 214 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Parkridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Peoria, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 872 students. It is part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 214 out of 909 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained a strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Parkridge Elementary had 70% proficiency in 4th grade English Language Arts, compared to 52% for the district and 46% for the state. In 8th grade Mathematics, Parkridge Elementary had a 65% proficiency rate, while the district and state had 34% and 27% respectively.

While Parkridge Elementary is a strong-performing school, the analysis suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement, especially in comparison to the nearby high-performing charter schools such as Great Hearts Academies - Archway Glendale, Legacy Traditional School - Peoria, and Candeo Peoria. These charter schools significantly outperform Parkridge Elementary and the Peoria Unified School District in academic proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

895

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,861

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9970 W Beardsley Rd
Peoria, AZ 85382-2652

(623) 412-5400

District: Peoria Unified School District

Students who attend Parkridge Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sunrise Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (55% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% 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 school55%

District avg41%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

214^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

129^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	74.0	214 of 909	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	219 of 912	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	208 of 1245	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	341 of 1000	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	290 of 1226	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	304 of 1039	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	223 of 1109	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	229 of 1106	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	177 of 1079	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	203 of 955	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	88.9	84 of 1079	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	80 of 1158	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	47 of 1141	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	78 of 1075	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	98 of 1090	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	125 of 1062	88.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.7	139 of 607	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	32.4	655 of 895	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	85 of 316	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.1	429 of 620	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.8	177 of 451	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	754 of 975	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	256 of 589	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	283 of 602	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	237 of 1219	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	356 of 824	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	279 of 1219	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	270 of 862	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	162 of 1023	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	52 of 496	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	40 of 486	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.6	189 of 1170	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	294 of 716	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	279 of 1198	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	115 of 709	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	163 of 911	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	92 of 549	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	146 of 556	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	309 of 1116	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	258 of 618	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	190 of 820	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	162 of 626	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	144 of 628	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	176 of 1216	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	352 of 830	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	293 of 1220	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	297 of 850	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	285 of 1032	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	158 of 617	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.8	291 of 444	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	360 of 1027	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.3	165 of 654	74.8%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	74 of 171	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	275 of 820	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	429 of 1201	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	72 of 417	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	262 of 465	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	268 of 486	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.4	252 of 1024	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	443 of 800	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.2	325 of 1161	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	303 of 595	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.5	233 of 720	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	129 of 552	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	95 of 550	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	167 of 854	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	147 of 605	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	139 of 832	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	80 of 605	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	77 of 711	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	63 of 695	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	69 of 677	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	55 of 521	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	89.6	44 of 690	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.3	64 of 787	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	50 of 772	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	40 of 685	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	41 of 692	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	26 of 663	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.3	206 of 400	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	318 of 573	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	57 of 192	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.7	302 of 404	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	106 of 386	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	135 of 806	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	90 of 494	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	108 of 820	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	112 of 466	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	74 of 624	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	27 of 345	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	41 of 329	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	230 of 760	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	175 of 392	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	139 of 802	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	39 of 387	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	19 of 543	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	67 of 344	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	29 of 320	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	147 of 717	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	109 of 369	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	40 of 503	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	105 of 379	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	61 of 370	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	196 of 810	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	143 of 476	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	159 of 818	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	49 of 435	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	59 of 617	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.5	76 of 384	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	145 of 211	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	160 of 650	75.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	90.6	8 of 390	97.9%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.8	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.4	201 of 363	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.0	203 of 789	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	68 of 178	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	124 of 277	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	82 of 288	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	157 of 675	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	165 of 446	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	153 of 780	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	84 of 337	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	79 of 436	81.9%	★★★★☆

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

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2023)77th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2021)75th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)74th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)66th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile-23 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)57th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)98th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)70th percentile-5 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)69th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-32 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+24 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Science44%+12 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
Parkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9970 W Beardsley Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5400	895	44	20.2		533 (59.6%)	36 (4.0%)	231 (25.8%)	38 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.7%)	74	214^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.5%		72.8	219^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.0%	5	43.0	70.0	55.0	54.0	61.0	52.0	55.0	65.0	68.0	40.0	55.0	65.0	53.0	35.0	$6,861	$63	$204	$330	$5,766	$827	$6,594
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
Coyote Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21180 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5225	695	59	11.7		454 (65.3%)	15 (2.2%)	179 (25.8%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	64.3	291^st of 909 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.7	277^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.6%	14	59.0	61.0	41.0	48.0	47.0	43.0	59.0	52.0	44.0	43.0	37.0	52.0	44.0	31.0	$6,322	$53	$73	$180	$5,167	$1,029	$6,196
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
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
Apache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8633 W John Cabot Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4875	751	41	18.4		391 (52.1%)	38 (5.1%)	225 (30.0%)	33 (4.4%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.7%)	64.7	287^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.4%		53.9	376^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.8%	89	41.0	59.0	47.0	47.0	51.0	56.0	51.0	61.0	49.0	54.0	49.0	49.0	44.0	43.0	$7,666	$66	$320	$452	$6,658	$622	$7,280
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
Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	846	48	17.6		551 (65.1%)	19 (2.2%)	201 (23.8%)	29 (3.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	61	312^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.7%		58.3	345^th of 912 public elementary schools	62.2%	33	52.0	55.0	48.0	53.0	66.0	52.0	56.0	34.0	44.0	41.0	43.0	60.0	50.0	42.0	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Glendale	Public, Charter	K-5	23276 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Glendale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 866-4710	563	31	18.1		373 (66.3%)	8 (1.4%)	81 (14.4%)	71 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	95.5	27^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.6	37^th of 912 public elementary schools	95.9%	10	69.0	74.0	74.0				77.0	84.0	86.0				67.0			$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	7877 W Hillcrest Blvd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9825	609	27	22.5		355 (58.3%)	33 (5.4%)	116 (19.0%)	72 (11.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	77.1	188^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.3%		76.7	188^th of 912 public elementary schools	79.4%		59.0	74.0	51.0	62.0	57.0		65.0	77.0	52.0	41.0			45.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Parkridge Elementary?

Students at Parkridge Elementary are 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Parkridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sunrise Mountain High School

What district is Parkridge Elementary in?

Peoria Unified School District

How many students attend Parkridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 895 students attended Parkridge Elementary.

Is Parkridge Elementary a good school?

Parkridge Elementary ranks 214^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 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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