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Silver Valley Elementary

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Silver Valley Elementary ranks 220 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Silver Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 1,330 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Queen Creek Unified District, which is ranked 96 out of 289 districts in the state.

Silver Valley Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, the school had 55-67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 54-67% proficient or better in Mathematics, outperforming the district and state averages. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Asian students, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools in these categories.

Compared to nearby schools, Silver Valley Elementary generally outperforms other Queen Creek Unified District schools, such as Jack Barnes Elementary and Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary. However, some schools in the Gilbert Unified District, like Meridian and Canyon Rim Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked higher than Silver Valley Elementary in recent years.

1,384

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,648

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9737 E Toledo Ave
Mesa, AZ 85212

(480) 987-7443

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Silver Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Eastmark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2021 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

220^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Queen Creek Unified District

96^th of 289Queen Creek Unified 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	73.5	220 of 909	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	280 of 912	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	257 of 1245	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	233 of 1000	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	268 of 1226	78.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.4	176 of 607	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	81 of 289	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	38.2	524 of 895	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	154 of 316	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	76 of 270	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	232 of 620	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.8	939 of 975	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	249 of 589	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	341 of 602	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.8	294 of 1219	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	302 of 824	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	307 of 1219	74.8%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.2	94 of 306	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	165 of 496	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	142 of 486	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	265 of 1170	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	208 of 716	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	165 of 1198	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	110 of 549	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	135 of 556	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	150 of 1116	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	184 of 626	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	235 of 628	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	230 of 1216	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	202 of 830	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	226 of 1220	81.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	195 of 239	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	516 of 617	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	419 of 444	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.3	382 of 1027	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.5	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	37 of 171	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.1	333 of 820	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	100 of 1201	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	205 of 465	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	324 of 486	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	293 of 1024	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	268 of 800	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	331 of 1161	71.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)71st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Foster Care (2021)69th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)59th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2023)51st percentile-28 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)40th percentile-39 vs school

Military Connected (2021)18th percentile-60 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile-63 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)4th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+19 vs state

Mathematics52%+16 vs state

Science50%+16 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9737 E Toledo Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7443	1,384	65	21.4		907 (65.5%)	51 (3.7%)	263 (19.0%)	43 (3.1%)	14 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	101 (7.3%)	73.5	220^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.8%		65.3	280^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.3%	60	55.0	66.0	56.0	60.0	54.0	67.0	54.0	35.0	50.0	$5,648	$142		$285	$4,861	$645	$5,506
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 W. Eastmark Parkway	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 351-8070	294	15	20.2		165 (56.1%)	7 (2.4%)	80 (27.2%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	76.4	195^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.5%		68.3	262^nd of 912 public elementary schools	71.3%	67	41.0	72.0	63.0	72.0	44.0	56.0	61.0		62.0	$8,240	$276	$73	$626	$4,897	$2,994	$7,891
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5149 S Signal Butte Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7440	1,003	53	19.1		671 (66.9%)	22 (2.2%)	217 (21.6%)	30 (3.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.7%)	58.1	333^rd of 909 public elementary schools	63.4%		68.7	258^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.7%	75	49.0	57.0	41.0	36.0	55.0	58.0	47.0	40.0	39.0	$5,828	$229		$458	$5,008	$591	$5,599
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	4507 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2110	403	32	12.7		247 (61.3%)	13 (3.2%)	98 (24.3%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	78.4	173^rd of 909 public elementary schools	81.0%		76	194^th of 912 public elementary schools	78.7%	21	53.0	65.0	53.0	60.0	83.0	56.0	61.0	42.0	59.0	$7,594	$68	$353	$489	$4,986	$2,187	$7,173
Meridian	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4032	850	56	15.2		530 (62.4%)	24 (2.8%)	229 (26.9%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	71.8	236^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.0%		68.1	264^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.1%	28	58.0	72.0	56.0	50.0	67.0	56.0	46.0	40.0	46.0	$7,565	$17	$10	$44	$7,374	$164	$7,537
Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3045 S Canyon Rim	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-3216	905	54	16.6		526 (58.1%)	34 (3.8%)	257 (28.4%)	13 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.1%)	78.2	176^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.5	152^nd of 912 public elementary schools	83.3%	24	60.0	66.0	47.0	75.0	67.0	58.0	47.0	69.0	46.0	$8,142	$339	$06	$684	$7,567	$231	$7,797
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19684 S. 225th Pl	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7490	908	41	22.4		646 (71.1%)	30 (3.3%)	172 (18.9%)	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.4%)	95.4	29^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.8%		94.6	35^th of 912 public elementary schools	96.2%	6	74.0	81.0	79.0	69.0	76.0	72.0	79.0	72.0	75.0	$6,694	$149		$299	$5,630	$915	$6,545
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	497	39	12.7		208 (41.9%)	29 (5.8%)	173 (34.8%)	18 (3.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)	69.4	259^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.5%		70.5	244^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.2%	15	50.0	60.0			59.0	49.0					$00			$00
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	Public, Charter	K-6	22120 E Queen Creek Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-0722	834	37	22.5		591 (70.9%)	9 (1.1%)	149 (17.9%)	14 (1.7%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (7.3%)	60.9	313^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.6%		54.8	369^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.5%	56	46.0	53.0	54.0	56.0	54.0	49.0	46.0	32.0	44.0	$5,816	$326	$166	$818	$4,401	$923	$5,324
Jack Barnes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20750 S 214th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7400	621	37	17.0		360 (58.0%)	24 (3.9%)	170 (27.4%)	23 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	33 (5.3%)	50.1	384^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.8%		52.3	388^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.5%	4	47.0	54.0	40.0	42.0	54.0	40.0	34.0	44.0	32.0	$7,101	$242		$485	$6,219	$639	$6,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Valley Elementary

What district is Silver Valley Elementary in?

Queen Creek Unified District

Is Silver Valley Elementary a good school?

Silver Valley Elementary ranks 220^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Silver Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Silver Valley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Silver Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Silver Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Eastmark High School

What is the racial makeup of Silver Valley Elementary?

Students at Silver Valley Elementary are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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