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Diamond Canyon School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Diamond Canyon School serves 740 students in prekindergarten through grade 8 in Anthem, in the Deer Valley Unified District. Its latest results put it ahead of the district and Arizona in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, and ahead of every nearby school with reported all-grades results: 72% proficient in ELA and 65% in math.

ELA is the school’s clearest advantage over nearby peers, while grade 5 math is a specific weak spot. The ELA result is 17 percentage points above the district’s 55% and 31 points above the state’s 41%; it also leads nearby Sonoran Foothills School, the next-highest school, by 6 points. In math, Diamond Canyon’s 65% is 16 points above the district and 32 above the state, but its lead over Sonoran Foothills is narrower, at 3 points. Grade 6 ELA stands out at 82%, compared with 57% districtwide and 41% statewide. By contrast, grade 5 math is 50%—4 points below the district’s 54%, and below Sonoran Foothills at 74% and Anthem School at 57%.

Science results are strong but have not climbed steadily: grade 5 proficiency rose from 65% in 2022–2023 to 79% the next year, then eased to 72% in 2024–2025; grade 8 went from 57% to 53%, then up to 61%. SchoolDigger ranks Diamond Canyon 78th out of 900 Arizona schools, in the 91st percentile with 5 stars for 2025–2026; its percentile is down 6 points from its 2022–2023 peak of 97, but it remains the highest among nearby schools ranked that year. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 16.6, the second highest among nine nearby schools with figures, whose average is 15.4. SchoolDigger’s ranking for students with low socioeconomic status rose from the 74th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 97th in 2022–2023 and remained there in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall 91st percentile. For special education students, its 2022–2023 ranking was lower, at the 77th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 97th percentile that year.

740

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,455

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

71.7%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 30.4% (any vaccine)

40004 N Liberty Bell Way
Anthem, AZ 85086-4614

(623) 445-8000

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Students who attend Diamond Canyon School usually attend:

High:

Boulder Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (68% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Deer Valley Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

78^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

38^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 29Elementary Schools in the Deer Valley Unified District

84^th of 267Deer Valley 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	78 of 900	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	63 of 909	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	69 of 912	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	36 of 1245	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	94 of 1000	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	70 of 1226	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	56 of 1039	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	95 of 1109	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	73 of 1106	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	81 of 1079	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.7	86 of 955	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.7	78 of 1079	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	48 of 1158	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	95 of 1141	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	102 of 1075	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	125 of 1090	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	171 of 1062	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.9	49 of 316	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	176 of 270	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	241 of 620	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	95.5	9 of 451	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	87 of 579	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	62 of 589	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	69 of 602	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	95.3	33 of 1219	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	75 of 824	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	95 of 1219	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	39 of 862	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	80 of 1023	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	95.4	26 of 1170	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	73 of 1198	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	7 of 709	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	35 of 911	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	18 of 529	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	36 of 1116	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	158 of 618	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	33 of 820	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	56 of 591	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.6	66 of 626	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	65 of 628	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.7	42 of 1216	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	152 of 830	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	55 of 1220	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	89 of 850	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	116 of 1032	88.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.6	94 of 617	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	14 of 444	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	60 of 1027	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	188 of 820	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	95 of 1201	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	46 of 417	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	94 of 437	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	85 of 465	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	92 of 486	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	43 of 1024	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	117 of 800	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	104 of 1161	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	71 of 595	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	133 of 720	81.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	38 of 536	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	42 of 552	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	66 of 550	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	42 of 854	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	39 of 605	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	33 of 832	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	99 of 605	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	65 of 711	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.3	39 of 695	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	32 of 677	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	87.7	48 of 521	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	85.2	92 of 690	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	86.5	53 of 787	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.3	44 of 772	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	39 of 685	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	50 of 692	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	58 of 663	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	32 of 129	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	22 of 573	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	67.2	109 of 404	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	29 of 370	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	33 of 395	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	50 of 386	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	47 of 806	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	44 of 494	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	35 of 820	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	65 of 466	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	82 of 624	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.5	44 of 760	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	24 of 802	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	23 of 543	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	9 of 344	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	50 of 717	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	87 of 369	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	24 of 503	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	38 of 370	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	51 of 379	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	71 of 370	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	43 of 810	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	42 of 476	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	31 of 818	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	121 of 435	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	63 of 617	89.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	106 of 384	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	26 of 211	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	45 of 650	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.3	78 of 363	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	69 of 789	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	30 of 270	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	44 of 277	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	80 of 288	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	54 of 675	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	51 of 446	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	46 of 780	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	136 of 337	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	90 of 436	79.4%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2023)84th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2022)75th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2021)73rd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)72nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+31 vs state

Mathematics65%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	740	45	16.6	16.1%	581 (78.5%)	12 (1.6%)	84 (11.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	89.9	78^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.8	63^rd of 909 public elementary schools	93.1%	15	74.0	74.0	65.0	82.0	71.0	65.0	72.0	69.0	80.0	50.0	78.0	57.0	57.0	65.0	71.7%	30.4%	$7,455	$29	$145	$173	$6,965	$318	$7,282
Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	473	36	13.1	11.6%	331 (70.0%)	6 (1.3%)	70 (14.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	74	202^nd of 900 public elementary schools	77.6%		84	127^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.0%	75	64.0	66.0	57.0	59.0	67.0	63.0	63.0	57.0	50.0	47.0	54.0	49.0	47.0	50.0	81.8%	13.6%	$9,724	$165	$01	$166	$9,000	$558	$9,558
Anthem School	Public	PK, KG-8	41020 N Freedom Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3700	400	27	14.8	17.3%	301 (75.3%)	6 (1.5%)	62 (15.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	77.1	170^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.1%		77.9	181^st of 909 public elementary schools	80.1%	11	49.0	70.0	41.0	66.0	48.0	48.0	53.0	64.0	61.0	57.0	64.0	36.0	54.0	56.0	82.4%	11.8%	$10,056	$642		$642	$9,056	$359	$9,415
Desert Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	35959 N 7th Ave	Desert Hills	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3500	438	28	15.9	26.9%	334 (76.3%)	3 (0.7%)	74 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	71.3	231^st of 900 public elementary schools	74.3%		78.6	171^st of 909 public elementary schools	81.2%	60	70.0	58.0	36.0	58.0	38.0	46.0	50.0	79.0	53.0	36.0	60.0	40.0	44.0	52.0	72.4%	31%	$8,480	$35		$35	$8,019	$426	$8,445
BASIS Phoenix North	Public, Charter	K-8	44111 N 43rd Ave	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 289-2088	152	13	11.6	—	38 (25.0%)	6 (3.9%)	14 (9.2%)	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)	90.8	69^th of 900 public elementary schools	92.3%					(n/a)	81.0	83.0	60.0	59.0			73.0	85.0	76.0	65.0	54.0			72.0	91.7%	8.3%
Sunset Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	35707 N 33rd Ln	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7800	563	34	16.3	25.6%	387 (68.7%)	20 (3.6%)	100 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.1%)	69	249^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.3%		65.1	284^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.8%	35	60.0	55.0	51.0	53.0	53.0	53.0	54.0	81.0	44.0	48.0	54.0	48.0	47.0	52.0	80.4%	19.6%	$8,823	$201		$201	$8,104	$518	$8,622
Stepping Stones Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	35812 N 7th St	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Stepping Stones Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 465-4910	221			—	191 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	77.7	164^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.8%		93.3	47^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.8%	117	58.0	61.0			67.0		48.0	92.0	48.0			58.0	53.0	56.0	66.7%	14.3%	$11,849	$74	$131	$205	$7,637	$4,007	$11,644
Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	805	49	16.5	17.0%	562 (69.8%)	11 (1.4%)	126 (15.7%)	19 (2.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.9%)	66.4	270^th of 900 public elementary schools	70.0%		74.2	212^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.7%	58	51.0	57.0	50.0	57.0	45.0	51.0	51.0	53.0	62.0	52.0	37.0	31.0	52.0	47.0	81.8%	18.2%	$7,673	$127		$127	$7,237	$309	$7,546
Sonoran Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-8	32150 N North Foothills Dr	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8400	921	51	18.0	13.5%	571 (62.0%)	28 (3.0%)	155 (16.8%)	101 (11.0%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.6%)	82.7	132^nd of 900 public elementary schools	85.3%		87.8	88^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.3%	44	48.0	70.0	59.0	67.0	62.0	84.0	66.0	56.0	70.0	74.0	54.0	53.0	64.0	62.0	87.5%	11.2%	$6,731	$184		$184	$6,176	$371	$6,548
New River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	48827 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3500	162	13	12.8	34.6%	124 (76.5%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)							39.0							39.0			$13,397	$1,261	$40	$1,300	$11,640	$457	$12,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Diamond Canyon School

Is Diamond Canyon School a good school?

Yes. Diamond Canyon School ranks in the top 8.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Diamond Canyon School in?

Deer Valley Unified District

How many students attend Diamond Canyon School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Diamond Canyon School.

What schools do graduates of Diamond Canyon School attend?

Students who attend Diamond Canyon School usually go on to attend:

High : Boulder Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Diamond Canyon School?

Students at Diamond Canyon School are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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