Norterra Canyon School

Summary:

Norterra Canyon School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Deer Valley Unified District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 584 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Norterra Canyon School consistently performs above the Deer Valley Unified District and Arizona state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school has maintained a high statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade. Norterra Canyon School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Deer Valley Unified District, particularly in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. However, the school's lower performance among its Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups indicates a potential area for improvement.

Nearby charter schools, such as Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy and Adams Traditional Academy, outperform Norterra Canyon School in academic proficiency and statewide rankings, demonstrating exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% in both ELA and Math.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2200 W Maya Way
       Phoenix, AZ  85085-1737


(623) 445-8200

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
117th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,996 Help


Students who attend Norterra Canyon School usually attend:

High:    Barry Goldwater High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  584

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.5%
Hispanic:
17.3%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Norterra Canyon School ranks better than 87.1% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 9th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details Norterra Canyon School ranks better than 72.4% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.32. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.5%), Hispanic (17.3%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Norterra Canyon School is 15.1, which is the 7th best among 31 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norterra Canyon School is $7,996, which is the 9th highest among 31 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Norterra Canyon School:

SchoolDigger ranks Norterra Canyon School 117th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Norterra Canyon School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Norterra Canyon School 147th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Norterra Canyon School in the ranking list.)

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Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 91st of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Norterra Canyon School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 73.40 301st 1062 71.7%
2010 81.09 191st 1090 82.5%
2011 84.86 134th 1075 87.5%
2012 79.16 210th 1141 81.6%
2013 81.27 158th 1158 86.4%
2014 87.45 103rd 1079 90.5%
2015 76.75 204th 955 78.6%
2016 85.45 152nd 1079 85.9%
2017 84.75 167th 1106 84.9%
2018 82.34 187th 1109 83.1%
2019 75.73 253rd 1039 75.6%
2021 70.12 344th 1226 71.9%
2022 62.27 328th 1000 67.2%
2023 72.69 311th 1245 75.0%
2024 85.30 117th 904 87.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.23 75th 1027 92.7%
2022 67.57 109th 444 75.5%
2023 38.78 422nd 617 31.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.48 520th 975 46.7%
2023 60.56 134th 451 70.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.48 61st 417 85.4%
2021 43.33 567th 1201 52.8%
2022 40.93 111th 145 23.4%
2023 53.49 297th 820 63.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.89 171st 820 79.1%
2023 52.70 452nd 1116 59.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.39 215th 1023 79.0%
2019 67.43 251st 862 70.9%
2021 71.29 318th 1219 73.9%
2022 60.72 299th 824 63.7%
2023 66.30 362nd 1219 70.3%
2024 77.25 101st 593 83.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.74 186th 1032 82.0%
2019 70.35 226th 850 73.4%
2021 64.50 387th 1220 68.3%
2022 63.55 260th 830 68.7%
2023 75.65 267th 1216 78.0%
2024 71.50 149th 609 75.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.39 407th 620 34.4%
2022 59.86 99th 270 63.3%
2023 38.48 204th 316 35.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.68 428th 895 52.2%
2023 75.73 101st 607 83.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.74 211th 911 76.8%
2021 42.66 607th 1198 49.3%
2022 51.66 350th 716 51.1%
2023 42.24 632nd 1170 46.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Pacific Islander students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.65 166th 171 2.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.72 207th 720 71.3%
2019 54.90 267th 595 55.1%
2021 63.27 379th 1161 67.4%
2022 43.62 466th 800 41.8%
2023 66.27 297th 1024 71.0%
2024 79.48 60th 477 87.4%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Norterra Canyon School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 63.66 224th 663 66.2%
2010 67.97 201st 692 71.0%
2011 81.11 109th 685 84.1%
2012 82.50 91st 772 88.2%
2013 82.98 90th 787 88.6%
2014 86.65 80th 690 88.4%
2015 76.11 108th 521 79.3%
2016 84.07 92nd 677 86.4%
2017 89.68 56th 695 91.9%
2018 81.36 113th 711 84.1%
2019 75.90 133rd 605 78.0%
2021 71.03 195th 832 76.6%
2022 68.91 161st 605 73.4%
2023 66.80 226th 854 73.5%
2024 64.32 147th 533 72.4%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.94 215th 650 66.9%
2023 41.41 235th 384 38.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.57 491st 789 37.8%
2022 44.68 28th 36 22.2%
2023 45.26 145th 363 60.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.84 75th 503 85.1%
2023 52.94 256th 717 64.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.43 119th 624 80.9%
2019 68.03 134th 466 71.2%
2021 75.38 162nd 820 80.2%
2022 67.31 133rd 494 73.1%
2023 69.25 190th 806 76.4%
2024 56.75 134th 379 64.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.99 91st 617 85.3%
2019 70.93 108th 435 75.2%
2021 64.36 222nd 818 72.9%
2022 64.18 140th 476 70.6%
2023 59.73 257th 810 68.3%
2024 56.43 128th 356 64.0%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.29 249th 404 38.4%
2022 23.24 174th 192 9.4%
2023 21.50 224th 247 9.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 275th 573 52.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.09 115th 543 78.8%
2021 49.94 299th 802 62.7%
2023 37.03 436th 760 42.6%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.92 361st 390 7.4%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.60 89th 108 17.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Norterra Canyon School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.62 116th 436 73.4%
2019 57.17 141st 337 58.2%
2021 65.90 213th 780 72.7%
2022 52.00 212th 446 52.5%
2023 58.45 239th 675 64.6%
2024 42.80 155th 273 43.2%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Norterra Canyon School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 514 19 39 86 9 n/a n/a 0 667
2010 677 23 49 104 11 n/a n/a 0 864
2011 720 23 56 177 9 4 24 0 1013
2012 798 27 60 144 6 5 34 0 1074
2013 796 22 52 142 8 3 27 0 1050
2014 820 29 54 131 7 2 30 0 1073
2015 880 24 69 143 9 8 31 0 1164
2016 684 20 51 112 6 6 28 0 907
2017 660 13 44 109 2 8 26 0 862
2018 680 20 46 112 4 9 31 0 902
2019 718 16 43 127 5 5 32 0 946
2020 750 23 34 111 4 6 36 0 964
2021 445 18 19 81 2 3 15 0 583
2022 432 16 21 102 3 2 22 0 598
2023 400 19 27 101 7 1 29 0 584

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Norterra Canyon School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 667 38.0 17.6 12.6
2010 864 49.8 17.3 14
2011 1013 52.0 19.4 15.6
2012 1074 56.0 19.1 15.4
2013 1050 63.0 16.6 18.1
2014 1073 58.0 18.5 20.4
2015 1164 60.0 19.4 15.6
2016 907 52.0 17.4 16.6
2017 862 52.1 16.5 17.3
2018 902 50.1 18.0 17
2019 946 49.1 19.2 15.9
2020 964 52.1 18.5 16.8
2021 583 44.5 13.0 n/a
2022 598 40.5 14.7 11.7
2023 584 38.6 15.1 22.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Norterra Canyon School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 667 38.0 17.6 12.6
2010 864 49.8 17.3 14
2011 1013 52.0 19.4 15.6
2012 1074 56.0 19.1 15.4
2013 1050 63.0 16.6 18.1
2014 1073 58.0 18.5 20.4
2015 1164 60.0 19.4 15.6
2016 907 52.0 17.4 16.6
2017 862 52.1 16.5 17.3
2018 902 50.1 18.0 17
2019 946 49.1 19.2 15.9
2020 964 52.1 18.5 16.8
2021 583 44.5 13.0 n/a
2022 598 40.5 14.7 11.7
2023 584 38.6 15.1 22.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Norterra Canyon School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $168 (2.2%) $56 (0.7%) $393 (5.3%) $6,017 (80.4%) $1,240 (16.6%) $7,257 (97.0%) $7,482
2020 $78 (1.3%) $46 (0.8%) $203 (3.5%) $5,312 (91.0%) $398 (6.8%) $5,711 (97.9%) $5,835
2021 $186 (2.3%) $431 (5.4%) $803 (10.1%) $7,456 (93.9%) n/a $7,322 (92.2%) $7,939
2022 $484 (6.1%) $16 (0.2%) $985 (12.3%) $7,218 (90.3%) $277 (3.5%) $7,495 (93.7%) $7,996

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Norterra Canyon School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 253rd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 311th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.6%
Ranks 133rd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 226th of 854 Middle schools
 4.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
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Change (%)
Total Students946584
 38.3%
African American1619
 18.8%
American Indian57
 40%
Asian4327
 37.2%
Hispanic127101
 20.5%
Pacific Islander51
 80%
White718400
 44.3%
Two or More Races3229
 9.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15.9%22.8%
 6.9%


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Students at Norterra Canyon School are 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

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

High : Barry Goldwater High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 584 students attended Norterra Canyon School.

Norterra Canyon School ranks 117th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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