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Skull Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Skull Valley Elementary School is a small public school serving grades PK-8 in the rural community of Skull Valley, Arizona, with a student population of just 38 students. Despite its small size, the school stands out in several key areas compared to nearby schools.

Academically, Skull Valley Elementary outperforms the state average in several subjects, including 5th grade Science (67% proficient vs. 34% state average) and 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts (50% proficient). However, the school struggles in 3rd grade ELA (33% proficient vs. 41% state average) and 5th grade Math (34% proficient vs. 36% state average), suggesting a need to focus on improving math instruction. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 27.91% to 36.36% over the past three years, higher than some nearby schools like Abia Judd Elementary (36.83%) and Lincoln Elementary (53.72%).

Despite these challenges, Skull Valley Elementary School stands out for its small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 9.7 to 12.6 over the past three years, lower than the nearby schools. The school also spends significantly more per student ($20,961 in 2019-2020) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from $8,777 to $12,363 per student. This suggests the school is well-resourced and may be able to provide more personalized attention and support to its students, even as it works to address areas for improvement in its academic performance.

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3150 South Old Skull Valley Ro
Skull Valley, AZ 86338

(928) 442-3322

District: Skull Valley Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2013) to 69th (2023)

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Skull Valley Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	65.9	381 of 1245	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	350 of 1000	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	520 of 1226	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.3	194 of 1158	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	53.8	522 of 1141	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.6	82 of 1219	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	48.0	558 of 1219	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.2	302 of 1116	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.4	326 of 830	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	513 of 1220	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	61.2	259 of 1201	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	521 of 1024	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	613 of 1161	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	74.0	117 of 605	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	26.5	592 of 832	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.8	736 of 820	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	316 of 818	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	612 of 789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	204 of 446	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	624 of 780	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2023)93rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2022)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)49th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)61st percentile+33 vs school

White (2022)54th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2021)10th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Science67%+33 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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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 (2023)	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 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
Skull Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3150 South Old Skull Valley Ro	Skull Valley	86338	Yavapai County	Skull Valley Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 442-3322	39	5	7.8	34.2%	28 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Kirkland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14200 W. Kirkland/Hillside Rd.	Kirkland	86332	Yavapai County	Kirkland Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 442-9488	66	10	6.6	75.0%	50 (75.8%)	1 (1.5%)	14 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Abia Judd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1749 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3263	471	32	14.7	36.8%	339 (72.0%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (18.9%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	62.5	305^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.4%		63	305^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.6%		58.0	45.0				60.0	43.0				$10,105	$917	$148	$1,981	$7,438	$1,604	$9,041
Granite Mountain Upper Elementary School	Public	K-8	1800 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3253	512	30	17.1	36.7%	356 (69.5%)	3 (0.6%)	103 (20.1%)	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	58.9	327^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.9	367^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.8%	40			42.0	51.0				41.0	49.0	45.0	$9,829	$931	$145	$2,006	$6,975	$1,778	$8,753
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Park Ave	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3249	275	18	15.1	53.7%	184 (66.9%)	3 (1.1%)	70 (25.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	41.5	455^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.9%		51	402^nd of 912 public elementary schools	55.9%	53	29.0	53.0				30.0	50.0				$12,339	$2,263	$381	$4,908	$7,962	$1,733	$9,695
Willow Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Willow Creek Rd	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Painted Pony Ranch Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 776-1212	71	5	14.1		50 (70.4%)	1 (1.4%)	12 (16.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.5%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
La Tierra Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	124 N Virginia St	Prescott	86304	Yavapai County	La Tierra Community School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 445-5100	135	13	10.3		104 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Taylor Hicks School	Public	K-5	1845 Campbell Ave	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3276	370	28	13.4	39.7%	252 (68.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (23.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	63.8	295^th of 909 public elementary schools	67.5%		70.7	243^rd of 912 public elementary schools	73.4%	52	37.0	54.0				64.0	54.0				$11,131	$1,265	$243	$2,774	$7,948	$1,675	$9,622
Skyview School	Public, Charter	K-8	125 S Rush St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Skyview School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 776-1730	214	16	13.3		190 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	79.1	164^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.0%		80.5	158^th of 912 public elementary schools	82.7%	6	52.0	65.0	52.0	63.0	72.0	44.0	65.0	84.0	54.0	64.0		$00			$00
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Hc 1 Box 3056	Bagdad	86321	Yavapai County	Hillside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 442-3416	6	3	2.0		5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Skull Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Skull Valley Elementary School?

Students at Skull Valley Elementary School are 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% American Indian.

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Skull Valley Elementary District

How many students attend Skull Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 39 students attended Skull Valley Elementary School.

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