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Hurley Ranch Elementary

Public Grades 3-8

501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Hurley Ranch Elementary is a middle school located in Tolleson, Arizona, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 666 students. The school is part of the Union Elementary District. Over the past several years, Hurley Ranch Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 483 and 720 out of over 600-800 middle schools in the state.

Hurley Ranch Elementary consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates range from 12% to 29% in ELA and 11% to 29% in Math, compared to the state averages of 36% to 46% in ELA and 27% to 42% in Math. The school's science proficiency rates are also low, with only 16% of 8th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 30%. Additionally, Hurley Ranch Elementary has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 5.4% to 6.1% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

The nearby schools, such as Vista College Prep Sueno Park, Estrella Middle School, and Imagine Desert West Middle, also perform below the state average in academic proficiency, with rankings in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools. However, some of the nearby charter schools, like Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imagine Avondale Middle, show stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and higher rankings among Arizona middle schools.

703

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,648

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8950 W Illini Rd
Tolleson, AZ 85353-4600

(623) 478-5100

District: Union Elementary District

Students who attend Hurley Ranch Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tolleson Union High School

Feeder schools for Hurley Ranch Elementary:

Elementary:

Union Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

18.1%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg16%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

876^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

501^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	10.0	876 of 909	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	897 of 912	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	959 of 1245	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	828 of 1000	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	847 of 1226	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	890 of 1039	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	916 of 1109	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	963 of 1106	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	951 of 1079	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	793 of 955	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	732 of 1079	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	662 of 1158	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	608 of 1141	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	641 of 1075	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.2	878 of 1090	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	920 of 1062	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	566 of 607	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	628 of 895	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	533 of 620	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	331 of 451	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	244 of 975	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	78 of 155	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	547 of 589	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	591 of 602	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	891 of 1219	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	774 of 824	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	866 of 1219	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	740 of 862	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	802 of 1023	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	133 of 306	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	484 of 496	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	479 of 486	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	912 of 1170	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	632 of 716	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	721 of 1198	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	587 of 709	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	653 of 911	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.1	296 of 423	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	538 of 549	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	547 of 556	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	798 of 1116	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	492 of 618	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	610 of 820	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	1030 of 1216	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	737 of 830	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	830 of 1220	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.1	791 of 850	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	883 of 1032	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.1	852 of 1027	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	465 of 654	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	724 of 820	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	654 of 1201	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	362 of 417	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	522 of 1024	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	536 of 800	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	623 of 1161	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	501 of 552	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	512 of 550	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	720 of 854	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	483 of 605	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	619 of 832	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	592 of 605	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	626 of 711	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	643 of 695	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	600 of 677	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	59.9	266 of 690	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.9	370 of 787	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.2	401 of 772	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.0	467 of 685	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.7	564 of 692	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	374 of 400	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	383 of 573	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	102 of 125	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	171 of 247	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	369 of 386	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	747 of 806	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	448 of 494	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	605 of 820	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	418 of 466	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	513 of 624	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	9 of 12	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	286 of 345	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	293 of 329	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	614 of 760	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	271 of 392	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	507 of 802	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.0	381 of 387	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	450 of 543	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	271 of 344	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	548 of 717	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	250 of 369	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	421 of 503	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	633 of 810	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	631 of 818	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	564 of 617	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	552 of 650	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.9	74 of 159	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	138 of 390	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	283 of 363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	559 of 789	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	620 of 675	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	692 of 780	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

White (2023)49th percentile+26 vs school

Foster Care (2022)36th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2021)30th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)27th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)17th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2021)14th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Native American (2023)53rd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2023)31st percentile+15 vs school

Foster Care (2022)25th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2023)6th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-19 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 4, 2019

Mostly great Principal & teachers. PE & Librarians can cold, rude and passive aggressive. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Worst School in the State!! They don't care about their students, They don't take pride in their lunches they are disgusting, The teachers (95) should have their IQ evaluated before being hired, There is brown water coming out of the drinking fountains which isn't even being looked at as a concern. I could go on and on and on. We are selling our home and moving strictly to get away from this school!!!!!!!! Close Quote

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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
Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	703	34	20.9		31 (4.4%)	127 (18.1%)	495 (70.4%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	12.8	501^st of 552 public middle schools	9.2%		11.5	512^th of 550 public middle schools	6.9%	11	25.0	20.0	12.0	16.0	19.0	28.0	29.0	14.0	15.0			11.0		16.0	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859
Santa Maria Middle School	Public	6-8	7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-1100	591	26	22.7		25 (4.2%)	87 (14.7%)	449 (76.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9.1	537^th of 552 public middle schools	2.7%		8.5	539^th of 550 public middle schools	2.0%	2				18.0	20.0	19.0				12.0		9.0		8.0		$00			$00
Kings Ridge School	Public	2-8	3650 S 64th Ln	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-8960	371	20	18.5		13 (3.5%)	68 (18.3%)	270 (72.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	12.7	503^rd of 552 public middle schools	8.9%		13.9	488^th of 550 public middle schools	11.3%	15			27.0	16.0	29.0	19.0			32.0				27.0		$6,594	$304	$634	$1,241	$5,046	$611	$5,656
Western Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2200	553	28	19.7		19 (3.4%)	60 (10.8%)	440 (79.6%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	4.8	552^nd of 552 public middle schools	0.0%		7.9	543^rd of 550 public middle schools	1.3%	9				10.0	9.0	10.0								9.0		$00			$00
Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)	Public	7-8	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 272-0006	47	1	47.0		4 (8.5%)	6 (12.8%)	34 (72.3%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	71^st of 552 public middle schools	87.1%					(n/a)					67.0	59.0						52.0			$7,978	$712	$2,845	$4,269	$1,303	$3,119	$4,421
Imagine Desert West Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8		7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%		9.9	526^th of 550 public middle schools	4.4%	22				10.0	13.0	19.0								12.0		$00			$00
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4		14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%		9.6	530^th of 550 public middle schools	3.6%	1					25.0	20.0					7.0	4.0		14.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894
Imagine Avondale Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	164	3	54.6		10 (6.1%)	20 (12.2%)	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	18.4	444^th of 552 public middle schools	19.6%					(n/a)				24.0	23.0	32.0										$00			$00
Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	650	32	20.3		11 (1.7%)	22 (3.4%)	608 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	10.7	528^th of 552 public middle schools	4.3%		10.9	518^th of 550 public middle schools	5.8%	10					18.0	21.0						6.0		16.0	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365
Avondale Middle School	Public	5-8	1406 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4500	351	13	27.0		29 (8.3%)	50 (14.2%)	264 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.1	523^rd of 552 public middle schools	5.3%		14.8	476^th of 550 public middle schools	13.5%	47				16.0	18.0	26.0					12.0			11.0	$10,663	$766	$721	$2,253	$6,809	$2,366	$9,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurley Ranch Elementary

How many students attend Hurley Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Hurley Ranch Elementary.

What high school do graduates of Hurley Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hurley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend Tolleson Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Hurley Ranch Elementary?

Students at Hurley Ranch Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Hurley Ranch Elementary in?

Union Elementary District

Is Hurley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Hurley Ranch Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Arizona middle schools.

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