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Hurley Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-8
787th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Hurley Ranch Elementary serves 703 students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Tolleson, Arizona. Its 2025–26 AASA results show proficiency of 24% in English language arts (ELA) and 18% in math. Both results are below Arizona averages: ELA is 17 percentage points lower than the state’s 41%, and math is 15 points below the state’s 33%. The most important takeaway is that, despite some local strengths, Hurley remains considerably below the state in both reported all-grade subjects.

Hurley is modestly ahead of its district and nearby-school averages, with math its narrowest relative strength. ELA proficiency is 6 points above the 18% at Union Elementary District, while math is 7 points above the district’s 11%. Among nearby schools with reported all-grade results, Hurley’s ELA is about 1 point above the average of 23%, and its math is about 2 points above the average of 16%. Grade results show both bright spots and weaker areas: Hurley’s fourth-grade ELA was 35%, tied for the highest reported result among nearby K–8 schools with Academy of Math and Science Avondale; seventh-grade ELA was 32%, second to that school’s 39%. Eighth-grade ELA was weaker at 20%, just above results at Dos Rios Elementary (18%) and Fine Arts Academy (19%). Eighth-grade math was a relative local strength at 17%, above Country Place Elementary and Tres Rios Elementary School, but below Academy of Math and Science Avondale. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, and some grade-level results were suppressed.

SchoolDigger’s overall statewide percentile has risen from 2 in 2023–24 to 4 in 2024–25 and 13 in 2025–26, but Hurley still has a low overall standing and a 1-star rating. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves English language learners fell from the 75th percentile in 2020–21 to the 27th in 2022–23; its measure for students receiving special education fell from the 46th to the 12th percentile over those years. Hurley’s 703 students are near the nearby-school average of 724, while its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 20.9 is slightly above the nearby average of 19.9. The supplied free/reduced-lunch rate is 62% for 2022–23, with no nearby comparison provided. Science results are mixed across the reported years: fifth-grade proficiency declined from 20% in 2022–23 to 12% in 2023–24, while eighth-grade proficiency rose from 9% in 2022–23 to 16% in 2024–25.

703
Students ?
20.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,648
Per pupil spending ?
50.5%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 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: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg14%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
787th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
454th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202615.0787 of 90012.6%★☆☆☆☆
202510.0876 of 9093.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.4897 of 9121.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.1959 of 124523.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.9828 of 100017.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.0847 of 122630.9%★★☆☆☆
201916.2890 of 103914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.6916 of 110917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201716.3963 of 110612.9%★☆☆☆☆
201615.7951 of 107911.9%★☆☆☆☆
201518.8793 of 95517.0%★☆☆☆☆
201433.7732 of 107932.2%★★☆☆☆
201345.5662 of 115842.8%★★☆☆☆
201248.7608 of 114146.7%★★☆☆☆
201141.2641 of 107540.4%★★☆☆☆
201025.2878 of 109019.4%★☆☆☆☆
200920.2920 of 106213.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202316.5566 of 6076.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.6628 of 89529.8%★★☆☆☆
201826.686 of 10014.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202124.8533 of 62014.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202324.9331 of 45126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202148.3244 of 97575.0%★★★★☆
201843.078 of 15549.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202510.0547 of 5897.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.8591 of 6021.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.5891 of 121926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202211.1774 of 8246.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.2866 of 121929.0%★☆☆☆☆
201915.6740 of 86214.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.4802 of 102321.6%★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202252.016 of 2536.0%★★☆☆☆
202145.0133 of 30656.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202511.8484 of 4962.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.7479 of 4861.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.2912 of 117022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4632 of 71611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202136.0721 of 119839.8%★★☆☆☆
201921.2587 of 70917.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2653 of 91128.3%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202132.1296 of 42330.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202512.8538 of 5492.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.7547 of 5561.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.8798 of 111628.5%★☆☆☆☆
202224.5492 of 61820.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.2610 of 82025.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202318.31030 of 121615.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.5737 of 83011.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.1830 of 122032.0%★★☆☆☆
201910.1791 of 8506.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.1883 of 103214.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202125.1852 of 102717.0%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202132.3465 of 65428.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202321.6724 of 82011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202139.2654 of 120145.5%★★☆☆☆
201822.6362 of 41713.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202348.0522 of 102449.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.7536 of 80033.0%★★☆☆☆
202146.3623 of 116146.3%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202615.8454 of 53615.3%★☆☆☆☆
202512.8501 of 5529.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.5512 of 5506.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.1720 of 85415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.1483 of 60520.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.5619 of 83225.6%★☆☆☆☆
20197.5592 of 6052.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.1626 of 71112.0%★☆☆☆☆
201713.5643 of 6957.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.0600 of 67711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201459.9266 of 69061.4%★★★☆☆
201352.9370 of 78753.0%★★★☆☆
201248.2401 of 77248.1%★★☆☆☆
201134.0467 of 68531.8%★★☆☆☆
201024.7564 of 69218.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202314.9374 of 4006.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.6383 of 57333.2%★★☆☆☆
201823.5102 of 12518.4%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202336.4171 of 24730.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★★☆☆☆
201851.414 of 3154.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202610.6348 of 3705.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.1369 of 3864.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.5747 of 8067.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.9448 of 4949.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.0605 of 82026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201912.6418 of 46610.3%★☆☆☆☆
201820.6513 of 62417.8%★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202256.29 of 1225.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202620.4263 of 33822.2%★☆☆☆☆
202518.3286 of 34517.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.7293 of 32910.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1614 of 76019.2%★☆☆☆☆
202228.1271 of 39230.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.2507 of 80236.8%★★☆☆☆
20199.0381 of 3871.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.5450 of 54317.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202133.1147 of 25742.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202625.1234 of 32828.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.1271 of 34421.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4282 of 32011.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1548 of 71723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.0250 of 36932.2%★★☆☆☆
201821.8421 of 50316.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202612.9324 of 37012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.9633 of 81021.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2631 of 81822.9%★☆☆☆☆
201814.0564 of 6178.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202122.3552 of 65015.1%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202344.974 of 15953.5%★★★☆☆
202260.524 of 4951.0%★★★☆☆
202146.7138 of 39064.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202324.6283 of 36322.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.1559 of 78929.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202316.4620 of 6758.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.4692 of 78011.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school
Foster Care (2022)25th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2023)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school
White (2023)8th percentile-8 vs school
African American (2023)6th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts24%-17 vs state
Mathematics18%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 4, 2019

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


by a parent
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

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

Students who attend Hurley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Tolleson Union High School

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

Hurley Ranch Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

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2025–26 AASA test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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