Summary:
Zip code 85343 has one listed elementary school, Palo Verde Elementary School, serving PK–8 and enrolling 482 students; there are no other listed local schools for families to compare. The clearest concern in its 2025–26 results is math: all-grades proficiency was 18%, compared with 33% statewide, a 15-point shortfall—6 points wider than its ELA gap (32% versus 41%).
Because it is the only school listed, there is no local top or bottom; its results stand out in comparison with state figures and across its grades. The closest grade-level comparisons are grade 8 ELA, at 38% versus 39% statewide, and grade 4 math, at 37% versus 40%. The largest reported grade-level gaps are in ELA: grade 7 is 25% versus 43%, an 18-point shortfall, while grade 3 math is 24% versus 38%, a 14-point shortfall. ELA results range from 25% in grades 5 and 7 to 39% in grade 4. Grade 5 science was also below the state result, at 30% versus 34%.
SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile rose from 33 in 2023–24 to 40 in 2024–25, then fell to 30 in 2025–26; its latest listing ranks the school 630th of 900, at the 30th percentile, with 2 stars. These are changes in ranking percentile, not proof that test scores followed the same pattern. The reported student-teacher ratio is 20.9, and the free/reduced-lunch rate is not provided, so those details offer little basis for comparing schools or weighing the results. Families may find the grade-specific figures more useful than the all-grades averages when considering the grade their child would enter.
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