Peralta School, Phoenix AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Peralta School

Peralta School serves students from preschool through sixth grade in the Cartwright Elementary District, a regular public school situated in the sprawling urban landscape of Phoenix. The school is located in the 85035 zip code on the west side of the city. Phoenix itself is a large, car-oriented metropolis that has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, with an economy concentrated in high technology, manufacturing, tourism, and services. The school sits within that broad urban context, and the district, which serves elementary grades across its schools, did not have publicly reported recent changes of lasting impact for parents to track.

The student body at Peralta School is large for an elementary campus, and its composition reflects the surrounding neighborhood. The vast majority of students identify as Hispanic, with very small shares of Black, white, multiracial, or other backgrounds. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available in the source materials, nor were counts for students receiving special education services or English learner support. A parent evaluating the school would want to ask the school office directly about those support programs and the share of students they serve.

On state assessments, proficiency rates at Peralta School are consistently low across tested grades and subjects relative to state averages. In English language arts, proficiency across grades three through six hovers in a narrow band, with the highest rate in the mid-twenties. In mathematics, rates are lower across all four tested grades, staying in the mid-teens to low twenties. Science results, available for fifth graders, show a similar pattern. The school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the many districts in Maricopa County. The multi-year trend data includes only a single year of results, so there is no basis yet to determine whether performance is improving or declining over time. Parents considering the school should be aware of this attainment level and may want to discuss with the school how they approach academic support and intervention.

Because Peralta School serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate or high school outcomes to report. The school’s course access and staffing data were also absent from the available information. The same is true for attendance and discipline statistics, which means a parent would need to gather that context from the school or district.

Housing in the immediate zip code area around Peralta School has seen a modest decline in both home values and rents over the most recent year, with the typical home value somewhat below the Arizona state benchmark. Rents in the area have also edged downward. The national economic context shows a 30-year fixed mortgage rate that has fluctuated in the low-to-mid six percent range in recent months, and a national unemployment rate holding steady. National median household income has risen modestly in recent years.

For a family weighing this school, the picture is straightforward. Peralta School is a large elementary campus serving a predominantly Hispanic student body in a growing but car-dependent city. The academic results on state tests are below most peers in the county, and data on support services and school climate is thin in the public record. A parent would want to visit the school, ask about how the school identifies and helps students who are behind grade level, and understand the English learner and special education supports available. The absence of a graduation rate and high school pathway is a non-issue here given the grade span, but a family will eventually need to consider where their child would attend middle and high school in the broader district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 24% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 23% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 19% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 14% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 16% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 27% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 21% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 23% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

This schoolCartwright Elementary District (4282), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.