The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Math. The lowest is 12% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Indian Bend Elementary School
Indian Bend Elementary School is a regular public school in Phoenix, serving students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, a large suburban-to-urban district in the northern part of the Phoenix metro area. The school sits in a residential section of the city, within a community of modest post-war homes and newer subdivisions, where the housing market has seen prices roughly in line with statewide averages and rents that consume a significant share of household income. No recent district-wide changes or initiatives that would affect families were identified in publicly available information.
The student body at Indian Bend is diversely composed, with a majority of students identified as Hispanic, followed by white students and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, American Indian, and Asian students. The school enrolls several hundred students across the elementary grades, with class sizes that appear typical for the district. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, as well as the numbers of students with disabilities or English learner status, were not available in the records reviewed, so family economic circumstances and the extent of specialized support are not directly measurable from this data.
On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Indian Bend Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades fell below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Maricopa County. Looking at individual grade levels, the proportion of students meeting state standards in math ranged from about a quarter to just over a third of test-takers in grades three through five; results for sixth-grade math were not reported, likely because the group was too small to publicly release, a standard privacy practice. In English language arts, proficiency varied more sharply: fourth-grade and sixth-grade results showed roughly a third of students meeting standards, but fifth-grade ELA performance was notably weaker, with only a small share of students reaching the proficiency bar. Science results for fifth grade were similarly low. The data available for two years shows very little change in the school’s overall achievement levels, suggesting stable but modest performance patterns.
Because Indian Bend serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to consider, and the school does not offer high school pathways or advanced coursework such as AP or dual credit. The data included no information about course access, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism, so those aspects of the school environment cannot be assessed here.
For a parent considering Indian Bend Elementary, the school offers a full pre-K through elementary program within a large district that has a range of middle and high school options. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting the surrounding neighborhood. The academic results on state tests are generally below the county median, with some grades showing particular challenges in reading and science. Families who place a high priority on strong state test performance may want to discuss the school’s instructional supports and intervention strategies directly with staff, as the available data does not detail the specific programs in place. The housing context in this part of Phoenix is one where home values have been relatively stable, and rents represent a notable portion of typical incomes, which may factor into family decisions about the area.
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