Parkridge Elementary, Peoria AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Parkridge Elementary

Parkridge Elementary is a regular public school in the Peoria Unified School District, serving students from preschool through eighth grade. It is located in Peoria, a major suburb northwest of Phoenix that has grown rapidly and now reaches a large population. The school itself is part of a stable district of roughly four dozen schools, with no recent closures or openings reported, providing continuity for families.

The student body is large for a K-8 school. In terms of composition, it is predominantly White, with a substantial Hispanic minority and smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Black, or Asian. The school is not a charter or magnet, and we looked for data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, students with disabilities, and English learners, but that information was not available. A parent interested in those support structures may want to ask the school directly.

State testing results from the most recent school year are available for math, English language arts, and science. Parkridge Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint relative to districts in Maricopa County. This is a clear strength. In math, proficiency varied by grade level, with most upper elementary and middle school grades showing a majority of students meeting the bar, though performance in one grade was softer. A similar pattern appeared in English language arts, where several grade levels also posted a majority proficient. Science results were reported for two grade levels; one showed a share of students proficient, and the other a lower share. A parent looking at the school’s academic picture will see a pattern of generally solid performance with some variation across subjects and grades.

The school’s community context is suburban and car-dependent. Peoria’s built environment is low-density desert suburbia with master-planned communities, and its commercial and entertainment life is spread across distinct nodes rather than a single downtown. The city offers extensive park space and trail miles, and it has seen rapid population growth in recent decades. Housing values in the area around the school reflect the broader Phoenix metro market, with a median home value that has seen a modest recent decline. Rents have also edged down slightly. The area is affordable relative to national benchmarks, which may matter for families considering a move.

Because Parkridge Elementary serves pre-K through eighth grade, it does not have a high school graduation rate to report. The school does not have a high school program, so that metric does not apply. We also looked for data on chronic absenteeism and discipline, but neither was available in the source material. The district brief turned up no major recent changes such as bond measures, boundary shifts, or curriculum overhauls that would be of immediate note to a parent, beyond the district’s stable school count.

Overall, Parkridge Elementary presents as a large K-8 school with academic performance that generally runs above the middle of the pack among the county’s many districts. Its suburban setting, stable district context, and range of tested grade levels give a family a clear picture of the school’s academic strengths and the community it sits within.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 27% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 47% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 21% · ▲ 47 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 33% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 31% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 34% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 41% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 52% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 40% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 43% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 25% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 45% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 36% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 33% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolPeoria Unified School District (4237), 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.