The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 37% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Park Meadows Elementary School
Park Meadows Elementary School serves students from preschool through sixth grade as a regular public school within the Deer Valley Unified School District, located in a suburban part of Glendale. The school sits in the northern section of the city, an area that blends residential subdivisions with the retail and employment corridors common to this large suburban city bordering Phoenix. The school’s enrollment is small to moderate for an elementary school serving those grades. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with no single group forming an outright majority. The largest groups are white students and Hispanic students, each making up a substantial share of the population, followed by smaller shares of students who are Asian, Black, and of two or more races. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners was not available in the provided records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the scope of its support programs and the economic background of the student population.
On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Park Meadows’ proficiency rates fell below the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County when averaged across all tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency standards was in the low-to-mid range depending on grade, with the highest rate in fifth grade and the lowest in third grade. In mathematics, the pattern was similar, with fourth graders achieving the highest proficiency rate among tested grades and fifth graders the lowest. Science results from the fifth-grade statewide test showed a proficiency rate that aligns with the broader pattern seen in the other subjects. The school serves grades that participate in state testing only from third grade upward, so preschool through second grade are not part of these results. The available data does not include a multi-year trend line that would show whether these figures represent a stable pattern or a recent shift, so it is not possible to say from the evidence whether performance is improving or declining over time.
Because Park Meadows ends at sixth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report. The school also had no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline records, or course access, so a parent seeking a fuller picture of school climate and student engagement will need to gather that information through school visits or conversations with the administration.
The school’s housing market context shows that the ZIP-code-level area around Park Meadows has home values and rents that are above the state benchmark for Arizona as a whole. This suggests that the immediate neighborhood is relatively higher-cost within the broader Phoenix metro area. Glendale itself is a growing city with a mix of residential areas, major retail centers like the Arrowhead Towne Center, and industrial employers such as Honeywell Aerospace and Conair. The city’s overall growth rate has been steady, and the Sports and Entertainment District on the western side continues to be a focus of development. Parents living in this part of Glendale would find a suburban environment that is auto-oriented, with walkable pockets concentrated in Historic Downtown and the Westgate area, neither of which is immediately adjacent to the school.
The Deer Valley Unified School District, which operates Park Meadows, did not have any recent parent-relevant changes confirmed in the available research. That leaves a gap for families who want to know about upcoming bond measures, curriculum updates, or boundary adjustments. In the absence of that information, the district’s general reputation and current offerings would need to be investigated through its own communications.
Park Meadows presents as a neighborhood elementary school with a diverse student population and academic results that a parent would want to explore further. The proficiency rates across subjects and grades are below the midpoint when set against the many other districts in Maricopa County, and the lack of trend data means it is unclear whether the school is on an upward or downward trajectory. For a family weighing this school against others in the Deer Valley district or in nearby districts, the key variables to investigate would be the targeted academic support available for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks, the specific programs offered in the upper elementary grades, and the school’s approach to serving its diverse student body. The absence of data on special populations and discipline makes it hard to assess how the school addresses equity and inclusion, so direct inquiry with the school leadership would be valuable.
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