Union Park School, Phoenix AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Union Park School

Union Park School is a regular public school in the Deer Valley Unified School District, serving students from preschool through eighth grade in the northern part of Phoenix. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and that gap reflects the school's grade span rather than any performance measure.

The school's academic profile, based on state testing from the most recent year available, shows a clear strength in English language arts. Across tested grades, a solid majority of students met proficiency standards, with the highest results in the middle grades and a small dip at the eighth-grade level. Math proficiency was more uneven. The strongest performance came in sixth grade, where a large share of students scored proficient. Third, fourth, and fifth grades also posted above-majority proficiency rates. Seventh grade was a clear soft spot, with less than half of students meeting the math bar, a figure that a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand how the curriculum or instruction changes at that level. Science testing, which occurs at fifth and eighth grades, showed a majority of students reaching proficiency in both, with the fifth-grade result slightly stronger than the eighth-grade one.

When compared with other schools in Maricopa County, Union Park's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile. That index averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, placing the school well above the midpoint of districts in the county.

The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, Black, and Native American students. Information on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and on students receiving special education services or classified as English learners, was not available in the data provided. A family looking for a fuller picture of the school's support for different learners may want to ask the school directly about these populations.

The school is part of Deer Valley Unified District. The search for recent district-level changes that would matter to parents, such as boundary adjustments, new programs, or budget decisions, did not turn up specific items with supporting sources. Nothing in the data suggests any recent major disruption, but a parent may want to check the district website or attend a school board meeting for current news.

Housing in the area around the school is expensive by national standards. Home prices sit above the national median, and the local market has seen a modest year-over-year decline. Rents, while also above the national median, have eased slightly. The estimated monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home is substantially higher than median rent, making renting the more immediately affordable option. At the national level, mortgage rates have been in the mid-six-percent range, and the unemployment rate has held steady at just above four percent. Median household income nationally has been trending up gradually.

Phoenix itself is a large, fast-growing urban center with a diversified economy in technology, manufacturing, tourism, and services. The city is car-oriented with a grid street pattern, and its downtown contains the state capitol and major venues. The school is located in a suburban part of the city, about a short drive from downtown. For a family evaluating the area, the combination of a growing city with a large job market and relatively high housing costs means that affordability is a real consideration.

For a family looking at Union Park, the academic picture is encouraging, particularly in English and in math through sixth grade, and the school's overall performance sits among the stronger ones in the county. The seventh-grade math result is the one point that would benefit from a direct conversation with the school. The setting is a large public school within a major district in a fast-growing Sun Belt city. The school is not a charter or magnet, so enrollment is based on attendance boundaries. The absence of data on economic disadvantage and special populations means a family with a child who may need extra support will need to ask the school for that information directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 56% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 37% · ▲ 23 pts above district

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

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 55% · ▲ 10 pts above district

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

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 26% · ▲ 48 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 21% · ▲ 25 pts above district

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

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 43% · ▲ 16 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 23% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 38% · ▲ 36 pts above district

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

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 52% · ▲ 14 pts above district

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

Grade 675%

School 75% · District 58% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 38% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 56% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Science

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 51% · ▲ 12 pts above district

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

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 51% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

This schoolDeer Valley Unified District (4246), 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.