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The public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in Maricopa County, Arizona

Across Maricopa County, Arizona, 577 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus leads the list at -37.0pp, against a median of -0.5pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

577

Maricopa County, Arizona

Best 3-yr change

-37.0pp

Median 3-yr change

-0.5pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	CHANDLER, AZ	BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92997)	619	82.5%	45.5%	-37.0pp
2	McDowell Mountain Elementary School	FOUNTAIN HLS, AZ	Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)	382	53.0%	31.0%	-22.0pp
3	Midtown Primary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Midtown Primary School (79994)	103	32.0%	12.5%	-19.5pp
4	Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	GILBERT, AZ	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327)	285	46.0%	27.0%	-19.0pp
5	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	Gilbert, AZ	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)	565	67.5%	49.5%	-18.0pp
6	Redfield Elementary School	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Scottsdale Unified District (4240)	420	71.5%	54.0%	-17.5pp
7	Kyrene de la Colina School	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	419	50.0%	33.0%	-17.0pp
8	Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation (91275)	160	43.0%	26.5%	-16.5pp
9	Sequoia Lehi Charter School	MESA, AZ	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045)	114	55.5%	39.5%	-16.0pp
10	Desert Thunder	GOODYEAR, AZ	Avondale Elementary District (4272)	928	46.0%	30.0%	-16.0pp
11	Tumbleweed Elementary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Washington Elementary School District (4260)	441	41.0%	25.5%	-15.5pp
12	Crown Charter School	Litchfield Park, AZ	Crown Charter School Inc (79443)	294	52.5%	37.5%	-15.0pp
13	Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	523	70.5%	55.5%	-15.0pp
14	Sousa Elementary School	MESA, AZ	Mesa Unified District (4235)	344	31.0%	16.5%	-14.5pp
15	Festival Foothills Elementary School	Buckeye, AZ	Wickenburg Unified District (4236)	262	46.5%	32.5%	-14.0pp
16	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	MESA, AZ	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts (4366)	119	23.5%	10.0%	-13.5pp
17	Freedom Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	Freedom Academy Inc. (89506)	262	39.5%	26.0%	-13.5pp
18	Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	421	49.0%	35.5%	-13.5pp
19	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	Queen Creek, AZ	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)	834	61.5%	49.0%	-12.5pp
20	Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler	CHANDLER, AZ	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler (850101)	952	54.0%	41.5%	-12.5pp
21	Basha Elementary	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	581	59.5%	47.0%	-12.5pp
22	Mabel Padgett Elementary School	Litchfield Park, AZ	Litchfield Elementary District (4281)	664	56.0%	43.5%	-12.5pp
23	Park Meadows Elementary School	GLENDALE, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	495	46.0%	33.5%	-12.5pp
24	Concordia Charter School	MESA, AZ	Concordia Charter School Inc. (89556)	106	27.5%	15.5%	-12.0pp
25	Edison School of Innovation	GLENDALE, AZ	Edison Project (743644)	237	47.0%	35.0%	-12.0pp
26	Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	651	68.0%	56.0%	-12.0pp
27	Sonoran Heights Middle School	SURPRISE, AZ	Dysart Unified District (4243)	560	53.0%	41.0%	-12.0pp
28	Kyrene del Milenio	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	481	49.0%	37.0%	-12.0pp
29	Corte Sierra Elementary School	AVONDALE, AZ	Litchfield Elementary District (4281)	564	49.5%	37.5%	-12.0pp
30	Jack Barnes Elementary School	QUEEN CREEK, AZ	Queen Creek Unified District (4245)	621	56.0%	44.0%	-12.0pp
31	Hassayampa Elementary School	WICKENBURG, AZ	Wickenburg Unified District (4236)	282	33.5%	21.5%	-12.0pp
32	Benchmark School	PHOENIX, AZ	Benchmark School Inc. (10972)	328	70.5%	59.0%	-11.5pp
33	Wildflower Accelerated Academy	GOODYEAR, AZ	Avondale Elementary District (4272)	750	56.5%	45.0%	-11.5pp
34	Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	694	59.0%	47.5%	-11.5pp
35	Kyrene de las Lomas School	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	471	45.0%	33.5%	-11.5pp
36	Yavapai Elementary School	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Scottsdale Unified District (4240)	407	34.5%	23.0%	-11.5pp
37	American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	MESA, AZ	American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)	403	70.5%	59.5%	-11.0pp
38	Kyrene de la Mariposa School	TEMPE, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	415	52.0%	41.0%	-11.0pp
39	Estrella Foothills Global Academy	Laveen, AZ	Laveen Elementary District (4276)	984	45.5%	34.5%	-11.0pp
40	Oasis Elementary School	PEORIA, AZ	Peoria Unified School District (4237)	724	55.0%	44.0%	-11.0pp
41	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	GILBERT, AZ	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)	598	66.5%	56.0%	-10.5pp
42	Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky	PHOENIX, AZ	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)	1,339	31.5%	21.0%	-10.5pp
43	Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	677	68.5%	58.0%	-10.5pp
44	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy	GOODYEAR, AZ	Avondale Elementary District (4272)	659	41.0%	31.0%	-10.0pp
45	Desert Garden Elementary School	GLENDALE, AZ	Glendale Elementary District (4271)	205	32.0%	22.0%	-10.0pp
46	Jefferson Elementary School	MESA, AZ	Mesa Unified District (4235)	554	34.0%	24.0%	-10.0pp
47	Eagle Ridge Elementary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)	569	37.5%	27.5%	-10.0pp
48	Traditional Academy at Bellair	GLENDALE, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	241	62.5%	52.5%	-10.0pp
49	Sunset School	PHOENIX, AZ	Cartwright Elementary District (4282)	739	46.5%	37.0%	-9.5pp
50	Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	702	38.5%	29.0%	-9.5pp

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