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How has Santa Fe Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
698
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625000238
Santa Fe Elementary School
9880 N 77TH AVE, PEORIA, AZ 85345 · (623) 486-6475 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -8.0pp since 2017
Math
28.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Santa Fe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #576 of 1,072 ▼ 9 | #369 of 646 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #598 of 1,072 ▼ 62 | #384 of 646 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #362 of 930 | #222 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #205 of 1,223 | #157 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #241 of 991 | #134 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #680 of 1,007 | #443 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #387 of 721 | #248 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
698
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 1,048
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 698 | 48 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 44 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 43.5 | 16.9:1 | 65% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 46 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 46.5 | 17.9:1 | 67% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 64% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 68% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 1,048 | 47 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Fe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (834 to 698); teachers up 3% (46.5 to 48).
About Santa Fe Elementary School
Santa Fe Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in PEORIA, Arizona. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 698 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students.
The district, Peoria Unified School District (4237), has 34,436 students enrolled across 44 schools.
Santa Fe Elementary School's enrollment is 72% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 17% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. By the diversity index, Santa Fe Elementary School comes in at 45%.
The school has about 14.5 students per teacher and 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Santa Fe Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Santa Fe Elementary School is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
Nearby, Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 701 in 2020-21 and 698 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peoria Unified School District (4237)
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
- Raymond S. KellisHigh · 1,691 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
Other schools in PEORIA
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Lake Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 1,267 students
- Vistancia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,089 students
Other Santa Fe Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Santa Fe Elementary. Santa Fe Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,072 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryPorterville, CA · 809 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 414 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolCLEBURNE, TX · 382 students
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced0.4 mi · 1,030
- Ira A Murphy0.8 mi · 450
- Peoria Elementary School1.0 mi · 499
- Peoria High School1.2 mi · 1,397
- Peoria Flex Academy1.2 mi · 100
- Alta Loma School1.3 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Fe Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Santa Fe Elementary School?
Santa Fe Elementary School enrolls approximately 698 students in grades PK-08.
Is Santa Fe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Santa Fe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Santa Fe Elementary School have?
Santa Fe Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Santa Fe Elementary School?
Santa Fe Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 72% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Fe Elementary School?
Santa Fe Elementary School is overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.