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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Villa De Paz Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDERGAST ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4283)·NCES 040621001241
Villa De Paz Elementary School
4940 N 103RD AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85037 · (623) 772-2490 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- CThree-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
16.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -24.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 24 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Villa De Paz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,033 of 1,072 ▼ 161 | #634 of 646 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #905 of 1,072 ▼ 65 | #558 of 646 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #340 of 930 | #207 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #410 of 1,223 | #317 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #485 of 991 | #287 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #721 of 1,007 | #470 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #262 of 721 | #167 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
550
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 550 | 33 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 32.5 | 19.0:1 | 68% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 37.5 | 18.8:1 | 76% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 34 | 22.1:1 | 100% (748) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 66% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 1,125 | 60 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 46 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villa De Paz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (705 to 550); teachers down 12% (37.5 to 33).
About Villa De Paz Elementary School
Villa De Paz Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in PHOENIX, Arizona. Total enrollment is 550 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Arizona have about 451 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
A total of 12 schools make up Pendergast Elementary District (4283), with 8,098 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Villa De Paz Elementary School are Hispanic (75%). The rest of enrollment is 11% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Villa De Paz Elementary School scores 42%.
Villa De Paz Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is similar, at 17.0:1.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Villa De Paz Elementary School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Maricopa County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County's 1,352 public schools enroll about 725,139 students and include Villa De Paz Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Copper King Elementary is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 538 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 550. Students per teacher dropped from 17.9 in 2020-21 to 16.7 in 2024-25.
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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 Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Westwind Elementary SchoolElementary · 932 students
- Copper King ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Desert Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Desert Mirage Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Pendergast Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Copper King Elementary0.5 mi · 738
- Sonoran Sky Elementary School0.7 mi · 537
- Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix0.8 mi · 1,323
- Arizona Insight Academy0.9 mi · 955
- Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix1.0 mi · 567
- Arizona Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Villa De Paz Elementary SchoolHow large is Villa De Paz Elementary School?
Villa De Paz Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Villa De Paz Elementary School serve?
Villa De Paz Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Villa De Paz Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Villa De Paz Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Villa De Paz Elementary School?
Villa De Paz Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 75% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Villa De Paz Elementary School in?
Villa De Paz Elementary School is part of Pendergast Elementary District (4283).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.