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If you had an hour of school board time for Vistancia Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,089
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625002657
Vistancia Elementary School
30009 N SUNRISE PT, PEORIA, AZ 85383 · (623) 773-6500 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,089 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A-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.
- BThree-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
20.4:1
54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (132).
Student demographics
51%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
62.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +1.0pp since 2017
Math
52.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 70.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Vistancia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #230 of 1,072 ▲ 28 | #177 of 646 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #150 of 1,072 ▲ 8 | #124 of 646 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #387 of 930 | #242 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,089 | #21 of 1,223 | #15 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #836 of 991 | #529 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #565 of 1,007 | #370 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #701 of 721 | #449 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
1,089
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 850
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,089 | 53.5 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,108 | 52.5 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,173 | 53 | 22.1:1 | 11% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 1,083 | 59 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,099 | 51.7 | 21.3:1 | 9% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 48 | 20.4:1 | 9% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 46 | 18.5:1 | 13% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vistancia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,099 to 1,089); teachers up 4% (51.7 to 53.5).
About Vistancia Elementary School
Vistancia Elementary School is a large elementary school in Arizona, located in PEORIA. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,089 students. The average among elementary schools in Arizona is roughly 451 students; this school is 141% above that.
Peoria Unified School District (4237) counts 34,436 students in its 44 schools, and Vistancia Elementary School is one of them.
At Vistancia Elementary School, White students make up 66% of the student body. Next come 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.4:1, with 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Vistancia Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Arizona public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Vistancia Elementary School is located in Maricopa County, where the median household income is $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Vistancia Elementary School, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
The closest public school to Vistancia Elementary School is Lake Pleasant Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Vistancia Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles.
Vistancia Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Vistancia Elementary School enrolled 1,083; in 2024-25, 1,089. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.4:1 to 20.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Vistancia Elementary School. 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
- Academy of Math and Science Peoria AdvancedElementary · 1,030 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Pleasant Elementary1.1 mi · 1,267
- BASIS Peoria4.3 mi · 1,021
- BASIS Peoria Primary4.4 mi · 696
- Candeo Peoria5.0 mi · 597
- Zuni Hills Elementary School5.2 mi · 794
- West Wing School5.3 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Vistancia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vistancia Elementary School?
Vistancia Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,089 students in grades PK-08.
Is Vistancia Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vistancia Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Vistancia Elementary School have?
Vistancia Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Vistancia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vistancia Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Vistancia Elementary School in?
Vistancia Elementary School is part of Peoria Unified School District (4237).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.