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Desert Valley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

12901 N 63rd Ave, Glendale, AZ 85304 · (623) 412-4750 · Part of Peoria Unified School District

Glendale’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
439
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Desert Valley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Glendale kids: 8 high schools

On the path

Where Glendale kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Desert Valley Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12901 N 63rd Ave, Glendale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten43
Grade 140
Grade 238
Grade 350
Grade 437
Grade 549
Grade 649
Grade 764
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
516’20
520’21
494’22
459’23
439’24

Down 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 43%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Valley Elementary School from Glendale families.

Other schools in Peoria Unified School District

The district →
Lake Pleasant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peoria
A−
1,267 students21:1
Vistancia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peoria
A
1,089 students20:1
Sunset Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peoria
A
987 students21:1
Country Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peoria
B−
972 students19:1
Oakwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peoria
A
937 students21:1
Parkridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peoria
A−
895 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Glendale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.